Nanban(2012)
Nanban is a 2012 Tamil comedy-drama film directed by Shankar. It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009), which itself was adapted from the novel Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT! by Chetan Bhagat. featuring Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hotstar, Vi Movies and TV, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 12 January 2012
- Director
- Shankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 3h 9m
- Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
Two friends set out to find a third friend who disappeared after college. Along the way, they remember their time together as students. Their search leads to a run-in with an old rival, a chaotic funeral, and a wedding they have to interrupt.
“Two friends search for a lost classmate, reliving their wild college days.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Nanban
Cast reunions in this film: Sathyaraj & Manobala (9 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Manobala (8 films together), Vijay & Manobala (6 films together), Vijay & Atlee Kumar (4 films together), Vijay & T. Muthuraj (4 films together), and Manobala & Jiiva (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the Bollywood hit '3 Idiots', which itself was inspired by Chetan Bhagat's novel 'Five Point Someone'.
- Director Shankar initially wanted to cast Suriya for a lead role, but scheduling conflicts led to Jiiva being cast instead.
- The song 'Asku Laska' was partly shot in Austria, marking a rare European location shoot for a Tamil film at that time.
- The film's climax wedding scene required over 1,000 junior artists and was filmed over several days in Chennai.
- Composer Harris Jayaraj reused his own tune from the Telugu film 'Orange' for the hit song 'En Frienda Pola'.
- Despite mixed reviews, it was one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2012, especially in overseas markets.
- Actor Sathyaraj, who played the college principal, was cast for his ability to portray strict authority figures convincingly.