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	{{short description\|1999 Malayalam film by Siddique ~~Ismail~~}}		{{short description\|1999 Malayalam film by Siddique}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2015}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2015}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=~~December 2015~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2022}}
	{{More citations needed\|date=June 2018}}		{{More citations needed\|date=June 2018}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Friends		\| name = Friends
	\| image = Friends Malayalam.jpg		\| image = Friends Malayalam.jpg
	~~\| image_size = 250px~~		\| caption = VCD cover
	\| caption = [[VCD~~]] [[Optical disc packaging\|Cover]]~~		\| director = [[Siddique (director)\|Siddique]]
	\| director = [[Siddique (director)\|Siddique ~~Ismail~~]]		\| producer = Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy<br />[[Lal (actor)\|Lal]]
	\| producer = Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy<br/>[[Lal (actor)\|Lal ~~Paul~~]]		\| writer = Siddique
	\| writer = Siddique ~~Ismail~~		\| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br />[[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]]<br />[[Sreenivasan]]
	~~\| screenplay = Siddique Ismail~~
	~~\| narrator = [[Sreenivasan (actor)\|Sreenivasan]]~~
	~~\| story = Siddique Ismail~~
	~~\| based_on =~~
	\| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br />[[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]]<br />[[~~Sreenivasan (actor)\|~~Sreenivasan]]
	\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]		\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
	\| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]		\| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]]
	\| editing = T. R. Shekhar <br> K. R. Gourishankar		\| editing = T. R. Shekhar<br />K. R. Gourishankar
	\| studio = Harisree Combines		\| studio = Harisree Combines
	\| distributor = [[Lal (actor)\|Lal Creations]]		\| distributor = [[Lal (actor)\|Lal Creations]]
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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
	\| budget = 2 crore		\| budget = {{INR}}2 crore<ref name="auto" />
	\| gross = ~~10 cr~~		\| gross = {{INR}}11 crore<ref name="auto" />
	}}		}}

	'''''Friends''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Siddique (director)\|Siddique ~~Ismail~~]], produced by [[Lal (actor)\|Lal ~~Paul~~]] and starring [[Jayaram]], [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]], [[~~Sreenivasan (actor)\|~~Sreenivasan]] ~~and~~ [[Meena (actress)\|Meena]] ~~and~~ [[Divya Unni]]. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing around {{INR}}11 [[crore]] at the [[box office]] against a [[budget]] of {{INR}} [[crore\|2 crore]].<ref name="auto">{{~~cite~~ web\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/crippled-by-failed-productions-and-losses-malayalam-film-industry-banks-on-sleaze~~/1/244399.html~~\|~~title~~=~~Friends~~\|~~work~~=[[India Today]]~~\|date=26 June 2000~~}}</ref> It was later remade into [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] with the [[Friends (2001 film)\|same name]] (2001) and into [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] as ''[[Snehamante Idera]]'' (2001) and [[Odia cinema\|Odia]] as ''Dosti''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://~~english~~.~~manoramaonline~~.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/05/30/pray-for-neasamani-but-know-about-laser-elayappan.html\|~~title=Know about contractor Lasar Elayappan before you #Pray_for_Nesamani\|~~date=~~2019-05-30~~\|website=OnManorama~~\|language=en\|access-date=2019-05-31~~}}</ref>		'''''Friends''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Siddique (director)\|Siddique]], produced by [[Lal (actor)\|Lal]] and starring [[Jayaram]], [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]], and [[Sreenivasan]] with [[Meena (actress)\|Meena]], [[Divya Unni]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[V. K. Sreeraman]], [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] and [[Cochin Haneefa]] in supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing around {{INR}}11 [[crore]] at the [[box office]] against a [[budget]] of {{INR}} [[crore\|2 crore]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|last=Radhakrishnan\|first=M G\|date=26 June 2000\|title=Friends\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20000626-crippled-by-failed-productions-and-losses-malayalam-film-industry-banks-on-sleaze-777791-2000-06-26\|url-status=live\|access-date=6 January 2022\|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> It was later remade into [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] with the [[Friends (2001 film)\|same name]] (2001) and into [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] as ''[[Snehamante Idera]]'' (2001) and [[Odia cinema\|Odia]] as ''Dosti''.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 May 2019 \|title=Know about contractor Lasar Elayappan before you #Pray_for_Nesamani \|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/05/30/pray-for-neasamani-but-know-about-laser-elayappan.html \|access-date=6 January 2022 \|website=OnManorama}}</ref>

	==~~Synopsis~~==		==Plot==

	~~The three people who lend reason to the title are~~ Aravindan ~~([[Jayaram]])~~, Chandu ~~([[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]])~~ and Joey ~~([[Sreenivasan (actor)\|Sreenivasan]]). They~~ value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma ~~([[Divya Unni]])~~. When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini ~~([[Meena (actress)\|Meena]])~~, who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends rest of the story forms the plot.		Friends Aravindan, Chandu and Joey value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma. When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini, who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends rest of the story forms the plot.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	{{colbegin}}		{{colbegin}}
	* [[Jayaram]] as Aravindan Menon		* [[Jayaram]] as Aravindan Menon
	* [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]] as Chandu		* [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)\|Mukesh]] as [[Captain#Indian Army\|Captain]] Chandu
	* [[~~Sreenivasan (actor)\|~~Sreenivasan]] as Chackachamparambil Joy		* [[Sreenivasan]] as Chackachamparambil Joy
	* [[Meena (actress)\|Meena]] as Padmini		* [[Meena (actress)\|Meena]] as Padmini, Aravindan's wife
	* [[Divya Unni]] as Uma Menon Aravindan's Sister		* [[Divya Unni]] as Uma Menon, Aravindan's Sister
	* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Chackachamparambil Lasar		* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Chackachamparambil Lasar
			* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as [[Justice]] Poonkulathu Shankara Menon, Aravindan's Father
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Madhava Varma		* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Madhava Varma
	* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Manager Sundareshan		* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Manager Sundareshan , a guide of Madhava Varma
	* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as [[Justice]] Poonkulathu Shankara Menon, ~~Aravindan's Father~~		* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Poonkulathu Damodhara Menon, Elder brother of Sankara Menon
	* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Poonkulathu ~~Damodara~~ Menon, Elder brother of Sankara Menon		* [[Sukumari]] as Damodhara Menon's wife
	* [[Sukumari]] as ~~Aravindan~~'s ~~Aunt~~
	* [[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]] as Aravindan's Mother		* [[Kavitha (actress)\|Kavitha]] as Aravindan's Mother
	* [[Zeenath]] as Lalitha,Madhava Varma's Wife		* [[Zeenath]] as Lalitha,Madhava Varma's Wife
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	* [[Kollam Ajith]] as Goonda		* [[Kollam Ajith]] as Goonda
	* Vaishnav Balachandran as Chandu, Aravindan's son		* Vaishnav Balachandran as Chandu, Aravindan's son
	* [[Lal (actor)\|Lal ~~Paul~~]] as himself in the song "Pularikkinnam")		* [[Lal (actor)\|Lal]] as himself in the song "Pularikkinnam")
	{{colend}}		{{colend}}

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	[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
	[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]		[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
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{{short description|1999 Malayalam film by Siddique Ismail}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Friends
| image = Friends Malayalam.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = [[VCD]] [[Optical disc packaging|Cover]]
| director = [[Siddique (director)|Siddique Ismail]]
| producer = Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy<br/>[[Lal (actor)|Lal Paul]]
| writer = Siddique Ismail
| screenplay = Siddique Ismail
| narrator = [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]
| story = Siddique Ismail
| based_on =
| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br />[[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)|Mukesh]]<br />[[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| editing = T. R. Shekhar <br> K. R. Gourishankar
| studio = Harisree Combines
| distributor = [[Lal (actor)|Lal Creations]]
| released = {{Film date|1999|4|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 2 crore
| gross = 10 cr
}}

'''''Friends''''' is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film written and directed by [[Siddique (director)|Siddique Ismail]], produced by [[Lal (actor)|Lal Paul]] and starring [[Jayaram]], [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)|Mukesh]], [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Divya Unni]]. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing around {{INR}}11 [[crore]] at the [[box office]] against a [[budget]] of {{INR}} [[crore|2 crore]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/crippled-by-failed-productions-and-losses-malayalam-film-industry-banks-on-sleaze/1/244399.html|title=Friends|work=[[India Today]]|date=26 June 2000}}</ref> It was later remade into [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] with the [[Friends (2001 film)|same name]] (2001) and into [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''[[Snehamante Idera]]'' (2001) and [[Odia cinema|Odia]] as ''Dosti''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/05/30/pray-for-neasamani-but-know-about-laser-elayappan.html|title=Know about contractor Lasar Elayappan before you #Pray_for_Nesamani|date=2019-05-30|website=OnManorama|language=en|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref>

==Synopsis==

The three people who lend reason to the title are Aravindan ([[Jayaram]]), Chandu ([[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)|Mukesh]]) and Joey ([[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]). They value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma ([[Divya Unni]]). When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini ([[Meena (actress)|Meena]]), who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends rest of the story forms the plot.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayaram]] as Aravindan Menon
* [[Mukesh (Malayalam actor)|Mukesh]] as Chandu
* [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] as Chackachamparambil Joy
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Padmini
* [[Divya Unni]] as Uma Menon Aravindan's Sister
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Chackachamparambil Lasar
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Madhava Varma
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Manager Sundareshan
* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as [[Justice]] Poonkulathu Shankara Menon, Aravindan's Father
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Poonkulathu Damodara Menon, Elder brother of Sankara Menon
* [[Sukumari]] as Aravindan's Aunt
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Aravindan's Mother
* [[Zeenath]] as Lalitha,Madhava Varma's Wife
* Shilpa as Abhirami, Padmini's Cousin
* [[T. R. Omana]] as Madhava Varma's Mother
* [[Machan Varghese]] as Kunjappan
* [[Mani C. Kappan]] as Cyriac
* [[Joju George]]
* [[Kollam Ajith]] as Goonda
* Vaishnav Balachandran as Chandu, Aravindan's son
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal Paul]] as himself in the song "Pularikkinnam")
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and Lyrics by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Kadal Kattin"
| [[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
| 2
| "Pularikkinnam"
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]], Chandrasekhar
|-
| 3
| "Panjami Thinkal"
| M. G. Sreekumar
|-
| 4
| "Thankakkinaponkal"
| K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chitra]]
|-
| 5
| "Punnaram Poove"
| K. S. Chitra
|-
| 6
| "Sivamallippoove"
| K. S. Chitra
|-
| 7
| "Kadal Kattin"
| [[Sujatha Mohan]]
|}

==Box office==
The film was the highest grossing Malayalam movie of 1999 and collected {{INR}}11 [[crore]] at the [[box office]] against a [[budget]] of {{INR}} [[crore|2 crore]].<ref name="auto"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0255178|title=Friends}}

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