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{{short description|2002 film by M. D. Sridhar}}
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| director      = [[M. D. Sridhar]]
| native_name    = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} -->
| writer        = Remake of [[6 Teens]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie
| director      = Bandi Ramesh
| starring      = [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]]<br /> Vasu <br /> [[Master Anand]]<br />
| writer        = Bandi Ramesh
[[Ruthika]]
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| producer       = M. C. Neha
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| music          = G. Krishna <br /> Ramesh Krishna (background score)
    | data1 = [[Chintapalli Ramana]]
| cinematography = Ramana
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| editing        = P. R. Soundar Raj
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| studio        = Komal Enterprises
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|01|22}}
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| runtime        = 179 minutes
| producer      = Ch. Mallikharjuna Rao
| language      = Kannada/Tamil
| starring      = {{plainlist|
*[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]]  
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]  
*Sri Harsha
*Navin
*Amritha
*Nivi
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| cinematography = Vijay Kumar C.
| editing        = [[Kola Bhaskar]]
| music          = [[Shashi Preetam]]
| studio        = Matha Productions
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'''''Friends''''' ({{lang-kn|ಫ್ರೆಂಡ್ಸ್}}) is a 2002 Kannada [[comedy (genre)|comedy]] film directed by [[M. D. Sridhar]] and is a remake of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[6 Teens]]'' (2001). The film features newcomers Vasu, [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]], [[Master Anand]] and Shyam in the lead roles.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/friends/cast-crew.html Friends cast & crew]</ref>
'''''Friends''''' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bandi Ramesh and starring [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], Sri Harsha, Navin, Amritha and Nivi.
 
The film featured original score by Harish and soundtrack composed by G. Krishna who composed the songs in the original version as well. The film, upon release received high critical and commercial success and was one of the top grossers of the year 2002.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3154-2002-year-round-up.html 2002 Year Round up]</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
* Vasudev reddy as Vaasu
*[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Balu
* [[Master Anand]] as Anand
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Chanti
* [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] as Sharan
*Sri Harsha as Vasu a.k.a. Dumbu
* Shyam as Shyam
*Navin as Dattu
* Haridas. G. as Dumma hari
*Amritha as Swapna
*[[Ruthika]]
*Nivi
* [[Mimicry Dayanand]]
*[[Rajeev Kanakala]] as Siddhu
* [[Tennis Krishna]]
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Boxer Baba
* Sanketh Kashi
*[[M. S. Narayana]] as House Owner
* M. S. Mutthu raj
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as Balu's father
* M. D. Shridhar
*[[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]]
* Five Star Ganesh
*[[L. B. Sriram]]
* Murali
*[[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]]
* Sadashiva
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
* Manmohan Rai
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]]
* Srinivas gowda
*[[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]]
* [[Rekha Das]]
*[[Ananth Babu|Ananth]]
* Soumya latha
*[[Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam]]
{{colend}}
*[[Gautam Raju]]
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapoorna]]
* Jogi Brothers
* Delhi Rajeswari
* Junior Relangi
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by Ghantadi Krishna to the lyrics of [[K. Kalyan]]. The song "Devaru Varavanu Kotre", performed by [[Kumar Sanu]] was highly praised and considered an evergreen song. The song "Thirupathi Thirumala" was lifted from the Tamil song "Thirupathi Ezhumalai" in ''[[Ninaivirukkum Varai]]'' composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], who coincidentally re-used “Devaru Varavanu Kotre” as “Oru Varam Deivam Thanthal” in the Tamil remake.
The music was composed by [[Shashi Preetam]]. The lyrics were written by [[Bhuvana Chandra]], [[Kulasekhar]], [[Venigalla Rambabu]], and Vijayaditya.<ref name="I"/>
 
{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| collapsed = no
| title1 = Be Happy Be Happy
| title1 = Devaru Varavanu Kotre
| length1 = 3:41
| extra1 = [[Kumar Sanu]]
| lyrics1 =  
| lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| extra1 =  
| length1 = 06:11
| title2 = Sneham Sneham
| title2 = Tirupathi Tirumala Venkatesha
| length2 = 0:54
| extra2 = Ashok Sharma
| lyrics2 =  
| lyrics2 = K. Kalyan
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 04:58
| title3 = Matthuga Chuse Javaraala
| title3 = Sixteen Years Urvashi
| length3 = 2:46
| extra3 = [[Suresh Peters]]
| lyrics3 =  
| lyrics3 = K. Kalyan
| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length3 = 04:32
| title4 = Neekai Kalala Kallu Thericha
| title4 = Thakadimi Thakadimi
| length4 = 4:15
| extra4 = [[Udit Narayan]]
| lyrics4 =  
| lyrics4 = K. Kalyan
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 04:59
| title5 = Bhale Kurrallu
| title5 = Styla Model
| length5 = 4:01
| extra5 = Hemanth
| lyrics5 =  
| lyrics5 = K. Kalyan
| extra5 =  
| length5 = 04:50
| total_length = 15:39
| title6 = Savira Kanasina
| extra6 = Udit Narayan, [[Manjula Gururaj]]
| lyrics6 = K. Kalyan
| length6 = 04:47
}}
}}
== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "It is more a time pass drama, but for those last few reels. The dialogue and scenic structure are meant more for entertainment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-friends.html|title=All about friendship|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Srihari|first=Gudipoodi|via=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=2023-12-30|archive-date=2022-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221104208/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-friends.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated the film 2 {{fraction|1|2}} out of 5 and wrote that "The story of the film is good. Bandi Ramesh, the director, did the justice in portraying friendship in a very believable way. But the director failed to maintain the grip on the film throughout".<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-friends.html|title=Movie review - Friends|last=Jeevi|date=13 April 2002|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=30 December 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903230746/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-friends.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1575551}}


* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000085.html Friends at Raaga]
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 4 March 2026

For other films with the same name, see Friends_(disambiguation) § Film.

Directed byBandi Ramesh
Produced byCh. Mallikharjuna Rao
Written byBandi Ramesh
Dialogue byChintapalli Ramana
Starring
Music byShashi Preetam
CinematographyVijay Kumar C.
Edited byKola Bhaskar
Production
company
Matha Productions
Release date
  • 13 April 2002 (2002-04-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Friends is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bandi Ramesh and starring Sivaji, Ali, Sri Harsha, Navin, Amritha and Nivi.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Shashi Preetam. The lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Kulasekhar, Venigalla Rambabu, and Vijayaditya.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Be Happy Be Happy" 3:41
2."Sneham Sneham"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam0:54
3."Matthuga Chuse Javaraala"Mano2:46
4."Neekai Kalala Kallu Thericha"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:15
5."Bhale Kurrallu" 4:01
Total length:15:39

Reception[edit | edit source]

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "It is more a time pass drama, but for those last few reels. The dialogue and scenic structure are meant more for entertainment".[2] A critic from Idlebrain.com rated the film 2 Template:Fraction out of 5 and wrote that "The story of the film is good. Bandi Ramesh, the director, did the justice in portraying friendship in a very believable way. But the director failed to maintain the grip on the film throughout".[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeevi (13 April 2002). "Movie review - Friends". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "All about friendship". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Idlebrain.com.

External links[edit | edit source]

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