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Nanban (transl. Friend) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Shankar. It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hindi film 3 Idiots (2009). The film stars Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyaraj and Sathyan. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. The film was produced by Gemini Film Circuit.
Original Release
01/12/2012
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Vijay | Panchavan Parivendhan / Kosaksi Pasapugazh |
| Jiiva | Sevalkodi Senthil / Sevarkodi Senthil |
| Srikanth | Venkat Ramakrishnan |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Riya / Ria Santhanam |
| Sathyaraj | Virumandi Santhanam / Virumandi Santhanam (Virus) |
| Sathyan | Srivatsan |
| Aadukalam Naren | Venkat's father / Ramakrishnan |
| S.J. Suryah | Panchavan Parivendan / Panchavan Pariventhan |
| Vijay Vasanth | Paneerselvam |
| T.M. Karthik Srinivasan | Riya's Fiance / Rakesh 'Price Tag' |
Directors
Writers
S. Shankar, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Madhan Karky
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Vijay | Panchavan Parivendhan / Kosaksi Pasapugazh |
| Jiiva | Sevalkodi Senthil / Sevarkodi Senthil |
| Srikanth | Venkat Ramakrishnan |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Riya / Ria Santhanam |
| Sathyaraj | Virumandi Santhanam / Virumandi Santhanam (Virus) |
| Sathyan | Srivatsan |
| Aadukalam Naren | Venkat's father / Ramakrishnan |
| S.J. Suryah | Panchavan Parivendan / Panchavan Pariventhan |
| Vijay Vasanth | Paneerselvam |
| T.M. Karthik Srinivasan | Riya's Fiance / Rakesh 'Price Tag' |
| Uma Pathmanabhan | Venkat's mother |
| Manobala | Librarian Bose |
| Shanmuga Sundharam | Education Minister |
| Ajay Ratnam | Panchavan Parivendan's Father / Panchavan's father |
| Indrans | Virus's assistant / Govindan |
| Ramanathan | Interviewer |
| Balaji | Senior student |
| Rinson | Millimeter |
| Shankar Sundaram | Exam Supervisor |
| Venkat Sundar | College senior / Ragging Senior |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Raju Easwaran | Producer |
| Manohar Prasad | Producer |
| Natarajan Ramji | Producer |
| Darshan Dayal | Producer |
| Rengarajan Jaiprakash | Producer |
