Four Friends (2010 film)

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Four Friends
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Saji Surendran
Written byKrishna Poojapura
Produced by Tomichan Mulakupadam
Starring
CinematographyAnil Nair
Edited byManoj
Music by M. Jayachandran
Production
company
Distributed by Mulakuppadam Release
Release date
  • 28 October 2010 (2010-10-28)(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget5.75 crore [1]

4 Friends is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Saji Surendran. It stars Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles with Kamal Haasan appearing in a cameo as himself.

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The film was released on 28 October 2010 to negative reviews. It was dubbed into Tamil as Anbulla Kamal.

Synopsis

Roy, Surya, Amir, and Gauri come from entirely different backgrounds. One thing they have in common is cancer. Roy is a multi-millionaire; Amir is a small-time goonda and a die-hard fan of Kamal Haasan; Soorya is an MBA student; and Gouri is an MBBS student. Each of them is dying from the disease (blood, liver, bone, and lung cancer, respectively), and they all come for treatment at a plush hospital, Pratheeksha, run by Dr. Nandakumar. Though they take some time to become friends, they eventually grow close. They decide to go to Malaysia to meet Surya's girlfriend Vineetha because they want a positive outlook on their lives. This forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at locations in Kerala and Malaysia. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam under the company Mulakuppadam Films on a budget of 5.75 crore. [1] Mahadevan Thampi was the still photographer of the film.

Soundtrack

Four Friends
Soundtrack album by
Released19 August 2010
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Manorama Music
Producer Tomichan Mulakupadam
M. Jayachandran chronology
Shikkar
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Four Friends
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The soundtrack was composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram. It features three original compositions and a remix version of the 1975 hit song "Yeh Dosti" from the film Sholay .

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Naal Annorunaal" Kaithapram Karthik, Swetha  
2."Ente Chithira"Kaithapram K. J. Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, Akhila Anand  
3."Yeh Dosti" (Hindi Remakeing Song)Arjith singh Shankar Mahadevan, Udit Narayan  
4."Parayamo Rappadi"Kaithapram P. Jayachandran  

Reception

Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 1.5/5 and wrote, "The basic thread of the film is taken from the Hollywood film ​​​​​​​​​​The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. But the comparison ends there. Four Friends is melodramatic and far from reality". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Chandrakanth Viswanath (25 December 2016). "The Tiger Behind Pulimurugan". The New Sunday Express . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. Palicha, Paresh C. (29 October 2010). "Four Friends is unreal". Rediff.com . Retrieved 1 July 2025.