Not to be confused with the Kannada film of the same name.
| Friends | |
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| Directed by | Bandi Ramesh |
| Written by | Bandi Ramesh |
| Dialogue by | Chintapalli Ramana |
| Produced by | Ch. Mallikharjuna Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vijay Kumar C. |
| Edited by | Kola Bhaskar |
| Music by | Shashi Preetam |
Production company | Matha Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Friends is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Bandi Ramesh and starring Sivaji, Ali, Sri Harsha, Navin, Amritha and Nivi.
Cast
- Sivaji as Balu
- Ali as Chanti
- Sri Harsha as Vasu a.k.a. Dumbu
- Navin as Dattu
- Amritha as Swapna
- Nivi
- Rajeev Kanakala as Siddhu
- Brahmanandam as Boxer Baba
- M. S. Narayana as House Owner
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Balu's father
- Naresh
- L. B. Sriram
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Tanikella Bharani
- Rallapalli
- Banerjee
- Ananth
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Gautam Raju
- Annapoorna
- Jogi Brothers
- Delhi Rajeswari
- Junior Relangi
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shashi Preetam. The lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra, Kulasekhar, Venigalla Rambabu, and Vijayaditya.[1]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Happy Be Happy" | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Sneham Sneham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 0:54 |
| 3. | "Matthuga Chuse Javaraala" | Mano | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Neekai Kalala Kallu Thericha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Bhale Kurrallu" | 4:01 | |
| Total length: | 15:39 | ||
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".[2] A critic from Idlebrain.com rated the film 2 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".[1] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Do yourself a favor and take the virtues of friendship for granted. Don't let anyone tell you about them!"[3]
References
- 1 2 Jeevi (13 April 2002). "Movie review - Friends". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "All about friendship". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-30 – via Idlebrain.com.
- ↑ Panicker, Arpan. "Friends Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.