Nanban (2012)
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- Not Rated
- 3h 8min
- Comedy, Drama
- 12 Jan 2012 (France)
- Movie
10 years after leaving college, two best friends and their rival go on a search for their third friend, while finding out some truths along the way.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
| Joseph Vijay | ... |
Panchavan Parivendhan / Kosaksi Pasapugazh
(as 'Ilayathalapathi' Vijay)
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| Jiiva | ... |
Sevalkodi Senthil
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| Srikanth | ... |
Venkat Ramakrishnan
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| Ileana D'Cruz | ... |
Riya
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| Sathyaraj | ... |
Virumandi Santhanam
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| Sathyan | ... |
Srivatsan
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| Aadukalam Naren | ... |
Venkat's father
(as Narein)
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| S.J. Suryah | ... |
Panchavan Parivendan
(as S.J. Surya)
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Vijay Vasanth | ... |
Paneerselvam
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T.M. Karthik Srinivasan | ... |
Riya's Fiance
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| Uma Pathmanabhan | ... |
Venkat's mother
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| Manobala | ... |
Librarian Bose
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Shanmuga Sundharam | ... |
Education Minister
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Ajay Ratnam | ... |
Panchavan Parivendan's Father
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| Indrans | ... |
Virus's assistant
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Ramanathan | ... |
Interviewer
(as Chitkara Saahil)
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Balaji | ... |
Senior student
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Rinson | ... |
Millimeter
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Shankar Sundaram | ... |
Exam Supervisor
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Venkat Sundar | ... |
College senior
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| S. Shankar | ... |
Special appearance
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Anuya Bhagwat | ... |
Shwetha Santhanam
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Mozammel Hoshen Chowdhury |
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Dheeraj |
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Vishwa Kumar |
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Vikas | ... |
Centimetre
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Vikas | ... |
older Manimaran, nicknamed 'Centimetre'
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Directed by
| S. Shankar | ||
Written by
| Rajkumar Hirani | ... | (screenplay) |
| Abhijat Joshi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Madhan Karky | ... | (dialogue) |
| S. Shankar | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Darshan Dayal | ... | associate producer |
| Raju Easwaran | ... | producer |
| Rengarajan Jaiprakash | ... | line producer: Amsterdam / line producer: Spain |
| Manohar Prasad | ... | producer |
| Natarajan Ramji | ... | line producer spain, amsterdam |
Music by
| Harris Jayaraj | ||
Cinematography by
| Manoj Paramahamsa | ||
Editing by
| Anthony | ||
Editorial Department
| Raja Pandiyen | ... | post-production |
Art Direction by
| Muthuraj | ||
Costume Design by
| Deepali Noor | ||
Makeup Department
| Isabel Auernheimer | ... | additional makeup artist: Spain |
| Cecilia Escot | ... | additional makeup artist: Spain |
| Raquel Martínez | ... | Additional hair stylist spain |
| Emilio Segovia | ... | additional hairdresser: Spain |
| Eduardo Torres | ... | additional hair stylist: Spain |
Production Management
| Dinesh Nair Mumbai | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Atlee | ... | assistant director |
| Vishnu l Bhaskaran | ... | assistant director |
| KS Jairam | ... | co-director (as K.S. Jairam) / first assistant director (as K.S. Jairam) / first assistant director |
| Raaj Nadar | ... | assistant director (as N. Vannia Raj Kumar) |
| Milo Rietvelt | ... | first assistant director: Netherlands |
Art Department
| Krishnamani | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Abhishruti Bezbaruah | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Amrit Pritam Dutta | ... | sound designer |
| Arunav Dutta | ... | sound editor |
| Kannan Ganpat | ... | sound mixer |
| Sinoy Joseph | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Vijay Kumar | ... | sound editor |
| Arun Rama Varma | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Umesh Ajayakumar | ... | compositor |
| Frankie Chung | ... | Additional vfx supervisor |
| Brahmaji Guntamukkala | ... | Vfx Compositor: GeminiFx |
| Jack Ho | ... | on-set visual effects supervisor |
| Gautam Kumar Jayaseelan | ... | vfx: line producer |
| Shameem Hussain K. | ... | visual effects coordinator: GEMINI FX HYDERABAD |
| Kalaiarasan | ... | 3D artist: GeminiFX |
| Ramesh Karthikeyan | ... | visual effects supervisor: Gemini FX |
| Ratheesh Kumar | ... | visual effects |
| Srinivas Mohan | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| GoverdhanReddy Pati | ... | vfx compositor |
| Preneesh | ... | visual effects artist |
| Raju | ... | CG supervisor: VenSat Tech |
| Baala Seelam | ... | visual effects supervisor: GEMINI FX HYDERABAD |
| Sivilesh | ... | CG supervisor: Geminifx |
| B. Thanadayuthapani | ... | visual effects coordinator: GEMINI FX HYDERABAD |
Camera and Electrical Department
| L.K. Keerthi Basu | ... | second assistant camera |
| B.K. Sivan | ... | steadicam operator |
Location Management
| Patrick Noordzij | ... | location manager: The Netherlands |
Music Department
| Javed Ali | ... | playback singer |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | ... | playback singer |
| Madhan Karky | ... | lyricist |
| Krish | ... | playback singer (as Krish) |
| Mukesh | ... | playback singer |
| Ramakrishnan Murthy | ... | playback singer |
| Na. Muthukumar | ... | lyricist |
| Vijay Prakash | ... | playback singer |
| Aalap Raju | ... | playback singer |
| Chinmayee Sripada | ... | playback singer |
| Suchith Suresan | ... | playback singer |
| Suvi | ... | playback singer |
| Hemachandra Vedala | ... | playback singer |
| Pa. Vijay | ... | lyricist |
| Viveka | ... | lyricist |
Additional Crew
| Pallav Kaishorya | ... | production coordinator |
| Farah Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Sharon Kumar | ... | technical director |
| Deepa Venkat | ... | dubbing artist: Anuya Bhagwat |
Thanks
| R.Mahendran | ... | special thanks (as Mahendran.) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gemini Film Circuit (2012) (India) (theatrical)
- Sri Venkateswara Films (2012) (India) (theatrical) (Andhra Pradesh)
- Hotstar (2012) (World-wide) (video)
- Moser Baer (2012) (India) (DVD)
- Star VijayTV (2012) (World-wide) (tv)
- Suara Networks (2012) (World-wide) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gemini Audio (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two buddies Venkatramakrishnan and Sevalkodi Senthil set out in search of their long lost friend Panchavan Parivendan aka Pari. They have a nerd Srivatsan for company and through intermittent flashbacks we are told that Pari, a bright, yet free-spirited student, who through his charisma is able to convince his two friends to think for themselves, follow their heart and take challenges with a positive attitude chanting his mantra: all is well. Pari wants to change the education system and often lock horns with Professor Virumandi Santhanam the Principal whose says: "Life is a race - Run Run Run". He wins the heart of Virumandi's daughter Riya and the film is about his journey. Written by Captain |
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| Taglines | All is Well.......... See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR600,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Silambarasan Rajendar was considered for the role which went to Jiiva. See more » |
| Goofs | As per the date shown in the college blackboards the time line of the flashback period should be between 1998 and 2002. When Pari uses computer to change words in Srivatsan's speech for Teachers Day, the screen shots clearly show its Windows 7. Windows 7 was only released in 2009. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kushi in a Tight Spot (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | En Friend Pola See more » |