NANBAN (2012) - THALAPATHY VIJAY _ SRIKANTH _ JIIVA _ SATHYARAJ _ SATHYAN _ ILEANA D'CRUZ

"Nanban" is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by S. Shankar and produced by Gemini Film Circuit. The film stars Vijay in the titular role, alongside Srikanth, Jiiva, Sathyaraj, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan, Anuya, with S. J. Suryah and Vijay Vasanth in cameo appearances. It is a remake of the Rajkumar Hirani's 2009 Hindi-language film 3 Idiots, which itself is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. The plot of the film illustrates the embarkment of two friends, Venkat Ramakrishnan and Sevarkodi Senthil, on a quest for their long-lost friend, Panchavan "Pari" Pariventhan. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. The film was released on 12 January 2012 and received positive reviews from critics. It was also screened at the Melbourne Film Festival. The film grossed ₹1.50 billion at the box office.