Friendship (2021 film)
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Paul Raj Sham Surya |
| Produced by | JPR Stalin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | C. Santha Kumar |
| Edited by | Deepak S Dwaraknath |
| Music by | D. M. Udhayakumar |
Production companies | Seantoaa Films Cinemass Studio |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Friendship is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language
Cast
- Harbhajan Singh as Bhagat Singh aka Bhajji
- Arjun as Sylender
- Losliya Mariyanesan as Anitha
- Sathish as Jeeva
- Kuttikara Rajesh Saudi as Doctor
- M. S. Bhaskar as Advocate Chanakyan
- J. Satish Kumar as Politician[6]
- Venkat Subha as Politician
- Monika Thomas Puthuran as Madhu
- Robin Prabhu as Prabu
- KPY Bala as Vettukili
- Pala. Karuppiah as Judge
- Badava Gopi as Professor
Production
The principal photography of the film began in March 2020.[7]
Casting
Harbhajan Singh was chosen to play the main lead role after becoming popular in the state of Tamil Nadu since playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League. He often interacted with Tamil spectators while playing for CSK and apparently was offered the role to portray a college student from Punjab in the film.[8] It is also the first time that an Indian high-profile cricketer is set to play the main lead role in an Indian film.
Sri Lankan news anchor Losliya Mariyanesan who rose to prominence after taking part in the
Release
The film was released on 17 September 2021 in theatres.[12]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by D. M. Udhayakumar. The first single of the film, titled Superstar Anthem was released 3 July 2020 on
| Friendship | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by D. M. Udhayakumar | ||||
| Released | 2021 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Producer | D. M. Udhayakumar | |||
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| Singles from Friendship | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Superstar Anthem" | Gowtham R | Silambarasan | |
| 2. | "Friendship Folk" | Raja Gurusamy | Deva, Losliya | |
| 3. | "Friendship Gaana" | Gana Achu | Gaana Achu |
References
- ^ "Friendship: A watchable entertainer". Sify. 17 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Cricketer Harbhajan Singh to Make Acting Debut with Tamil Film Friendship, See Poster". News18. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Harbhajan Singh to make his debut as a lead actor in Tamil movie Friendship". The Indian Express. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Friendship". Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "JSK Corporation to produce three new films". dtNext. 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Harbhajan Singh on the sets of Friendship". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Desk, India com Education (22 April 2020). "Harbhajan Singh on South Debut: 'Let Khans do Bollywood Films, I am Happy Doing Tamil, Punjabi Movies'". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Losliya Mariyanesan to make her film debut with cricketer Harbhajan Singh; see post". The Times of India. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Action King Arjun joins Harbhajan Singh's 'Friendship'". The Times of India. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (19 February 2020). "Arjun joins Harbhajan Singh in friendship". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Harbhajan Singh shares poster of his Tamil debut Friendship film set to release in August". Firstpost. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Superstar Anthem sung by Simbu for Harbhajan Singh's Friendship out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (7 July 2020). "Simbu croons for Friendship". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Watch: 'Superstar Anthem' song from Harbhajan's 'Friendship' is a tribute to Rajnikanth". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.