Friends (2016 film)

Friends
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Madhesh
Written by	Shirish Laktar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	R. Madhesh
Produced by	Sanjay Kelapure R. Madhesh Prem Vyaas Manish Chanda
Starring	Swapnil Joshi Sachit Patil Gauri Nalawade
Cinematography	D. Kannan
Edited by	Dinesh Ponraj
Music by	Nilesh Moharir Amitraj Pankaj Padghan
Production company	Blue Eye Arts Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Friends is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language directed by R. Madhesh. Starring Swapnil Joshi, Sachit Patil and Gauri Nalawade.[1] The film is a remake of the Tamil film Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).[2] It was theatrically released on 15 November 2016.[3]

Plot

Neel and Karan are best friends. Conflict ensues when Neel finds out that the girl he loves, Bhairavi, is Karan's sister.

Cast

• Swapnil Joshi as Neel[4]
• Sachit Patil as Karan
• Gauri Nalawade as Bhairavi
• Sagar Karande as Raghu
• Khushabu Tawade as Karan's sister

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Nilesh Moharir, Amitraj and Pankaj Padghan. The lyrics were written by Mandar Cholkar, Omkar Mangesh Datt and Guru Thakur.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dil Dosti Yaari Vaari"	Guru Thakur	Amitraj	Amitraj, Harshavardhan Wavare	3:50
2.	"Raat Sarna Ghaav Sukhna"	Guru Thakur	Amitraj	Urmila Dhangar	3:30
3.	"Man He Phakru"	Mandar Cholkar	Nilesh Moharir	Jaanvee Prabhu Arora	3:38
4.	"Premika"	Omkar Mangesh Datt	Pankaj Padhgan	Vijay Prakash	3:20
Total length:					14:18

Reception

Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India stated "There are five Marathi films hitting the screens this week so if this one has to work, it will only be possible through Swwapnil and Sachit’s fan-following".[5] Saumitra Pote from Maharashtra Times opined, "Overall it is a complete package of entertainment. The issue of direction remained. When such an experienced director comes to Marathi, the subject matter is expected to be new".[6] Mahesh Bhardapurkar from Sakaal Times wrote "Friends, he struggles playing a rich brat Kolhapuri guy with the particular twang. Debutant Gauri too has screen presence and Sagar Karande shines in his cameo role. All in all, this Marathi film with Southern flavour is worth a watch".[7]

References

1. "मैत्रीच्या पलीकडचं नातं सांगणारा 'Friends'". Lokmat (in Marathi). 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. "Swapnil Joshi has an occasion to celebrate his birthday". Marathi Movie World. 21 October 2015. One doesn't know, whether this film is also a remake of any south film. Because, now days even in Marathi, it has become a practice of making south film remakes.
3. "स्वप्नील-सचितची 'फ्रेण्डशीप'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. "'Friends': The Swapnil Joshi starrer clocks three". The Times of India. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
5. "Friends Movie Review". The Times of India. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. "फ्रेंड्स". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
7. "This Dosti Crackles". Sakaal Times. 19 January 2024.

External links

• Friends at IMDb