India Friends sits in the top 8% of India films on this catalog — ranked #153 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
ഫ്രണ്ട്സ്
The threesome who lend reason to the title are Aravindan (Jayaram), Chandu (Mukesh) and Joy (Sreenivasan). They value friendship over everything else, even family, and for this reason, Chandu resists the advances of Aravindan's sister Uma (Divya Unni). When the trio take up a painter's job at a mansion, Aravindan falls in love with Padmini (Meena), who lives there and Padmini's jealous cousin makes him believe that his overtures are reciprocated. When the truth is revealed and Padmini rejects him outright, Chandu stands up for his friend and speaks ill of her. This makes her swear to separate the friends.
The 1998–2000 India Window
66 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Friends sits at position #3.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Friends premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #153 of 1,983 India films indexed here (92nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #26 of 573 (top 5%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | P.J. Entertainments, Lal Release |
| Runtime | 2h 38m |
| Release Date | August 12, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0255178 |