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.
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%).
Romance + Comedy in India
232 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Friends itself).
The 1998–2000 India Window
Among 66 India films we catalog from this window, Friends places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s India Landscape
1999 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 19 titles released, including Friends. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (147 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other India films in 1999.
The 278th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 47% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among India films.
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 |