Friendship (2021 film)

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Friendship
Friendship 2021 film poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byJohn Paul Raj
Sham Surya
Produced byJPR
Stalin
Starring
Harbhajan Singh
Arjun
Sathish
Losliya Mariyanesan
CinematographyC. Santha Kumar
Edited byDeepak S Dwaraknath
Music byD. M. Udhayakumar
Production
companies
Seantoaa Films
Cinemass Studio
Release date
  • 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Friendship is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film directed by John Paul Raj and Sham Surya. A remake of the Malayalam-language film Queen,[1] the film stars Arjun, Harbhajan Singh, Losliya Mariyanesan, Sathish.[2] It marks the acting debut of Harbajan Singh and Losliya Mariyanesan, after the latter's stint at Bigg Boss Tamil.[3][4] The film was released on 17 September 2021.[5]

Cast[]

Production[]

The principal photography of the film began in March 2020.[7]

Casting[]

Harbhajan 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 Bigg Boss Tamil 3 reality television show aired on Star Vijay was signed on as the female lead role opposite Singh.[9] In February 2020, Arjun Sarja signed on to play a role in the film while Satish was chosen to play the supporting role of the friend of Singh's character.[10][11]

Release[]

The film was released on 17 September 2021 in theatres. Friendship was also released in multiple languages Telugu and Hindi.[12]

Soundtrack[]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Superstar Anthem" Silambarasan

The first single of the film, titled Superstar Anthem and sung by actor Silambarasan, was released[13] on YouTube coinciding with the birthday of Harbhajan Singh on 3 July 2020.[14] It was revealed that the single was crooned as a tribute to Rajnikanth.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Friendship: A watchable entertainer". Sify. 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Harbhajan Singh's debut Tamil film 'Friendship' first look out". The Hindu. 5 June 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cricketer Harbhajan Singh to Make Acting Debut with Tamil Film Friendship, See Poster". News18. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Harbhajan Singh to make his debut as a lead actor in Tamil movie Friendship". The Indian Express. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Friendship". Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "JSK Corporation to produce three new films". dtNext. 14 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Harbhajan Singh on the sets of Friendship - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Losliya Mariyanesan to make her film debut with cricketer Harbhajan Singh; see post - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Action King Arjun joins Harbhajan Singh's 'Friendship' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (19 February 2020). "Arjun joins Harbhajan Singh in friendship". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/harbhajan-singh-shares-poster-of-his-tamil-debut-friendship-film-set-to-release-in-august-8457191.html%7Caccess-date=2020-08-01
  13. ^ "Superstar Anthem sung by Simbu for Harbhajan Singh's Friendship out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (7 July 2020). "Simbu croons for Friendship". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Watch: 'Superstar Anthem' song from Harbhajan's 'Friendship' is a tribute to Rajnikanth". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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