
Virumandi Santhanam (referred to as Virus by the students), whose Draconian teaching philosophy contrasts with Pari's easygoing lifestyle. Pari, Senthil and Venkat meet their college director Dr. He befriends Senthil, whose family hopes he will bring them out of poverty, and Pari, a carefree student who loves learning. Over a flashback ten years prior, it is shown that Venkat came to study at IEC as his father forced him to pursue engineering. After talking about his bet with Pari about who would become more successful, Srivatsan reveals that Pari is in Ooty and the three begin their journey. Venkat meets up with another friend, Sevarkodi Senthil and they rush to the Ideal Engineering College (IEC) to meet Srivatsan. Wildlife photographer Venkat Ramakrishnan receives a phone call from his collegemate Srivatsan, claiming he knows where Venkat's long-lost friend Panchavan "Pari" Pariventhan is. ( December 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Indian Express reported the film grossed ₹150 crore at the box office.

The film was also screened at the Melbourne Film Festival. The film was released on 12 January 2012 to generally positive reviews.

Filming took place for a total of eight months in various locations in Europe and India. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long-forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash.Ī lengthy and controversial delay in casting delayed filming by a year. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. The plot of the film illustrates the embarkment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. The film was produced by Gemini Film Circuit. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography was handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. The film stars Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyaraj and Sathyan. It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hindi film 3 Idiots (2009). Friend) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Shankar.
