A loose adaptation of Jeffrey Archer’s 'Kane and Abel', Annamalai had the celebrated duo, Rajinikanth and Sarath Babu, weave a tale of friendship, betrayal and hatred. Directed by Suresh Krishna, it was the story of friendship between an architect and a milkman.
Chennai 600028
A cult classic, 'Chennai 600028' gave a new anthem to friendship last year, through 'Yaaro'. The movie is a story of a dozen friends, who are united by the cricket team they are part of.
Rockers or Sharks, that friendship was what gave them happiness was clear, until love undid the seemingly inseparable group.
Friends
After 'Nerukku Ner', in which the two came as arch rivals, Vijay and Surya lived the roles of the duo, Chandru and Aravindan, in this movie directed by Siddique. Their relationship dates to their childhood, with a flashback of what made Surya special to Vijay. 'Friends' was a smashing hit, not too common then for a double hero movie.
Kuselan
This one’s the newest to the pack of movies based on friendship. Rajini and Pasupathy play an actor and a barber, respectively, who were once the best of friends in their school days. The surprise is in the climax when Rajini unravels the truth of who’s actually Krishna and who’s Kuselan.
Dalapathy
Directed by Maniratnam, 'Dalapathy' had Rajini and Mamooty immortalise the roles of Surya and Deva as best friends, who will give up anything, even their family, for each other. A dialogue in the movie, when Rajini simply states he did what he did because Deva is his best friend ('Yena Nee En Nanban Da'), still remains one of his most popular sentimental one-liners.
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Long before Aamir Khan’s production house conjured up a strikingly similar storyline in 'Jaane Tu', Malayalam director Kamal has debuted in Tamil with 'Piriyaadha Varam Vendum'. A remake of the Malayalam movie 'Niram', it portrays the friendship of two inseparable friends from childhood, who despite claiming to be friends, are unable to grapple with each other’s love lives. Prashanth and Shalini play the lead roles.
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