Nanban (film)

Nanban (film)
Nanban

Promotional poster
Directed by S. Shankar
Produced by Raju Easwaran
Screenplay by S. Shankar
Madhan Karky
Story by Rajkumar Hirani
Abhijat Joshi
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Based on Five Point Someone – What not to do at IIT! by
Chetan Bhagat
Starring Vijay
Jeeva
Srikanth
Sathyaraj
Ileana D'Cruz
Music by Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography Manoj Paramahamsa
Editing by Anthony
Studio Gemini Film Circuit
Release date(s) January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)[1]
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget INR60 crore (US$12.17 million)[2]

Nanban (Tamil: நண்பன்; English: Friend) is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar.[3][4][5] The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj and Ileana D'Cruz.[6] The soundtrack and background score is by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan (2005). Filming began in March 2011 following a lengthy delay in casting.[7] It is a remake of the 2009 Bollywood blockbuster film 3 Idiots, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which was adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. The film will be dubbed into Telugu as 3 Rascals.[8] The film is currently in post-production stage, set to release for 2012 Pongal.[9]

Contents

Cast

Production

Casting

Following Gemini Film Circuit's purchase of the remake rights for 3 Idiots in January 2010, there was much speculation in regard to the three title roles essayed by Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the original.[10] Gemini Film Circuit approached noted directors S. Shankar, Vishnuvardhan and S. Dharani to replace Rajkumar Hirani as the director, with the approval from Shankar leading to him being signed.[11] Despite speculation that he was set to pull out from directing his first remake as it would be a step down from his previous film, Enthiran, Shankar stated his commitment in October 2010.[12][13] As Shankar's norm music director, A. R. Rahman couldn't be retained for the project due to his busy schedules, Harris Jayaraj and Yuvan Shankar Raja were approached to compose the soundtrack,[14] with Shankar settling for the former with whom he had worked with in the 2005 action film Anniyan earlier.[15] Meanwhile, Manoj Paramahamsa, whose work in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Eeram had been critically acclaimed, was signed on as the cinematographer.[16]

For the lead role enacted by Aamir Khan, initial reports suggested that Suriya was the front runner, who however dismissed the link citing that his commitments had left him busy.[17] A special screening for the film industry included Vijay, who expressed his desire to work in the film, and was subsequently signed up by Gemini Film Circuits to portray the lead role.[18][19] However, by mid-December 2010, soon after trial shoots were held, Vijay walked out the film following disputes over his dates, with Surya being labelled as his likely replacement.[20] Reports claimed that talks with Surya failed, since the actor had demanded salary increase and dubbing rights for the Telugu-version of the film.[21] Surya's reasons for refusing the offer was later confirmed not to be true, with Surya himself revealing that he had opted out only because of other film commitments and "did not want to keep Shankar waiting."[22] As a result, Vijay was once again finalized for the role.[23]

The roles of the other two titular characters took considerably longer to confirm. Madhavan was initially approached to reprise his role from the original but made it clear that he was unwilling to be a part of the remake, citing the film had already "gone down in history".[24] Early indications suggested that Udhayanidhi Stalin had replaced him but the claims were false.[19] In November 2010, reports emerged that Vinay Rai or Nakul were set to play the role, however Vinay cited that he refused the project as the role was not as meaty as the other two characters.[25] Consequently, the production house signed Srikanth to play the role, after seeing his performance in Drohi, which had come after several box-office failures for him.[26] Sharman Joshi's role was originally offered to Silambarasan, but after discussions, it was revealed that Silambarasan could not associate himself with the character.[27] Subsequently the role was offered to Siddharth, a protege of Shankar, who also went on to refuse the project.[28] Despite further reports that Arya and Jeeva were being considered, the latter signed on and agreed with Shankar that he would play Joshi's role instead of Madhavan's.[29][30] The role played by Kareena Kapoor in the original, was reported to be played by either Shruti Haasan or Asin. However Ileana D'Cruz was signed on for the film after attempts to feature Katrina Kaif in the film had failed.[31] The college professor's role was given to Sathyaraj, despite early indications that Prakash Raj would be approached. Omi Vaidya was unable to reprise his role from the original and comedian Sathyan Sivakumar was signed on to essay his role, while S. J. Surya signed on to appear in a guest role, portraying the role enacted by Javed Jaffrey.[32] Anuya Bhagvath was also signed up for a supporting role.[33]

Filming

The first schedule of filming was held in Ooty, where scenes involving Ileana, Srikanth and Jeeva were shot.[34] During the second schedule scenes involving the lead cast were canned at Dehradun and a car chase at various places in Chennai,[35][36] while few important scenes and two songs were filmed in London and Buckingham during the third schedule.[37] Filming was further held at the 200 feet tall Koyambedu water tank in Chennai for three days, for which an Akila crane was used.[38] Other scenes were shot at various locations in Europe, Andamans, Chennai and Ooty.[39] Filming was wrapped-up in the month of October, with song featuring both Vijay and Ileana being the last one to be shot.[40] Filming process of the film lasted for eight months.[41]

Soundtrack

Nanban
Soundtrack album to Nanban by Harris Jayaraj
Recorded 2011
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Gemini Audio
Producer Harris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
(2011)		 Nanban
(2012)		 Maatraan
(2012)

The soundtrack and background score is composed by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan (2005), while scoring for a Vijay-starrer for the first time. Madhan Karky has penned lyrics for two songs, one of which includes lyrics in more than 16 different languages, sung by Vijay Prakash. The soundtrack consists of five original songs composed by Harris, scheduled to be released on 5 December 2011.[9][42] Lyrics for the soundtrack were provided by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar, Vivega and Madhan Karky.

Track listing
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Heartilay Battery"        
2. "Uskulusku Yemo Yemo"   Madhan Karky Vijay Prakash  
3. "Irukkaana Iduppirukaana"        
4. "En Nanban Pola"        
5. "Aska Aska"        
6. "My Friend"     Krish  

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SONGS: ‎1. All is well – Singers: Vijay Prakash Lyrics: Madhan Karky

2. Nee Yen Nanban – Singers: Benny Dayal, Blaaze Lyrics: Madhan Karky 3. Uyire Engai – Singers: Hariharan, Chinmayee Lyrics: Madhan Karky 4. Killi Killi – Singers: Haricharan, Ranjith Lyrics: Madhan Karky 5. Kulu Kulu Venpani Pola – Singers: Arjun Lyrics: Madhan Karky 6. Song With 15 Different Languages Lyrics: Madhan Karky


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