
Kumbalangi Nights(2019)
Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.


Vinod, Shyam, Arjun, Sajith and Jannath are friends residing in Bengaluru. They live, eat and party together and share a beautiful bond. At times, they pull brutal pranks on their besties like that of making one wear a funny superhero costume on their birthday night and taking him to the pub. Will these pranks become serious or will it remain laugh it out loud?

Tovino Thomas
Vinod Viswanathan

Darshana Rajendran
Jannat Ali

Sanchana Natarajan
Amudha

Basil Joseph
Sajith

Arjun Lal
Arjun

Hakkim Shajahan
Sreenath

Rekha
Vinod's Mother

Arjun Radhakrishnan
Shyam

Jaffer Idukki
Father of Jannat

Vishak Nair
Brother of Shyam
Dear Friend is a drama, romance, comedy, mystery film released in 2022. Directed by Vineeth Kumar, it stars Tovino Thomas, Darshana Rajendran, Sanchana Natarajan. Vinod, Shyam, Arjun, Sajith and Jannath are friends residing in Bengaluru. They live, eat and party together and share a beautiful bond. At times, they pull brutal pranks on their besties like that of making one wear a funny superhero costume on their birthday night and taking him to the pub. Will these pranks become serious or will it remain laugh it out loud?
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