Review of Nanban (2012) by Karthik C — 25 Jan 2012

Ilayathalapathi rocked like anything................

This review of Nanban (2012) was written by Karthik C on 25 Jan 2012.

Nanban has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Agnel R (1) on 25 Jan 2012

Awesome movie and Vijay acting is Brilliant as usual…

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By Dhivya R (1) on 25 Jan 2012

Samma movie.... vijay looking very cute in this movie.... very smart…

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By Aditya J (3) on 28 Jan 2012

3 stars if you look at it as a remake of 3 idiots…

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By Praveen N (7) on 16 Jan 2012

Nanban is thought-provokingly funny…

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By Alex P (1,080) on 26 Jan 2012

Scene by scene remake of 3 idiots...nothing more..nothing less except for songs..(Shankar)…

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By Sam A (557) on 27 Jan 2012

Superb movie one of Vijay's top acting, Jeeva was great - even better than Sharman Joshi, Srikanth was Solid, Ileana proved solice with her…

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By Syed O (1) on 25 Jan 2012

An Awesome Movie for Movie lovers with lots of comedy to bring down the roof...Remaking a blockbuster movie from Hindi to Tamil is not a easy…

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By Karthik G (3) on 25 Jan 2012

Loved the movie awesome performance by vijay…

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By Phoenix L (5) on 18 Jan 2012

The only DON film out this year....must be thalas biggest hit, sri kanth and jeeva are excellent too. Very very interesting mix of actors…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 07 Apr 2012

Director Shankar definitely preserves the irresistible core appeal of 3 IDIOTS--even if a stronger helping of his unique, unmistakable filmmaking…

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