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The GOAT release date foreshadowed in Nanban, Vijay fans amused!

PUBLISHED DATE : 11/Apr/2024

The GOAT release date foreshadowed in Nanban, Vijay fans amused!

It is not everyday that a decade and a half old movie foreshadows the importance of a particular date, let along two films. But that is exactly what 3 Idiots (2009), and its Tamil remake Nanban (2012) have done for star actor Vijay, and his upcoming movie The Greatest of All Time aka The GOAT. 

 

3 Idiots, the Aamir Khan starrer Hindi language blockbuster was based on Chetan Bhagat's debut novel Five Point Someone (2004). 3 Idiots director Rajkumar Hirani and screenplay writer Abhijat Joshi rewrote the character of 'Venkat' from the book as the iconic Chatur Ramalingam, played memorably by Omi Vaidya.


3 Idiots Rooftop Scene

The famous rooftop scene from 3 Idiots has a 'wronged' Chatur carve September 5 in a drunken stupor. The Tamil version of 3 Idiots titled Nanban, retained this scene and date as is, and had 'Srivatsan' Sathyan carve the same date in front of Nanban's lead actor Vijay.

 

Nanban Rooftop Scene: 'Vatsan' based on 'Venkat' announcing September 5 as a date to remember 

Director Venkat Prabhu announcing Sept - 5 as a date to remember

 

12 years later, Vijay fans are amused that this scene from Nanban foreshadowed the release date of Vijay's penultimate movie The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT). A sci-f- action thriller written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, The GOAT is Vijay's second last film before the actor makes his official debut into politics. 

 

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