Happy Days tells us a story that explores the lives of eight friends through the four years of their engineering course. Each one of them joins Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology with their own set of idiosyncrasies, eccentricities, beliefs and ideals. What starts off as a journey of individuals, slowly becomes a collective one over time. They bond over as they go through bullying seniors, stringent professors, intense examinations, over the top celebrations, love, betrayal, sacrifice and every other possible emotion that an individual can experience in a college. The movie portrays the mindset of a typical engineering student which helped youth to connect with the characters involved.
The film is a true representation of the wonderful & formative years in college. It depicts the stories of concerned parents and inspiring professors. It captures the raw energy in college going students. Full of dance, romance, music and masti… It has all the class rooms tiffs, mandatory fights, hot looking professors, love at first sights, crushes, break ups, first kisses, hostel humor, bikes, friendships and betrayals, birthday parties, prom nights, achievements, failures, exams, summers, picnics and parties, careers and true loves…. The film brings back the nostalgia of college days which are the most memorable days of everyone’s lives.
Cast
- Varun Sandesh as Chandrasekar/Chandu
- Tamanna Bhatia as Madhumati/Madhu
- Nikhil Siddharth as Rajesh
- Gayatri Rao as Aparna (Appu)
- Raahul as Arjun (Tyson)
- Sonia Deepti as Shravanthi (Shravs)
- Vamsee Krishna as Shankar
- Monali Chowdhary as Sangeetha
- Gururaj Manepalli as College Principal
- Kamalinee Mukherjee as Shreya Miss
Happy Days was released on 28 September 2007 in the United States and 2 October 2007 in India. In addition, it was dubbed into Malayalam. This film was super hit in Kerala too. This film is one of the highest grossing films in 2007 in Kerala.Though the film featured mostly new-comers, it became a commercial hit throughout India. It collected INR 180 million (180 million) in 50 days. The film generally received positive reviews.
