Friends Book
film
Friends Book is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language suspense drama film directed by R. P. Patnaik (who also composed the music). The film stars Nishal, Nanduri Uday, Surya Teja, Gemini Suresh, Archna Sharma and Archana Shetty. The film was a box office failure.
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Production
The film was initially titled Facebook and is about six friends. The film marked the Telugu debut of Archna Sharma, who plays a former investigative officer.
Reception
A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The first half appeared to drag a bit, but as the mystery deepens, it could be an edge-of-the-seat thriller".
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