Internet Movie Database the film stands up with a rating of 7.8 out of 10 stars. Jeevi from Idlebrain.com with regards to the Telugu dubbed version Snehithudu commented that "the magic of 3 idiots is missing", and gave 3/5 stars. Indiaglitz stated that Snehithudu was a "passable remake". Box office India In Chennai city, the film netted in its first weekend and 64% of the takings, and at the end of the first week, staying at first rank. The film accounted for 66% of the takings at the Chennai box offIEC on its second weekend and 64% on its third weekend. The film grossed around in Chennai after seven weeks, out of which about came from Sathyam Cinemas multiplex. In Coimbatore and Nilgiris area, Nanban opened in 70 screens and netted in the first week. It also got a great opening at the Bangalore box-offIEC, where it was still featured in Top 5 even one month after its release. The film's gross collection after its first week from 4 circuits of Coimbatore was around , the highest yield since Endhiran. Overseas Nanban was released in 7 screens in Australia and grossed $76,580 in its first weekend. Overall it had grossed $110,422. In UK, it collected $173,789 in its first week with a per screen average of $7,241 in 24 theatres. After its 4-week run the film collected £ (16.6 million) and became the 4th highest grosser in UK. It also secured the first place in the Malaysian box-offIEC in the first week released in 37 screens, and collected a total of $871,959 after a six-week run. It collected a sum of after 18 days at the Australian box offIEC, whereas it had collected at the Malaysian box offIEC within the same period. Accolades Notes References External links 2012 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s buddy comedy-drama films 2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Films about the education system in India Films directed by S. Shankar Films scored by Harris Jayaraj Films shot in Ooty Films shot in London Films shot in Madurai Films shot in Uttarakhand Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Indian buddy comedy-drama films Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Indian nonlinear narrative films Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in Spain Films set in Chennai 2012 comedy films 2012 drama films