After A Friend Came, also marketed as NOVP) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age buddy drama film directed by Ananth Ram, in his directorial debut and joinly produced by Masala Popcorn and White Feather.

The film stars Ananth and Bhavani Sre in the lead roles, alongside RJ Vijay, Elango Kumaravel, Kulappulli Leela, Irfan (in his acting debut), Venkat Prabhu and Aishwarya.

During an intra-school event, Anand faces humiliation when he faints on stage due to crowd phobia, allowing his rival group to win.

His father, Ravi, a former aspiring cricketer who played in the Ranji Trophy team in 1984, had his dreams shattered by poverty.

As a result, most of their friends lose hope and part ways to settle in their careers, leaving NOVP Events in limbo where Anand is left alone.

Anand's family struggles to make ends meet, and his father takes out loans with exorbitant interest rates.

Anand feels distressed, believing he's a burden to his friends due to his joblessness, and emotionally thanks Aadhi for his support and leaves for Singapore.

The cinematography was done by Tamil Selvan while editing was handled by Fenny Oliver and music composed by AH Kaashif.

[9] Harshini SV of The Times of India stated that "The viewing experience of the film feels like reading a personal journal within two hours" and gave three point five out of five[10]