Durai (film)
2008 Indian film
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Durai is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Venkatesh, from a story by Arjun, and produced by P. L. Thenappan. It stars Arjun, alongside Kirat Bhattal, Gajala, Suma Guha, Vivek and Vincent Asokan. The music was composed by D. Imman, while cinematography and editing were handled by V. Lekshmipathy and V. Krishnakumar
| Durai | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | G. K. Gopinath (dialogues) |
| Story by | Arjun |
| Produced by | P. L. Thenappan |
| Starring | Arjun Kirat Bhattal Gajala Suma Guha |
| Cinematography | V. Lekshmipathy |
| Edited by | V. Krishnakumar |
| Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Raja, who does not remember his past and is haunted by vague memories, works with a cook for Arusuvai Ambi. A sequence of events leads Raja to recollect his real identity as Durai and sets out to avenge his family's death and find the truth behind the death of his mentor Deivanayakam, an honest politician.
Cast
- Arjun as Durai/Raja
- Kirat Bhattal as Anjali
- Gajala as Meena
- Suma Guha as Sandhya
- Vivek as 'Arusuvai' Ambi
- K. Viswanath as Deivanayagam
- Vincent Asokan as Dharma
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Shanmugarajan
- Amit Dhawan as Shanmugam
- O. A. K. Sundar as DC Eswara Pandian
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Stunt Gopal
- Kullamani
- Cell Murugan as Traffic Cop
- Kovai Senthil
- Chelladurai
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Telephone Raj
- Citizen Mani
- Karnaa Radha
Production
The female lead role was initially offered to Padmapriya, who was later replaced with Kirat Bhattal. The film also marks the second collaboration of Arjun Sarja and A. Venkatesh after Vaathiyar(2006)[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by D. Imman. It includes a remix of the song "Raja Rajathi" from Agni Natchathiram (1988), composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2]
| Song title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Adi Aathi | Jassie Gift Timmy Ramya NSK | Thabu Shankar |
| Aayiram Aayiram | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| Raja Rajathi | Karthik | Vaali |
| Unnai Maathiri | Udit Narayan Shreya Ghoshal | Thabu Shankar |
| Veddaikkum Sonthakkaran | Karthik Saloni |
Critical reception
Chennai Online wrote "Durai is a movie for die-hard Arjun fans".[3] The Hindu wrote, "The 'Action King' lives up to the sobriquet once again — stunts are a major draw of 'Durai'(U/A). It is his treatment of the story that is found wanting".[4] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote, "If you're a keen Arjun fan, you'll get plenty of opportunities to whistle and cheer. If not, you can at least doze your way through".[5]
