Thoranai
2009 film by Sabha Ayyappan
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::summary 2009 film by Sabha Ayyappan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Thoranai poster.jpg |
| caption | Theatrical release poster of Tamil version |
| director | Sabha Ayyappan |
| producer | Vikram Krishna |
| writer | Sabha Ayyappan |
| Shashank Vennelakanti (Telugu dialogues) | |
| starring | Vishal |
| Shriya Saran | |
| Prakash Raj | |
| music | Mani Sharma |
| cinematography | Priyan |
| editing | V. T. Vijayan |
| studio | G K Film Corporation |
| released | |
| runtime | 148 minutes |
| country | India |
| language | Tamil |
| Telugu | |
| :: |
| image = Thoranai poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster of Tamil version | director = Sabha Ayyappan | producer = Vikram Krishna | writer = Sabha Ayyappan Shashank Vennelakanti (Telugu dialogues) | starring = Vishal Shriya Saran Prakash Raj | music = Mani Sharma | cinematography = Priyan | editing = V. T. Vijayan | studio = G K Film Corporation | distributor = | released = | runtime = 148 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil Telugu | budget = | gross = Thoranai () or Pistha () is a 2009 Indian masala film directed by Sabha Ayyappan and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G K Film Corporation. It stars Vishal and Shriya Saran in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kishore and Santhanam appear in other pivotal roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages with different supporting cast in the Telugu version. Thoranai and Pistha were released on 29 May 2009.
Plot
Murugan is a native of Madurai who arrives at Chennai to find his long-lost brother Ganesan, who had run away from home about two decades ago. Murugan gets stuck in a rivalry between gangsters Guru and Tamizharasu, where he learns that Guru is actually Ganesan. Murugan decides to protect Guru/Ganesan from Tamizharasu and a cat-and-mouse game ensues. Guru/Ganesan finally decide to reform himself where he reunites with Murugan and his mother, while Tamizharasu is killed in a police encounter.
Cast
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| Actor (Tamil) | Actor (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishal | C. Murugan (CM) | C. Muralikrishna "Krishna" (CM) | |
| Shriya Saran | Indu | ||
| Prakash Raj | Thamizharasu | Suryaprakash | |
| Santhanam | Ali | Vellaichamy | Chittibabu |
| Kishore | Ganesan (Guru) | Rambabu (Guru) | |
| Sriman | Ganesan | Rambabu | |
| Aarthi | Indu's friend | ||
| Geetha | Murugan's mother | Muralikrishna's mother | |
| Sayaji Shinde | Minister Sivanaandi | ||
| M. S. Bhaskar | Tanikella Bharani | Tamizharasan's assistant | Suryaprakash's assistant |
| Paravai Muniyamma | Telangana Shakuntala | Pachamma Patti | |
| Livingston | Surya | Murugan's father | Krishna's father |
| Pandiarajan | Krishna Bhagavaan | Walter Vetrivel | Walter Rangaraju |
| Lal | Chennai Police Commissioner | Vizag Police Commissioner | |
| Suruli Manohar | Srinivasa Reddy | Constable | |
| Mayilsamy | M. S. Narayana | Watchman | |
| T. P. Gajendran | Kondavalasa | Apartment Secretary | |
| Suman Shetty | Murugan's friend | Krishna's friend | |
| Nellai Siva | Resident | ||
| Shanmugarajan | Corrupt inspector | ||
| Muthukaalai | Kallu Chidambaram | Bike customer | |
| Besant Ravi | Guru's henchman | ||
| Sampath Ram | Guru's henchman | ||
| Aryan | Tamizharasan/Suryaprakash's henchman | ||
| Periya Karuppu Thevar | Rallapalli | Panchayat Man | |
| Swaminathan | Cashier | ||
| Senthi Kumari | Indu's friend | ||
| Manobala | Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam | Birth and Death administration officer | |
| Boys Rajan | Police officer | ||
| Dhadi Balaji | Chitram Srinu | Bystander who pretends to be blind | |
| Kullamani | Cyclist who laughs at Indu | ||
| Karate Raja | Rowdy | ||
| Kadhal Saravanan | Waiter | ||
| Scissor Manohar | Duvvasi Mohan | Man who asks for lift | |
| Raviraj | |||
| Unknown | Annapoornamma | Krishna's grandmother | |
| Unknown | Gautam Raju | Traffic police officer | |
| Meenakshi | Item number in "Vedi Vedi" and "Pidi Pidi" | ||
| :: |
Production
Among the forty scripts that he heard, Vishal okayed Sabha Ayyappan as the director. Ayyappan had previously worked as an assistant director to Boopathy Pandian for Malaikottai (2007).
Music
The music was composed by Mani Sharma. In a music review, Karthik of Milliblog wrote, "Thoranai has what a Vishal starrer deserves – massy and straight forward songs that aim at your feet with Manisharma scoring better than his other recent Tamil soundtracks".
;Tamil version ::data[format=table]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Vedi Vedi Saravedi" | Naveen, Ranjith | Viveka | 4:26 |
| "Vaa Chellam" | Udit Narayan | Pa. Vijay | 5:07 |
| "Pattucha" | Vijay Yesudas, Janani Madhan | Kabilan | 3:58 |
| "Peliccan Paravaigal" | Ranjith, Rita, Rahul, Jai | Vaali | 4:07 |
| "Manjasela Mandakini" | Tippu, Saindhavi | Pa. Vijay | 4:20 |
| "Vaa Chellam" (Version 2) | Ranjith | 5:07 | |
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;Telugu version
- "Pidi Pidi" - Ranjith, Naveen
- "Naa Maharani" - Udit Narayan
- "Pattuko Pattuko" - Narayanan, Janani Madhan
- "Oka Pelican" - Rahul, Suchithra
- "Naa Maharani" - Ranjith
- "Mandakini" - Tippu, Saindhavi
Critical reception
Sify wrote "Arbitrarily packing in elements of every genre without actually bothering to stop and see if the mix does work, Thoranai is like an overcooked stew." Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "Thoranai's only merit is that it's marginally better than Sathyam. The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "It is a formidable star cast that you see in Thoranai. However, what is missing is a convincing story". Reviewing the Telugu version, BVS Prakash of The Times of India gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Inspite of a dud like Salute, Tamil star Vishal hasn't realised the significance of a solid plot even for a star-centric film."
References
References
- (12 December 2008). "Vishal's Pista on floors". [[The New Indian Express]].
- Manigandan, KR. (5 April 2009). "In conversation with Vishal". [[The Times of India]].
- Karthik. "Music review: Thoranai (Tamil – Manisharma)". [[Milliblog]].
- (15 Nov 2019). "Thoranai (2009)". Music India Online.
- (15 Nov 2019). "Pista (2009)". [[Raaga.com]].
- (29 May 2009). "Thoranai". [[Sify]].
- Srinivasan, Pavithra. (29 May 2009). "Thoranai: Not good, but not bad either". [[Rediff.com]].
- "Thoranai Movie Review".
- Prakash. (30 May 2009). "Pistha Movie Review". [[The Times of India]].
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