Durai (film)

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Durai
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Venkatesh
Written byG. K. Gopinath (dialogues)
Story by Arjun Sarja
Produced by P. L. Thenappan
StarringArjun Sarja
Kirat Bhattal
Gajala
Suma Guha
CinematographyV. Lekshmipathy
Edited byV. Krishnakumar
Music by D. Imman
Production
company
Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Durai is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by A. Venkatesh, from a story by Arjun Sarja, 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

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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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by D. Imman. It includes a remix of the song "Raja Rajathi" from Agni Natchathiram (1988), composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [1]

Song TitleSingersLyrics
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 SonthakkaranKarthik
Saloni

Critical reception

Chennai Online wrote "Durai is a movie for die-hard Arjun fans". [2] 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". [3] 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". [4]

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