Durai (film)

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Durai
Durai Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Venkatesh
Written byG. K. Gopinath (dialogues)
Story by Arjun
Produced by P. L. Thenappan
StarringArjun
Keerat Bhattal
Gajala
Suma Guha
Vivek
Vincent Asokan
CinematographyV. Lekshmipathy
Edited by V. Krishnakumar
Music by D. Imman
Production
company
Distributed by Ayngaran International Media
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 written by Arjun. It stars Arjun, Kirat Bhattal, Gajala, Suma Guha, Vivek and Vincent Asokan.

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Plot

Raja works with a cook for "Arusuvai" Ambi, where he comes across Anjali, who catches his interest and falls for Raja, but he cannot remember anything of his past. After a sequence of events, Raja recollects his past as Durai, the close associate of honest politician Deivanayagam. Durai, who led a happy life with his wife Meena and son, is blamed for Deivanayagam's death, where Meena and his son are murdered. After recollecting his past, Dorai/Raja takes on his enemies and finally cracks the truth behind Deivanayakam's death.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman. It includes a remix of the song "Raja Rajathi" from Agni Natchathiram (1988), composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [1] [2]

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

Indiaglitz wrote "Loads of action is the hallmark of any Arjun film. Durai is no different from his routine commercial action entertainers, where he takes on baddies, fights corrupt system and romances heroines. Director A Venkatesh seemingly inspired by Hollywood flicks like The Bourne Identity and Gladiator ." [3] Behindwoods wrote "Overall, Durai is a regular Arjun movie that fails to provide the regular entertainment. The weak story and loose script are the major drawbacks and with all his experience in tinsel town, Arjun ought to have done better. Even the trademark action sequences are missing with only the climax fight justifying the title of "Action King"." [4] 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". [5] 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". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Karthik (10 September 2008). "Music review: Durai (Tamil – D Imaan)". Milliblog!. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Sundaram, Malathy. "Durai". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Durai Movie Review – Arjun's action all the way". IndiaGlitz. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Durai Movie Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stunts say it all – Durai". The Hindu . 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Srinivasan, Pavithra (1 October 2008). "Review: Dhurai". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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