Thoranai
| Thoranai | |
|---|---|
 Shriya Saran and Vishal during the shoot. | |
| Directed by | Sabha Ayyappan |
| Produced by |
Vikram Krishna Sriya Reddy |
| Written by | shashank vennelakanti |
| Starring |
Vishal Shriya Prakash Raj Santhanam Kishore |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Priyan |
| Distributed by | G. K. Films Corporation |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office |
 16 crore |
Thoranai (Dubbed in Hindi as "Vishal Ki Kurbani") is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film starring Vishal and Shriya in the lead roles and supporting actor Prakash Raj in another prominent role. Directed by Iyappan, and produced by Vishal's home company, GK Films, the film released in 29 May 2009 to mixed reviews. The Telugu version, titled Pistha, was filmed and released simultaneously. The movie was led into a controversy for a kissing scene between the lead pair and the images were released online, later the producer reconciled that the scene were released without permission and it was not to evoke anything vulgar emotions. Some still claim that the photos were released intentionally for advertising purpose as it had the top actress Shriya kissing with Vishal. It failed to do well at the box office
Plot
Guru (Kishore) and Thamizharasu (Prakashraj) are dreaded gangsters in Chennai. They are against pitted each other and fight to establish their supremacy in city. They indulge in gang war painting Chennai red. Enters Murugan (Vishal). A native of Madurai, he comes to Chennai with a mission. He leaves his village promising his mother (Geetha) that he would return only with his brother, who had run away from the house about two decades ago.
Murugan gets the help of his friend Veluchamy (Santhanam). He comes across the gangsters and a sequence of events results in him incurring both their wrath. In a bloody duel with Guru, he comes to know that he is his brother, whom he has been searching for long. Now he is entrusted with the task of protecting him from Thamizharasu. How he accomplishes his task forms the crux.
Cast
Tamil version
- Vishal as Murugan
- Shriya as Indhu
- Prakash Raj as Tamizharasan, the main villain
- Kishore as Guru/Ganesan
- Pandiarajan as Walter Vetrivel
- Sayaji Shinde as Minister Sivanaandi, friend of Tamizharasan
- Lal as Chennai Police Commissioner, positive character
- Livingston as Murugan's father
- Geetha as Murugan's mother
- Santhanam as Vellaichamy
- M. S. Baskar as
- Paravai Muniyamma as Pachamma Patti
- Aarthi as Indhu's friend
- Mayilsamy as Watchman
- Manobala as Officer Ganesan(cameo)
- Sriman as Ganesan
- Suruli Manohar as constable
- Meenakshi in an item number
Telugu version
- Vishal as Muralikrishna
- Shriya as Indhu
- Kishore as Rambabu
- Prakash Raj as Suryaprakash
- Ali as Chittibabu
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Krishna Bhagavan
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Sayaji Shinde
- Tanikella Bharani
- Geetha
- M. S. Narayana
- Telengana Shakuntala
Soundtrack
| Thoranai: The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | April 19, 2009 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) | Lyrics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vedi Vedi Saravedi" | Ranjith, Naveen | 4:26 | Viveka | This is Vishal's opening song with group of dancers. Meenakshi also make appearance in this song. |
| 2 | "Vaa Chellam" | Udit Narayan | 5:07 | Pa. Vijay | Picturized on Vishal and Shriya Saran. Where Vishal proposes his love to Shriya but she refuses his proposal. Also features an 8 inch tall African man. |
| 3 | "Pattucha" | Vijay Yesudas, Janani | 3:58 | Kabilan | Picturized on Vishal and Shriya Saran at Kashmir. |
| 4 | "Peliccan Paravaigal" | Ranjith, Rahul, Rita, Jai | 4:07 | Vaali | Features Vishal and Shriya Saran accompanied by foreign dancers. |
| 5 | "Manjasela Mandakini" | Tippu, Saindhavi | 4:20 | Pa. Vijay | This song has a set similar to the set in the song Marjaani from the movie Billu. Features Vishal and Shriya Saran. |