Durai (film)


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

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.

Production

The female lead role was initially offered to Padmapriya, who was later replaced with Kirat Bhattal.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by D. Imman. It includes a remix of the song "Raja Rajathi" from Agni Natchathiram, composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Song titleSingersLyrics
Adi AathiJassie Gift
Timmy
Ramya NSK		Thabu Shankar
Aayiram AayiramS. P. BalasubrahmanyamThabu Shankar
Raja RajathiKarthikVaali
Unnai MaathiriUdit Narayan
Shreya Ghoshal		Thabu Shankar
Veddaikkum SonthakkaranKarthik
Saloni		Thabu Shankar

Critical reception

Chennai Online wrote "Durai is a movie for die-hard Arjun fans". The Hindu wrote, "The 'Action King' lives up to the sobriquet once again — stunts are a major draw of 'Durai'. It is his treatment of the story that is found wanting". 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".