Drohi (2010 film)
Drohi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad in her Tamil debut. The film stars Srikanth, Vishnu Vishal, Poorna and Poonam Bajwa in lead roles. The music was composed by V. Selvaganesh with cinematography by Alphonse Roy and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film was released on 10 September 2010.
Plot
Sami Srinivasan and his friend Karunakaran grow up in the Royapuram slums and attend the same school. Karuna is a rough and tough boy, but Sami is a bit naïve. They are close buddies. Once, they see their class teacher Roja being brutally murdered before their eyes by a gangster. Dejected at local police not taking any action, Karuna kills the gangster but gets caught by the cops. Sami tells the police that Karuna committed the murder. Though both are bailed out of trouble, enmity brews between them. As years roll, hatred increases. Also, as fate would have it, a twist occurs: the two characters switch roles. Sami, who was naïve as a kid, turns into a rowdy and becomes the right hand of local gangster Narayanan when he becomes an adult. In contrast, Karuna, who was very violent and brutal in his childhood, turns out into an honest and brave police officer who gets posted in his same locality. Sami is still against Karuna. Trouble erupts when Sami loves Karuna's sister Malar. In the meantime, Shruthi loves Karuna. What happens between the two forms for the rest of the film.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Selvaganesh. The audio launch was held on 11 August 2010.
Critical reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Intelligent storyline and appealing performances are pluses. It has its share of minuses, but this Drohi doesn't betray". Bhama Devi Ravi of The Times of India wrote, "The simmering enmity and the constant one-upmanship is handled deftly by the debutant director. However, when she introduces child sexual abuse into the melting pot of friendship, rivalry and romance, the story somewhat slackens and the numerous twists and turns lose their edginess. But it picks up towards the end, and as they say, all is well that ends well". Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote, "As a, Drohi has its strengths. If it had managed to move from the shadow of Mani Ratnam, it would have been even better".