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Durai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Venkatesh
Written by	G. K. Gopinath (dialogues)
Story by	Arjun Sarja
Produced by	P. L. Thenappan
Starring	Arjun Sarja Kirat Bhattal Gajala Suma Guha
Cinematography	V. Lekshmipathy
Edited by	V. Krishnakumar
Music by	D. Imman
Production company	Sri Rajlakshmi Film Pvt Ltd
Release date	1 October 2008 (2008-10-01)
Running time	151 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

Plot

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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

• Arjun Sarja as Durai/Raja
• Kirat Bhattal as Anjali
• Gajala as Meena
• Suma Guha as Sandhya
• Vivek as Arusuvai Ambi
• K. Viswanath as Deivanayagam
• Vincent Asokan as Dharma
• Amit Dhawan as Shanmugam
• O. A. K. Sundar as DC Eswara Pandian
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Shanmugarajan
• Stunt Gopal

Soundtrack

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

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'(U/A). 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".

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. "Durai". Chennai Online. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. "Stunts say it all – Durai". The Hindu. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
4. Srinivasan, Pavithra (1 October 2008). "Review: Dhurai". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

• Durai at IMDb 
• Durai at Rotten Tomatoes

• 2008 films
• 2000s Indian films
• 2000s Tamil-language films
• 2008 action films
• Films about amnesia
• Films directed by A. Venkatesh (director)
• Films produced by P. L. Thenappan
• Films scored by D. Imman
• Indian action films
• Indian films about revenge
• Tamil-language Indian films