| Thoranai | |
| Director: | Sabha Ayyappan |
| Producer: | Vikram Krishna |
| Starring: | Vishal Shriya Saran Prakash Raj |
| Music: | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography: | Priyan |
| Editing: | V. T. Vijayan |
| Studio: | G K Film Corporation |
| Runtime: | 148 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil Telugu |
Thoranai or Pistha is a 2009 Indian masala film directed by Sabha Ayyappan and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G K Film Corporation. It stars Vishal and Shriya Saran in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kishore and Santhanam in another pivotal roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu languages with different supporting cast in the Telugu version.
Thoranai/Pistha was released on 29 May 2009 and received mixed reviews from critics.
Murugan is a native of Madurai who arrives at Chennai to find his long-lost brother Ganesan, who had run away from home about two decades ago. Murugan gets stuck in a rivalry between gangsters Guru and Tamizharasu, where he learns that Guru is actually Ganesan. Murugan decides to protect Guru/Ganesan from Tamizharasu and a cat-and-mouse game ensues. Guru/Ganesan finally decide to reform himself where he reunites with Murugan and his mother, while Tamizharasu is killed in a police encounter.
| Actor (Tamil) | Actor (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Murugan (CM) | C. Muralikrishna "Krishna" (CM) | ||
| Indu | |||
| Tamizharasan | Suryaprakash | ||
| Vellaichamy | Chittibabu | ||
| Ganesan (Guru) | Rambabu (Guru) | ||
| Ganesan | Rambabu | ||
| Indu's friend | |||
| Murugan's mother | Muralikrishna's mother | ||
| Minister Sivanaandi | |||
| Tamizharasan's assistant | Suryaprakash's assistant | ||
| Pachamma Patti | |||
| Murugan's father | Krishna's father | ||
| Walter Vetrivel | Walter Rangaraju | ||
| Chennai Police Commissioner | Vizag Police Commissioner | ||
| Constable | |||
| Watchman | |||
| Apartment Secretary | |||
| Murugan's friend | Krishna's friend | ||
| Nellai Siva | Resident | ||
| Corrupt inspector | |||
| Bike customer | |||
| Guru's henchman | |||
| Guru's henchman | |||
| Tamizharasan/Suryaprakash's henchman | |||
| Panchayat Man | |||
| Cashier | |||
| Indu's friend | |||
| Birth and Death administration officer | |||
| Boys Rajan | Police officer | ||
| Dhadi Balaji | Bystander who pretends to be blind | ||
| Cyclist who laughs at Indu | |||
| rowspan="3" | Krishna's grandmother | ||
| Traffic police officer | |||
| colspan="2" | |||
| Item number | |||
The film was initially to be produced by Singanamala Ramesh with Reema Sen as another heroine but, later got shelved and Shriya was confirmed as the single pair for Vishal.[1]
| Song | Singers | Length | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Vedi Vedi Saravedi" | 4:26 | ||
| "Vaa Chellam" | 5:07 | Pa. Vijay | |
| "Pattucha" | Vijay Yesudas, Janani Madhan | 3:58 | Kabilan |
| "Peliccan Paravaigal" | Ranjith, Rita, Rahul, Jai | 4:07 | Vaali |
| "Manjasela Mandakini" | 4:20 | Pa. Vijay | |
| "Vaa Chellam" (Version 2) | Ranjith | 5:07 |
Behindwoods wrote "Thoranai does entertain, but a tighter script and better execution could have yielded far better results".[4] Sify wrote "Arbitrarily packing in elements of every genre without actually bothering to stop and see if the mix does work, Thoranai is like an overcooked stew."[5] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "Thoranai's only merit is that it's marginally better than Sathyam.[6] The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "It is a formidable star cast that you see in Thoranai. However, what is missing is a convincing story".[7]