Thoranai

Thoranai (transl. Posture) or Pistha (transl. Person with attitude) 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
Theatrical release poster of Tamil version
Directed bySabha Ayyappan
Written bySabha Ayyappan
Produced byVikram Krishna
StarringVishal
Shriya Saran
Prakash Raj
CinematographyPriyan
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 May 2009 (2009-05-29) (India)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

Thoranai/Pistha was released on 29 May 2009 and received mixed reviews from critics. It was remade in Bhojpuri as Shola aur Shabnam.

Plot

Murugan is a native of Madurai who arrives at Chennai to find his long-lost brother Ganesan, who had ran 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.

Cast
Actor (Tamil)Actor (Telugu)Role (Tamil)Role (Telugu)
VishalC. Murugan (CM)C. Muralikrishna "Krishna" (CM)
Shriya SaranIndu
Prakash RajTamizharasanSuryaprakash
SanthanamAliVellaichamyChittibabu
KishoreGanesan (Guru)Rambabu (Guru)
SrimanGanesanRambabu
AarthiIndu's friend
GeethaMurugan's motherMuralikrishna's mother
Sayaji ShindeMinister Sivanaandi
M. S. BhaskarTanikella BharaniTamizharasan's assistantSuryaprakash's assistant
Paravai MuniyammaTelangana ShakuntalaPachamma Patti
LivingstonSuryaMurugan's fatherKrishna's father
PandiarajanKrishna BhagavaanWalter Vetrivel / Walter Rangaraju
LalChennai Police CommissionerVizag Police Commissioner
Suruli ManoharSrinivasa ReddyConstable
MayilsamyM. S. NarayanaWatchman
T. P. GajendranKondavalasaApartment Secretary
Suman ShettyMurugan's friendKrishna's friend
Nellai SivaResident
ShanmugarajanCorrupt inspector
MuthukaalaiKallu ChidambaramBike customer
Besant RaviGuru's henchman
Sampath RamGuru's henchman
AryanTamizharasan/Suryaprakash's henchman
Periya Karuppu ThevarRallapalliPanchayat Man
SwaminathanCashier
Senthi KumariIndu's friend
ManobalaDharmavarapu SubrahmanyamBirth and Death administration officer
Boys RajanPolice officer
Dhadi BalajiChitram SeenuBystander who pretends to be blind
KullamaniCyclist who laughs at Indu
MeenakshiItem number

Telugu version

Music
Thoranai / Pistha: The Official Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album
Released19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelSony Music
Think Music
Tamil version[1]
No.SongSingersLength (m:ss)Lyrics
1"Vedi Vedi Saravedi"Naveen, Ranjith4:26Viveka
2"Vaa Chellam"Udit Narayan5:07Pa. Vijay
3"Pattucha"Vijay Yesudas, Janani Bharadwaj3:58Kabilan
4"Peliccan Paravaigal"Ranjith, Rita, Rahul, Jai4:07Vaali
5"Manjasela Mandakini"Tippu, Saindhavi4:20Pa. Vijay
6"Vaa Chellam" (Version 2)Ranjith5:07
Telugu version[2]
  • "Pidi Pidi" - Ranjith, Naveen
  • "Naa Maharani" - Udit Narayan
  • "Pattuko Pattuko" - Narayanan, Janani
  • "Oka Pelican" - Rahul, Suchithra
  • "Naa Maharani" - Ranjith
  • "Mandakini" - Tippu, Saindhavi

Reception

Critical response
Tamil version

Behindwoods wrote "Thoranai does entertain, but a tighter script and better execution could have yielded far better results".[3] 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."[4] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "Thoranai's only merit is that it's marginally better than Sathyam.[5] 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".[6]

Telugu version

BVS Prakash of The Times of India gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Inspite of a dud like Salute, Tamil star Vishal hasn't realised the significance of a solid plot even for a star-centric film."[7]

References
  1. "Thoranai (2009) - Mani Sharma". Music India Online. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "Pista songs". Raaga. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. "Thorani Movie Review". Behindwoods. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "Review: Thoranai (2009)". Sify. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "Thoranai: Not good, but not bad either". Rediff. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. "Thoranai Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Thoranai by Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. BVS Prakash (30 May 2009). "Pistha Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Pistha by Times of India". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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