Durai (film)
Durai is a 2008 Indian Tamil action film directed by A. Venkatesh starring Arjun and Kirat Bhattal. It was considered as an average grosser at the box office. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Gajendra and in Hindi as Garjana.
Plot
Raja works with a cook Arusuvai Ambi. Raja comes across Anjali, who catches his interest. She falls for Raja, but he cannot remember anything of his past. All he recollects are vague images and memories that disturb him in his sleep. After a sequence of events and a chase by rowdies, Raja collects his past.Raja, a year ago, was Durai, the close associate of honest politician Deivanayagam. Durai, who leads a happy life with his wife Meena and son, is hesitant to assume the post. Anjali, a reporter, pursues him for interviews and falls in love. Deivanayagam is killed, and the blame falls on Dorai. His wife and son are murdered. Eventually, Dorai alias Raja takes on his enemies and cracks the truth behind Deivanayakam's death. Action oozes all the way.
Cast
- Arjun as Durai
- Kirat Bhattal as Anjali
- Gajala as Meena
- Suma Guha as Deivanayagam's daughter
- Vivek as Arusuvai Ambi
- K. Viswanath as Deivanayagam
- Vincent Asokan as Shanmugam
- Venniradai Moorthy
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Shanmugarajan
- O. A. K. Sundar
- Isha Talwar as Hansika
Soundtrack
| No. | Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | Raja Rajathi | Karthik, Suchith Suresan, MK Balaji | Vaali |
| 2 | Unnai Maathiri | Udit Narayan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shreya Ghoshal | Thabu Shankar |
| 3 | Aayiram Aayiram | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Haricharan, Hariharan, K. J. Yesudas | Thabu Shankar |
| 4 | Adi Aathi | Jassie Gift, Ramya NSK, Chinmayi, Arjun Menon, Timmy | Thabu Shankar |
| 5 | Veddaikkum Sonthakkaran | Karthik, Harish Raghavendra, Prashanthini, Saloni | Thabu Shankar |