| Cast: |
Vishal, Shriya Saran,
Prakash Raj, Kishor, Santhanam |
Music: |
Mani Sharma |
| Produced by |
Vikram Krishna |
Director: |
Saba Iyappan |
Thoranai is
an
unpretentious
masala flick
aimed at the
masses
without
bothering
about
finesse in
filmmaking.
Vishal, in
his pursuit
of redeeming
his winning
ways after
the debacle
of much
hyped
Sathyam, has
restored to
making a
mediocre
flick.
The story
revolves around
Murugan (Vishal),
who comes to
Chennai to find
his elder
brother Ganesan,
who ran away
from the house
when he was five
years old.
Murugan vows to
his mother, that
he will bring
back his
brother, who
carries a scar
on his chest.
Murugan
caught in the
middle of two
gangsters (Prakash
Raj and Kishor)
manages to
escape the wrath
of the goondas
but finds that
one of the
gangsters is his
brother.
Then he
starts the
mission
impossible: make
the dada give up
his arms and
come back to the
household. Could
he achieve his
goal? Could he
withstand the
opposition of
the other dada,
who is more
powerful with
political clout?
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Needless to
say that Murugan
meets a good
looking girl
(Shriya Saran)
and wins her
heart.
Vishal has
nothing to do
different from
what he did in
Malaikottai. He
tries to blend
humour, romance,
and action in
the same mould
of Vijay. While
he passes muster
in action
sequences, he is
found wanting
when it comes to
emoting and
timing in
comedy.
Shriya is a
typical
beautiful and
idiotic girl you
could see in
most of the
Tamil masala
flicks. She
looks hot and
shows a lot.
There is nothing
for her to
perform and
hence there is
nothing to write
about her
performance.
Santhanam, as
the friend of
the hero manages
to make us laugh
in some scenes
with his not so
polish comedy.
His gimmicks
with Paravai
Muniamma are too
much to digest.
Prakash Raj
and Kishore have
done their job
well. Prakash
gets to act in a
full fledged
villain role
after quite some
time and he add
power the role.
Director
Saba Iyappan has
tried nothing
new. The plot,
screenplay,
romantic
sequences, and
dialogues are
clichéd and
highly
disappointing.
Many sequences
remind us many
old films of the
likes of Dharani
and Perarasu.
Music by Mani
Sharma is just
about average.
The fast beat
songs disappear
from our memory
very soon.
Thoranai has
nothing new to
offer. One
wishes that
Vishal finds a
new formula to
establish
himself in the
box office.