# 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/Pistha was released on 29 May 2009.

## Plot

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.

## Cast

| Actor (Tamil) | Actor (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) |
| Vishal | Vishal | C. Murugan (CM) | C. Muralikrishna "Krishna" (CM) |
| Shriya Saran | Shriya Saran | Indu | Indu |
| Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Tamizharasan | Suryaprakash |
| Santhanam | Ali | Vellaichamy | Chittibabu |
| Kishore | Kishore | Ganesan (Guru) | Rambabu (Guru) |
| Sriman | Sriman | Ganesan | Rambabu |
| Aarthi | Aarthi | Indu's friend | Indu's friend |
| Geetha | Geetha | Murugan's mother | Muralikrishna's mother |
| Sayaji Shinde | Sayaji Shinde | Minister Sivanaandi | Minister Sivanaandi |
| M. S. Bhaskar | Tanikella Bharani | Tamizharasan's assistant | Suryaprakash's assistant |
| Paravai Muniyamma | Telangana Shakuntala | Pachamma Patti | Pachamma Patti |
| Livingston | Surya | Murugan's father | Krishna's father |
| Pandiarajan | Krishna Bhagavaan | Walter Vetrivel | Walter Rangaraju |
| Lal | Lal | Chennai Police Commissioner | Vizag Police Commissioner |
| Suruli Manohar | Srinivasa Reddy | Constable | Constable |
| Mayilsamy | M. S. Narayana | Watchman | Watchman |
| T. P. Gajendran | Kondavalasa | Apartment Secretary | Apartment Secretary |
| Suman Shetty | Suman Shetty | Murugan's friend | Krishna's friend |
| Nellai Siva | Nellai Siva | Resident | Resident |
| Shanmugarajan | Shanmugarajan | Corrupt inspector | Corrupt inspector |
| Muthukaalai | Kallu Chidambaram | Bike customer | Bike customer |
| Besant Ravi | Besant Ravi | Guru's henchman | Guru's henchman |
| Sampath Ram | Sampath Ram | Guru's henchman | Guru's henchman |
| Aryan | Aryan | Tamizharasan/Suryaprakash's henchman | Tamizharasan/Suryaprakash's henchman |
| Periya Karuppu Thevar | Rallapalli | Panchayat Man | Panchayat Man |
| Swaminathan | Swaminathan | Cashier | Cashier |
| Senthi Kumari | Senthi Kumari | Indu's friend | Indu's friend |
| Manobala | Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam | Birth and Death administration officer | Birth and Death administration officer |
| Boys Rajan | Boys Rajan | Police officer | Police officer |
| Dhadi Balaji | Chitram Seenu | Bystander who pretends to be blind | Bystander who pretends to be blind |
| Kullamani | Kullamani | Cyclist who laughs at Indu | Cyclist who laughs at Indu |
| Karate Raja | Karate Raja | Rowdy | Rowdy |
| Kadhal Saravanan | Kadhal Saravanan | Waiter | Waiter |
| Scissor Manohar | Duvvasi Mohan | Man who asks for lift | Man who asks for lift |
| Raviraj | Raviraj | | |
| Unknown | Annapoornamma | Krishna's grandmother | Krishna's grandmother |
| Unknown | Gautam Raju | Traffic police officer | Traffic police officer |
| Meenakshi | Meenakshi | Item number | Item number |

### Tamil version

* Ennathe Kannaiah

## Production

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.

## Music
### Tamil version

| Song | Singers | Length | Lyrics |
| "Vedi Vedi Saravedi" | Naveen, Ranjith | 4:26 | Viveka |
| "Vaa Chellam" | Udit Narayan | 5:07 | Pa. Vijay |
| "Pattucha" | Vijay Yesudas, Janani Madhan | 3:58 | Kabilan |
| "Peliccan Paravaigal" | Ranjith, Rita, Rahul, Jai | 4:07 | Vaali |
| "Manjasela Mandakini" | Tippu, Saindhavi | 4:20 | Pa. Vijay |
| "Vaa Chellam" (Version 2) | Ranjith | 5:07 | Pa. Vijay |

### Telugu version

* "Pidi Pidi" - Ranjith, Naveen
* "Naa Maharani" - Udit Narayan
* "Pattuko Pattuko" - Narayanan, Janani Madhan
* "Oka Pelican" - Rahul, Suchithra
* "Naa Maharani" - Ranjith
* "Mandakini" - Tippu, Saindhavi

## Critical reception

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." Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "Thoranai's only merit is that it's marginally better than Sathyam. 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". Reviewing the 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."