A village ruffian, who settles disputes in his native, takes on a big shot when he tries to sort out the rough patch in his marriage after several years.
Acting
Ajith's rare vulnerability beneath the tough-guy armor
Direction
Siva knows exactly when to push sentiment buttons
Score
D.Imman's earworms that live rent-free for days
Director
Siva
Ajith Kumar
Thooku Durai
Nayanthara
Niranjana
Thambi Ramaiah
Rosamani
Robo Shankar
Merit
Jagapati Babu
Gautham Veer
Yogi Babu
Velu
Vivek
Kesavan
Kalairani
Thookudurai's Aunt
Sujatha Sivakumar
Thookudurai's Aunt
Jangiri Madhumitha
Thookudurai's Cousin
Namo Narayana
Thookudurai's Friend
Sakshi Agarwal
Niranjana's Colleague
Anikha Surendran
Swetha
Kovai Sarala
Filomina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Siva and Ajith's fourth collaboration, cementing a rare star-director loyalty in fickle Kollywood.
The "Thooku Durai" character became instant meme material, with the "Vetti Kattu" song still played at Tamil weddings.
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