A man comes to Chennai with a mission to find his brother, who had run away from his house about two decades ago. But a series of events make them both a part of unexpected happenings.
Acting
Vishal plays dual roles with surprising emotional range for commercial cinema.
Stunts
Preposterously entertaining action choreography throughout Chennai's streets.
Direction
Sabha Ayyappan keeps the melodrama dialed to maximum at all times.
Director
Sabha Ayyappan
Vishal Krishna
Murugan
Shriya Saran
Indhu
Prakash Raj
Tamizharasan
Pandiarajan
Walter Vetrivel
Sayaji Shinde
Minister Sivanaandi
Lal
Chennai Police Commissioner
Santhanam
Vellaichamy
Aarthi
Indhu's friend
Mayilsamy
Watchman
Manobala
Officer Ganesan(cameo)
Sriman
Ganesan
Meenakshi
Special Appearance in "Vedi Vedi Saravedi" Song
Suruli Manohar
Constable
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thoranai was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Pista with a different supporting cast, a common 2000s strategy for Tamil-Telugu bilinguals.
The film captures late-2000s Tamil commercial cinema's obsession with political family sagas, riding the wave of hits like Sivaji and Pokkiri.
IN
