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Thoranai (2009)
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Add to a movie listThoranai (English meaning:Posture) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action-comedy film written and directed by Sabha Ayyappan and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G. K. Films Corporation and starring Vishal and Shriya in the lead roles and Prakash Raj in another pivotal role. Directed by Iyappan, and produced by Vishal's home company, GK Films, the film released on 29 May 2009 to good reviews. A Telugu version, titled Pistha, was filmed and released simultaneously while a dubbed Hindi version titled Vishal Ki Kurbani was released later.
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Guru (Kishore) and Thamizharasu (Prakashraj) are dreaded gangsters in Chennai. They are against pitted each other and fight to establish their supremacy in city. They indulge in gang war painting Chennai red. Enters Murugan (Vishal). A native of Madurai, he comes to Chennai with a mission. He leaves his village promising his mother (Geetha) that he would return only with his brother, who had run away from the house about two decades ago.Actors
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