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Durai (born 25 February 1940) is a Tamil film director who was mostly active during the 1970s. As of 2014, he has directed 46 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made films women-centric like Avalum Penthaane and Pasi, which won two National Film Awards. He served as a jury member of the 58th National Film Awards (India) in 2011. As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.

Usually with

Shankar Ganesh
Shankar Ganesh
(7 films)
V K Ramasamy
V K Ramasamy
(5 films)
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
(4 films)
Sukumari
Sukumari
(3 films)
Suruli Rajan
Suruli Rajan
(4 films)
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Filmography of Durai (12 films)

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Director

Mariya My Darling
Mariya My Darling (1980)
, 2h6
Directed by S. K. Bhagavan, Durai
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, M. P. Shankar, Udaykumar, Thengai Srinivasan, Vajramuni
Rating57% 2.8873752.8873752.8873752.8873752.887375
Maria, My Darling is the story of Maria, a bold lady with devil may care attitude. She has a revenge to complete and she is in search of her mother's killer.
Neeya?
Neeya? (1979)

Directed by Durai
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Sreekanth, Sridevi, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh
Rating61% 3.0935553.0935553.0935553.0935553.093555
Kamal Haasan along with his group of friends: Vijayakumar, Srikanth, Jaiganesh, Ravichandran go to a forest. Kamal is a researcher who studies about the behaviour of snakes (Ichadhari), a kind of snake which takes humanoid form. One of his friend kills the beloved of the serpent, Sripriya, despite the intervention of Kamal. Initially all the other friends ignore Kamal without knowing the seriousness. They all leave the village and the female serpent (Sripriya) vows to avenge for the death of her beloved. She kills all the five friends of Kamal in disguise at some instance and at the end she disguises as latha (Kamal's love interest) to in order to kill him. In the end Sripriya is killed and Kamal reunites with Latha and the child of Srikanth.
Pasi
Pasi (1979)

Directed by Durai
Genres Drama
Actors Shobha, Delhi Ganesh, Vijayan, Senthil, Kamal Haasan, Jayabharathi
Rating76% 3.814623.814623.814623.814623.81462
Manian, a cycle-rickshaw puller, is a road-side dweller along with his wife Valliamma and their seven children – two daughters and five sons. Despite being the sole breadwinner of his family, Manian spends the majority of his meager earnings on liquor. His wife struggles to make ends meet with the remaining amount. Her friend Rakkamma, a street food vendor, lends financial support to Valliamma's family.
Sadhurangam
Sadhurangam (1978)
, 2h8
Directed by Durai
Genres Drama
Actors Rajinikanth, Sreekanth, Jayachitra, Thengai Srinivasan, V K Ramasamy, Prameela

A middle class Orthodox Brahmin family mother Pandari Bai has two sons, Sundaresan(Rajinikanth) and Ram Kumar(Sreekanth). Her both sons most loved for his mother. Sundaresan works at Charted Accountant. He is a straight forward and sincerely quite man. so, his colleagues was teased him. Younger brother Ram Kumar studied at a college, but he is very arrogant and misbehaves with the college girls, teased professors.He was come class to irregularly and not interested his studies. Thengai Srinivasan is a widower and son-in-law of Pandari Bai and Uncle of Sundaresan and Ram Kumar. He have sister.She is name Meenakshi(Prameela). She is dreaming of marrying a rich man, but as they are ask more dowry. finally, Pandari Bai decides Meenakshi get married for elder son sundaresan. Uma(Jayachitra) was a bold girl .Sambantham(Y. G. Mahendran) was interested with her. Sambantham was give love letter to uma, but Uma and her friends was racked and sambantham was complained to his friend ram kumar. Ram kumar and sambantham friends are come to Sheriff Iyer house and complaint to his daughter Uma .She was foe of Ram Kumar. Uma was not respect with Ram kumar complaint.So, Ram told to his friend sambantham forgot your love. The Next day Ram Kumar spoils both their names writing by wall badly in the collage compound wall about Uma. The rumor was spread to entire college. So, Uma decides to marry him. Uma and her father comes to Ram kumar's house and tell lies to his mother. ram kumar and uma love each other. Pandari Bai makes Ram Kumar tie "Thali" . Uma is a rich girl and daughter of Sheriff Iyer(V. K. Ramasamy). So, Meenakshi develops jealousy on Uma. After Ramkumar marriage Sunderasan behavior changes on forced his wife Meenakshi. Sundaresan goes to wrong path and worked on illegally to Soma Sudaram(S. V. Ramadoss). Ram kumar was dismissed from collage. so his not able to write exam. So, Ram works as house broker and with his get salary buys gifts for his family members except Uma. Because he must avoid her. Ram Kumar was mostly hated his wife Uma. But Uma try to her husband was goes to high position and correcting for his bad behaviors. Ram was changed totally and look like a new man. Meenakshi and Uma goes to temple at the time Masilamani (V. Gopalakrishnan) met meenakshi and he give some files and told it was corrected sudaresan for immediately. Uma was hear all news and she was found the all truth of hidden secrets of Sundaresan and told her mother-in-law Pandari Bai. Pandari Bai angery with her son Sundaresan,and requested to him leave the illegal work. But Meenakshi was argue to her mother-in-law and decided we goes to neutral family and come from new house. After Sundaresan activities was goes crudely, he was ever heavily drinking and smoking and goes to night clubs. And Sundaresan not spending time for his wife. Then, Ram Kumar Was accepted Uma for as heart and soul, they life was goes to calmly and happy. Then Meenakshi was felt to Sundaresan. He was totally changed reasonable for her jealous character only so, she was cried. Sundaresan Mother Pandari Bai was die bedded Uma was told to Meenakshi. Meenakshi wakeup Sundaresan but he is not steadily. Sundaresan was heavily drinking and flatted to bed. Then Ram Kumar was do the ritual event. Finally, Sundaresan was feel about his mother death and goes to police station approve his all crime and illegal activities and surrendered.
Aayiram Jenmangal
Aayiram Jenmangal (1978)

Directed by Durai
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Rajinikanth, V K Ramasamy, Vijayakumar, Aachi Manorama, Latha, Suruli Rajan
Rating56% 2.8117652.8117652.8117652.8117652.811765
Ravi (Vijayakumar) is happily married to Savitri (Latha). Savitri’s brother Ramesh (Rajinikanth) has come from Singapore, and they all go to Ravi’s estate for a vacation. And that night starts Savitri’s terrible ordeal. An apparition is visible only to her eye; an eerie song and the sound of anklets make themselves heard only to her ears. And before she realizes what is happening, another spirit enters her body, driving out her own spirit! Overnight Savitri’s persona itself changes; she talks, walks and behaves like a different woman. Ramesh is puzzled at the change, and keeps a watch on her. He follows her, as she wanders all over the hills with the easy familiarity of a person who has lived there all her life. He sees her shed tears over two names carved on a tree trunk; the fading legends "Radha" and "Ravi" tell the tragic tale of love and loss. He follows her as he goes to a humble cottage and eavesdrops as she introduces herself to the incredulous old woman (Pushpalatha) as her dead daughter Radha. It was only due to her unrequited love that she was hovering as a banshee so far, she explains. She tells excitedly that in the 5 days before new moon, if she can have a physical union with Ravi even once, she would be alive again. And if she didn’t succeed? Well, she would push Ravi down the same waterfall where she had met her end, so that they could unite in the other world. In the old disused bungalow of Ravi, Ramesh sees a picture of Radha and listens to a cassette as well. He confronts Ravi with the photo, and Ravi tells all- how he fell in love with Radha (Padmapriya), the daughter of the late factory supervisor. They roamed all over the hills, even as the lofty knolls were passive spectators to their love. With steadfast determination, Ravi manages to get his father’s (VSR) acceptance. But when he rushes back with the happy tidings, he finds only her body- she had met a watery grave trying to escape from the clutches of her evil suitor Ranga (Kannan). Armed with the facts now, Ramesh thwarts off the attempts of the possessed Savitri’s attempts to sleep with Ravi. The first night she dresses provocatively and sings a song of seduction in the bedroom. Ramesh knocks the door and pulls Ravi out telling him that there was a call that the factory is on fire. And the second night, he dissolves some strong sedatives in Ravi’s glass of milk. The third morning, in the labour day gathering where they are special invitees, the transformed Savitri dances and sings with abandon. That night, she takes Ravi to their summer cottage, but her plan goes awry again when Ramesh sets it on fire. On the next night, Ravi is returning home when Ranga waylays him to settle old scores and hits him on the head. Ramesh rescues him in time. Of course, that night too passes without Radha’s schemes seeing success. The last night, its do or die for Radha, and so she puts the vigilant Ramesh to sleep and lures Ravi out with a soft song of invitation. Savitri’s displaced spirit crying out ‘Anna! Anna!’ and the barking dog wake up Ramesh and soon he is in pursuit as Radha sings and leads Ravi up the hill. In the end, good triumphs over evil.
The Mothering Heart
The Mothering Heart (1913)
, 2h10
Directed by D. W. Griffith, Durai
Genres Drama
Actors Lillian Gish, Shankar Panicker, Walter Miller, Raveendran (Ravindher), Kate Bruce, Poornima Bhagyaraj
Rating58% 2.93292.93292.93292.93292.9329
Velicham Vitharunna Penkutty is an emotional love story.

Scriptwriter

Pasi
Pasi (1979)

Directed by Durai
Genres Drama
Actors Shobha, Delhi Ganesh, Vijayan, Senthil, Kamal Haasan, Jayabharathi
Roles Writer
Rating76% 3.814623.814623.814623.814623.81462
Manian, a cycle-rickshaw puller, is a road-side dweller along with his wife Valliamma and their seven children – two daughters and five sons. Despite being the sole breadwinner of his family, Manian spends the majority of his meager earnings on liquor. His wife struggles to make ends meet with the remaining amount. Her friend Rakkamma, a street food vendor, lends financial support to Valliamma's family.