Thiruda Thirudi
| Thiruda Thirudi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Written by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Produced by | S. K. Krishnakanth |
| Starring | Dhanush Chaya Singh Karunas Manikka Vinayagam Krishna |
| Cinematography | G. Ramesh |
| Edited by | S. Satish J. N. Harsha |
| Music by | Dhina |
Production company | Indian Theatre Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹40 crore or US$4.8 million in 2023)[1] |
Thiruda Thirudi (transl. Male Thief and Female Thief) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Subramaniam Siva.[2] The film stars Dhanush, Chaya Singh, Karunas, Manikka Vinayagam, and Krishna. This film was a low-budget production, and the soundtrack was composed by Dhina. The film released on 5 September 2003. It was remade in Telugu as Donga Dongadi and in Kannada as Sakha Sakhi. The film was a commercial success.
Plot
Vasudevan aka Vasu belongs to a middle-class family and is irresponsible and untrustworthy. Vijayalakshmi aka Viji is from a traditional Telugu family and is an ambitious and career-oriented girl. Vasu and Viji meet up, and one day, he follows her on her two-wheeler. She is so bugged by him that she fails to notice a vehicle ahead. Though he cautions her, she ends up having an accident. Vasu admits her in the hospital, but Viji holds him responsible for her accident. Both of them are at loggerheads and bicker constantly. Vasu leaves for Chennai in order to prove himself to his father, who is constantly criticising his irresponsibility. Meanwhile, Viji gets a job at Chennai and moves into the same apartment complex as Vasu. The rest of the story follows Vasu's progress and deals with relationship between Vasu and Viji and whether or not their attitude for each other changed. Viji falls in love with Vasu, but he acts to hate her because she made him and his whole family separated. So in the middle, something happens, and they both end up loving each other. Vasu also got back together with his family.
Cast
- Dhanush as Vasudevan aka Vasu
- Chaya Singh as Vijayalakshmi aka Viji (Voice dubbed by Mahalakshmi Kannan)
- Karunas as 'Rockfort' Chandru
- Manikka Vinayagam as Vasu's father
- Krishna as Ganesh, Vasu's brother
- Meghna Nair as Omanakutty
- Delhi Ganesh as Vasudevan's Boss (guest appearance)
- Sujee as Pooja
- Kousalya Senthamarai as Vasu's mother
- Kambar Jayaraman as Narayanasamy Naidu Viji's father
- Sri Vidhya as Chandru's sister
- Harish Adhithya as Kumar (Chandru's friend)
- Master Udayaraj as a naughty boy
- Chelladurai as Writer Ekambaram
- S. V. Thangaraj as apartment president (voice dubbed by M. S. Bhaskar)
Production
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.The track "Manmadha Rasa" became popular.[citation needed]
| Song name | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Ayurveda Azhagi" | Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha Parthasarathy | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Azhaga Irukanga" | Timmy, Devan, Master Kiran | Tha. Kannan |
| "Manmadha Raasa" | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathy Lakshman | Yugabharathi |
| "Mutham Mutham" | Anuradha Sriram | P. Vijay |
| "Unna Paartha" | Karthik, Pop Shalini | Subramaniya Siva |
| "Vandar Kuzhazhi" | Udit Narayan, Radhika Thilak, Mimicry Senthil | Kalaikumar |
Release and reception
A critic from Screen noted "it was an offbeat love story marked by good performance by Dhanush which makes it a breezy entertainer."[3] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote "ARMED WITH a well-worked out success formula, new director Subramaniam Siva confidently enters the fray in Indian Theatre Production's "Thiruda Thirudi". He compensates for his flimsy storyline with screenplay that moves at full speed till the first half, sagging slightly only in the second, and dialogue that's completely in with the trend with all kinds of weird coinage typical of today's youth".[4] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performance of Dhanush, Chaya Singh and Manikka Vinayagam and direction but panned the unneccesary vulgar scenes and dialogues.[5]
The low-budget film was the second most successful film of the year.[6] It was later remade in Telugu as Donga Dongadi, where Manikka Vinayagam would reprise his role as the male lead's father. It was also remade in Kannada as Sakha Sakhi, where Chaya Singh reprised her role as the female lead.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Dhanush -The biggest discovery of the year!". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "'Velaiyilla Pattathari' firms up its release plans". Sify. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Breezy entertainer". Screen. Archived from the original on 30 September 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (12 September 2003). "Thiruda Thirudi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (28 September 2003). "திருடா திருடி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Reel of fortune". The Hindu. 29 December 2003. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Thiruda Thirudi will be remade in Kannada by Rockline Venkatesh". Behindwoods. 29 October 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, RG (19 December 2005). "Saka Sakhi review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2022.