Thiruda Thirudi (transl. Male Thief and Female Thief) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Subramaniam Siva. The film stars Dhanush and Chaya Singh (in her Tamil film debut), with Karunas, Manikka Vinayagam, and Krishna in supporting roles. It was released on 5 September 2003 and became a success. The film was remade in Telugu as Donga Dongadi and in Kannada as Sakha Sakhi.
| Thiruda Thirudi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Written by | Subramaniam Siva |
| Produced by | S. K. Krishnakanth |
| Starring | Dhanush Chaya Singh |
| 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 |
| Budget | ₹2 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹12 crore[1] |
Plot
editVasudevan belongs to a middle-class family and is irresponsible and untrustworthy. Vijayalakshmi 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 after a couple of twists.
Cast
editAs per the film's opening credits:[2]: 0:00 to 1:02
- 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
- Kambar Jayaraman as Narayanasamy Naidu
- Delhi Ganesh as Vasu's boss
- Scissor Manohar as Traffic Inspector
- Muthukaalai as Watchman
- Krishna as Ganesh
- Cool Suresh as Mukesh
- Sugi as Pooja
- S. V. Thangaraj as apartment president (voice dubbed by M. S. Bhaskar)
- Kousalya Senthamarai as Vasu's mother
- Uncredited cast
- Chelladurai as Ekambaram[2]: 4:21
- Master Udayaraj as a naughty boy[3]
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Man in bar[2]: 1:38:51
Production
editThiruda Thirudi is the directorial debut of Subramaniam Siva[4] and the first Tamil film for producer S. K. Krishnakanth[5] and actress Chaya Singh.[6] This is Dhanush's third film as an actor and the first film not made by his family members.[7] The dappankuthu song "Manmadha Raasa" was shot at Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka.[8][9]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[10] "Manmadha Raasa" became a popular song.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ayurveda Azhagi" | Na. Muthukumar | Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Azhaga Irukanga" | Tha. Kannan | Timmy, Devan Ekambaram, Master Kiran | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Manmadha Raasa" | Yugabharathi | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathy Lakshman | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Mutham Mutham" | Pa. Vijay | Anuradha Sriram | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Unna Paartha" | Subramaniam Siva | Karthik, Pop Shalini | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Vandar Kuzhazhi" | Kalaikumar | Udit Narayan, Radhika Thilak, Mimicry Senthil | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 25:48 | |||
Release and reception
editThiruda Thirudi was released on 5 September 2003[11] and became the second most successful Tamil film of the year.[1] A critic from Screen noted "it was an offbeat love story marked by good performance by Dhanush which makes it a breezy entertainer."[12] 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".[13] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performance of Dhanush, Chaya Singh and Manikka Vinayagam and direction but panned the unnecessary vulgar scenes and dialogues.[14]
Remakes
editThe film was remade in Telugu as Donga Dongadi (2004) by the same director.[15] It was also remade in Kannada as Sakha Sakhi (2005) where Chaya Singh reprised her role.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Pillai, Sreedhar (29 December 2003). "Reel of fortune". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Thiruda Thirudi (motion picture) (in Tamil). Indian Theatre Productions. 2003 – via Sun NXT.
- ^ Paramasivam, Ragavan (15 April 2020). "அப்போ 'திருமலை' இப்போ 'மாஸ்டர்' – 'கைதி' நடிகரின் உணர்ச்சிப்பூர்வமான ட்வீட்.!" ['Thirumalai' then, 'Master' now – 'Kaithi' actor's emotional tweet!]. NDTV (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Tamil producer SK Krishnakanth passes away aged 52 after suffering cardiac arrest". Firstpost. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Popular Simbu-Dhanush film producer SK Krishnakanth passed away at 52". DT Next. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b Anantharam, Chitradeepa (13 April 2017). "A power pair-up". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Dhanush -The biggest discovery of the year!". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "டான்ஸா? உடான்ஸா?". Kalki (in Tamil). 17 August 2003. pp. 86–87. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "செக் போஸ்ட்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Thiruda Thirudi". JioSaavn. 5 September 2003. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "திருடா திருடி / Thiruda Thirudi (2003)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "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 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Anuradha, B (11 August 2004). "Donga Dongadi Telugu Movie". Nowrunning. IANS. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, RG (19 December 2005). "Saka Sakhi: An apology of a film". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
