Thiruda Thirudi
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{{Infobox film
| image = Thiruda Thirudi poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Subramaniam Siva
| writer = Subramaniam Siva
| producer = S. K. Krishnakanth
| starring = Dhanush
Chaya Singh
| cinematography = G. Ramesh
| editing = S. Satish
J. N. Harsha
| music = Dhina
| studio = Indian Theatre Productions
| released = {{Film date|2003|09|05|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}12 crore
}}
Thiruda Thirudi ({{translation|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.
Plot
Vasudevan 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
As per the film's opening credits:{{Cite AV media |title=Thiruda Thirudi |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Indian Theatre Productions |year=2003 |via=Sun NXT}}{{rp|0:00 to 1:02}}
{{Cast listing|
- 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{{rp|4:21}}
- Master Udayaraj as a naughty boy{{Cite web |last=Paramasivam |first=Ragavan |date=15 April 2020 |title=அப்போ 'திருமலை' இப்போ 'மாஸ்டர்' – 'கைதி' நடிகரின் உணர்ச்சிப்பூர்வமான ட்வீட்.! |trans-title='Thirumalai' then, 'Master' now – 'Kaithi' actor's emotional tweet! |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/tamil/kollywood/actor-udhayaraj-thanks-lokesh-kanagaraj-and-vijay-fans-for-master-2212098 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419053014/https://movies.ndtv.com/tamil/kollywood/actor-udhayaraj-thanks-lokesh-kanagaraj-and-vijay-fans-for-master-2212098 |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=NDTV |language=ta}}
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Man in bar{{rp|1:38:51}}
}}
Production
Thiruda Thirudi is the directorial debut of Subramaniam Siva{{Cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=Tamil producer SK Krishnakanth passes away aged 52 after suffering cardiac arrest |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tamil-producer-sk-krishnakanth-passes-away-aged-52-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest-8870391.html/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125183113/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tamil-producer-sk-krishnakanth-passes-away-aged-52-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest-8870391.html/amp |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Firstpost}} and the first Tamil film for producer S. K. Krishnakanth{{Cite web |date=1 October 2020 |title=Popular Simbu-Dhanush film producer SK Krishnakanth passed away at 52 |url=https://www.dtnext.in/lifestyletopnews/2020/10/01/popular-simbudhanush-film-producer-sk-krishnakanth-passed-away-at-52 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204084120/https://www.dtnext.in/lifestyletopnews/2020/10/01/popular-simbudhanush-film-producer-sk-krishnakanth-passed-away-at-52 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=DT Next}} and actress Chaya Singh.{{Cite web |last=Anantharam |first=Chitradeepa |date=13 April 2017 |title=A power pair-up |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chaya-singh-on-working-with-dhanush-in-pa-paandi/article17982495.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043411/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chaya-singh-on-working-with-dhanush-in-pa-paandi/article17982495.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=The Hindu}} This is Dhanush's third film as an actor and the first film not made by his family members.{{Cite web |title=Dhanush -The biggest discovery of the year! |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13342926&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302015932/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13342926&cid=2408 |archive-date=2 March 2004 |access-date=25 April 2021 |website=Sify}} The dappankuthu song "Manmadha Raasa" was shot at Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka.{{Cite magazine |date=17 August 2003 |title=டான்ஸா? உடான்ஸா? |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-08-17/page/88/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240205081836/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-08-17/page/88/mode/2up |archive-date=5 February 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024 |magazine=Kalki |pages=86–87 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite web |date=20 April 2022 |title=செக் போஸ்ட் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/india-tamil-news/news/3012137 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617085728/https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=3012137 |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}} According to the cinematographer G. Ramesh, the song was shot within two-and-a-half days.{{Cite web |last=ராஜா |date=21 February 2020 |title=மன்மதராசாவை நினைவிருக்கா? |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=10037&id1=40&issue=20200221 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223165940/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=10037&id1=40&issue=20200221 |archive-date=23 February 2020 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=Kungumam |language=Tamil}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.{{Cite web |date=5 September 2003 |title=Thiruda Thirudi |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/thiruda-thirudi/MFstYqUuD8I_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607093607/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/thiruda-thirudi/MFstYqUuD8I_ |archive-date=7 June 2023 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=JioSaavn}} "Manmadha Raasa" became a popular song.
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ayurveda Azhagi
| extra1 = Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha Parthasarathy
| lyrics1 = Na. Muthukumar
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = Azhaga Irukanga
| extra2 = Timmy, Devan Ekambaram, Master Kiran
| lyrics2 = Tha. Kannan
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Manmadha Raasa
| extra3 = Shankar Mahadevan, Malathy Lakshman
| lyrics3 = Yugabharathi
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = Mutham Mutham
| extra4 = Anuradha Sriram
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Unna Paartha
| extra5 = Karthik, Pop Shalini
| lyrics5 = Subramaniam Siva
| length5 = 2:50
| title6 = Vandar Kuzhazhi
| extra6 = Udit Narayan, Radhika Thilak, Mimicry Senthil
| lyrics6 = Kalaikumar
| length6 = 4:45
| total_length = 25:48
}}
Release and reception
Thiruda Thirudi was released on 5 September 2003{{Cite web |title=திருடா திருடி / Thiruda Thirudi (2003) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/thiruda-thirudi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204085118/https://screen4screen.com/movies/thiruda-thirudi |archive-date=4 February 2024 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} and became the second most successful Tamil film of the year.{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 December 2003 |title=Reel of fortune |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201080720/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |archive-date=1 February 2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |website=The Hindu}} A critic from Screen noted "it was an offbeat love story marked by good performance by Dhanush which makes it a breezy entertainer."{{Cite web |title=Breezy entertainer |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6206 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930080937/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6206 |archive-date=30 September 2005 |access-date=5 September 2020 |website=Screen}} 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".{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=12 September 2003 |title=Thiruda Thirudi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/09/12/stories/2003091201160200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031208173701/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/09/12/stories/2003091201160200.htm |archive-date=8 December 2003 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=The Hindu}} Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performance of Dhanush, Chaya Singh and Manikka Vinayagam and direction but panned the unnecessary vulgar scenes and dialogues.{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=28 September 2003 |title=திருடா திருடி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-09-28/page/32/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240202131944/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-09-28/page/32/mode/2up |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=33 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
Remakes
The film was remade in Telugu as Donga Dongadi (2004) by the same director.{{cite web |last=Anuradha |first=B |date=11 August 2004 |title=Donga Dongadi Telugu Movie |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1598/telugu/donga-dongadi/274/review.htm |access-date=23 July 2024 |website=Nowrunning |language=en |agency=IANS |archive-date=27 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027223630/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1598/telugu/donga-dongadi/274/review.htm |url-status=live }} It was also remade in Kannada as Sakha Sakhi (2005) where Chaya Singh reprised her role.{{Cite web |last=Vijayasarathy |first=RG |author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy |date=19 December 2005 |title=Saka Sakhi: An apology of a film |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/19saka.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416113659/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/19saka.htm |archive-date=16 April 2009 |access-date=3 September 2022 |website=Rediff.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:2003 directorial debut films
Category:2003 romantic comedy films
Category:Films directed by Subramaniam Siva
Category:Films set in Tiruchirappalli
Category:Films shot in Karnataka
Category:Films shot in Tiruchirappalli
Category:Indian romantic comedy films
Category:Tamil films remade in other languages