V. Z. Durai

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V. Z. Durai
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Born (1975-12-11) 11 December 1975 (age 48)
OccupationFilm director
Years active2000-present

V. Z. Durai is an Indian film director who has worked in the Tamil film industry.[1]

Film career[edit]

2000-2010[edit]

Durai eventually approached S. S. Chakravarthy to make the film Mugavaree (2000) with Ajith Kumar. As Durai had no prior experience working with film, Chakravarthy contributed significantly to shooting and editing, while also helping sign the actor Jyothika in the film, which turned out to be a blockbuster.[2][3] Prior to the release of the film, Ajith, who has happy with the final product, gifted a car to Durai. Mugavaree ran for 100 days in cinemas.[4] The success of the film led to the Durai and Kumar to make another film together featuring co-stars R. Madhavan and Vikram. However, they later scrapped and dropped the film. The production company for Mugavaree later offered for Durai to direct the film Kadhal Sadugudu featuring Vikram and Priyanka Trivedi , Which did not gross that well

In 2005, Durai directed the gangster film Thotti Jaya starring Silambarasan and Gopika. This film was a blockbuster at box office.Thotti Jaya Over the years became a cult classic and even after 15years it was celebrated by fans and media.It was Silambarasan's First gangster venture, A Sequel to this is much anticipated. Durai's fourth film was Nepali, starring Bharath and Meera Jasmine. According to critics, this film turned out to be very different from Durai's usual productions and did not gross well.

2010-2019[edit]

After Nepali, Durai took a five-year hiatus from directing movies and instead directed advertisements and focused more on his international constructions and Ad Film Company. After the hiatus, he directed 6, which cast actors Shaam and Poonam Kaur.The film received praise from stars like Bala, who honoured him with a chain, and Kannada star Sudeep Sanjeev, who praised both Shaam and Durai for their excellent work. Shaam reportedly went without sleep for days during filming.[5] Durai again took a five-year hiatus before directing Yemaali in 2018.[6]

Durai directed the horror-thriller movie Iruttu (2019) starring Sundar C..[7]

Advertisements[edit]

Advertisement[8] Language Company Notes
Matrimonial AD Hindi BharatMatrimony
Matrimonial AD Marathi BharatMatrimony
Matrimonial AD Gujarati BharatMatrimony
Matrimonial AD] Bengali BharatMatrimony
Matrimonial AD Tamil TamilMatrimony
Medican Medical Cannabis[9] Tamil MCAN

Constructions[edit]

Hotel Name[8] Place Notes Ref
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa Emboodhu Finolhu
Taj Hotels Maldives

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Language Cast Notes Ref
2000 Mugavaree Tamil Ajith Kumar, Jyothika, Vivek, Manivannan Also Cameo Appearance [10]
2002 Ramanaa Tamil Vijayakanth, Simran As an Actor
2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Tamil Vikram, Priyanka Trivedi [11]
2005 Thotti Jaya Tamil Silambarasan, Gopika Also Cameo Appearance [12]
2008 Nepali Tamil Bharath, Meera Jasmine Also Cameo Appearance [13]
2013 6 Tamil Shaam, Poonam Kaur [14]
2018 Yemaali Tamil Samuthirakani, Sam Jones, Athulya Ravi [15]
2019 Iruttu Tamil Sundar C, Sakshi Chaudhary, VTV Ganesh, Yogi Babu Also Cameo Appearance [16]
2021 Narkaali Tamil Ameer Sultan, Imman Annachi, Chandini Sreedharan Also As an actor [17]
2022 Thalai Nagaram- 2 Tamil Sundar C,Anupama Parameswaran,Thambi Ramaiah,Yogi Babu Also As an actor and Producer [18]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Film Result
2013 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Story 6 Won[19]

References[edit]

  1. "Kollywood's Top 25 Directors - Directors - Vetrimaran Balaji Sakthivel Lingusamy Vasanth Karu Pazhaniappan Simbudevan". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. "Stories sculpted out of unfulfilled desires". The Hindu. 6 September 2002. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "Mugavaree director V.Z.Dhorai talks about his experience working with Ajith". Behindwoods. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. "'6 Candles' review: Shaam excels in this otherwise lousy Tamil film". News18. IANS. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "Yemaali review - An experimental film which falls flat". Sify.com.
  7. "Iruttu review: An engaging horror thriller". Sify. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Bharat Matrimony - The No. 1 & Most Trusted Indian Matrimonial Website - BharatMatrimony.com". www.bharatmatrimony.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. "MX International Cannabis Index (MCAN) Quote". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. "rediff.com, Movies: Review of Mugavari". Rediff. 6 March 2000. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. "Kadhal Sadugudu". The Hindu. 18 April 2003. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. "Thotti Jaya — Tamil Movie Review". Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. "Nepali Movie Review — Behindwoods.com Bharath Meera Jasmine Prem VZ Durai Music — Srikanth Deva stills picture image gallery". Behindwoods. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  14. Rangan, Baradwaj (21 September 2013). "6 Melugu Vathigal: A change of programme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. "'Yemaali' movie review: The title could very well mean the audience". The New Indian Express. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  16. Iruttu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 29 August 2020
  17. "Narkali (2021)". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalai_Nagaram
  19. https://www.tamilmdb.com/index.php/awards/ananda-vikatan-cinema-awards/2013

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