''Drohi'' () is a 2010 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

Sudha Kongara Prasad Sudha Kongara Prasad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. She made her directorial debut with the Telugu film ''Andhra Andagadu'' in 2008, and later directed the Tamil film '' ''Drohi'. In 2016, ...

, starring

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, Poorna,

Poonam Bajwa Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film '' Modati Cinema'', after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as ''Boss'' ( ...

and

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in lead roles. It was dubbed into hindi as drohi. The film released on 10 September 2010 to positive reviews.

Plot

Sami Srinivasan (

), a

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boy, and his friend Karunakaran (

) grow up in the

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slums and attend the same school. Karuna is a rough and tough boy, but Sami is a bit naive. They are close buddies. Once, they see their class teacher Roja (

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), being brutally murdered before their eyes by a gangster. Dejected at local police not taking any action, Karuna kills the gangster but gets caught by the cops. Sami tells the police that Karuna committed the murder. However, both are bailed out of trouble, enmity brews between them. As years roll, hatred increases. Also, as fate would have it, a twist occurs: the two characters switch roles. Sami, who was naïve as a kid, turns into a rowdy and becomes the right hand of local gangster Narayanan (

) when he becomes an adult. In contrast, Karuna, who was very violent and brutal in his childhood, turns out into an honest and brave police officer who gets posted in his same locality. Sami is still against Karuna. Trouble erupts when Sami loves Karuna's sister Malar ( Poorna). In the meantime, Shruthi (

) loves Karuna. What happens between the two forms for the rest of the film.

Cast

as Sami Srinivasan *

as Karunakaran * Poorna as Malar *

as Shruthi and Lochani (Voice Dubbed By Renuka Kathir) *

as Narayanan *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

as Nanaji *

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as Raghu *

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as Young Karuna *

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* Alphonse Roy *

as Roja (Guest appearance) *

S. P. B. Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan is an Indian film playback singer, actor, producer and director known for his works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. He is the son of legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. He first worked as a playback s ...

as Venkat (Guest appearance) *

Rachana Maurya Rachana Maurya is an Indian actress, model and dancer who has appeared in music videos and performed item numbers in various Indian films. She is probably best known for her performances in ''Dus'', ''Souryam'' and ''Yavarum Nalam''. Filmogr ...

as item number

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Selvaganesh, Devi Sri Prasad and Bharadwaj * "Sama Sama Yama Yama" -

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

, Tippu, Karthik, Maya * "Konjam Konjam Vendum" -

Ranina Reddy Ranina Reddy is an Indian playback singer. She has sung mainly in Tamil and Telugu for various music composers including Yuvan Shankar Raja, Harris Jayaraj, Devi sri Prasad, Sai Thaman, Selva Ganesh, Raghu Dixit, and S.A. Rajkumar. Career Reddy ...

, Srikanth * "Adi Kutti Maa" -

Ranjith Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...

, KK, Suchithra Karthik, Maya Sricharan * "Sambhavaami Yuge Yuge" -

Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tami ...

, Naveen, Faraz * "Vaalaatum Rowdy Kuttam" -

Sowmya Rao Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Early life and career Sowmya was born in a Kannada speaking family to veteran singer B. K. Sumitra and Sudhakar in Bangalore, Karnataka ...

, Maya Sricharan * "Drohi Theme" - Bigg Nikk of Machas With Attitude, Maya Sricharan, Raam

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drohi 2010 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010 crime action films Indian neo-noir films Indian crime action films 2010 directorial debut films Films directed by Sudha Kongara