Thirudi is a 2006 Tamil-language movie written by K. Shankar and K. Panneerselvam. The movie is directed by K. Shankar and produced by Mahadevan Ganesh and Usha Venkatramani under the banner of G. V. Films. Thirudi features Kathir in the lead role along with and Dhanya Mary Varghese in supporting roles. The music was composed by Bharani. Cinematography was done by D. Shankar and editing by S. Satish. The movie has a running time of 135 minutes. It was released on 21st December 2006.