Thoranai (transl. Posture) or Pistha (transl. Person with attitude) is a 2009 Indian action drama film written and directed by Sabha Ayyappan, who previously worked as an associate director for Malaikottai, and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner G K Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal and Shriya Saran and Prakash Raj, Kishore, and Santhanam in another pivotal roles. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages with Ali replacing Santhanam as Vishal's friend as well as a different supporting cast. Both Tamil and Telugu opened to mixed reviews. It was remade in Bhojpuri with Khesari Lal Yadav as "Shola aur Shabnam".