V. Z. Durai

V. Z. Durai (born Peer Moideen) is an Indian film director who has worked in the Tamil film industry.
Film career.
2000-2008.
Before joining the film industry, Durai was a managing director at his brother-in-law's construction company, working on various projects such as Taj Hotels. 
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. 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. 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. 
In 2005, Durai directed the gangster film "Thotti Jaya" starring Silambarasan and Gopika. This film was also run for 100 days, and has, over time, became a cult classic. 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.
After "Nepali", Durai took a five-year hiatus from directing movies and instead directed advertisements. 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. Durai again took a five-year hiatus before directing "Yemaali" in 2018.
2018-present.
Since 2018, Durai has directed the horror-thriller movie "Iruttu" starring Sundar C. (released 6 December 2019). The film was a hit horror thriller, with critics praising it for its unexplored elements and investigative angle. The film was a break for Sundar C., who made 20 crores acting in it. Durai is now directing Narkali with the Director Ameer.
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Durai founded a company called Addlime, through which he directed several international advertisements in Dubai, Ukraine, Thailand, and London. In London, he did various corporate films for Medican Medical Cannabis.