Paarai is a 2003 Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 motion picture directed by K. S. Ravikumar

K. S. Ravikumar

K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...

. The music was composed by Sabesh Murali.

Plot

Durai Raj (Sarath Kumar

Sarath Kumar

Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...

) is a lorry driver who bruised by unpleasant events in childhood, becomes a cynic and a recluse. His constant companion, cleaner Ramu (Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

) is diametrically opposite chatterbox and a loving family man. The movie prortrays the events leading from the unexpected turn of events when Ramu takes leave from Durai Raj to visit his family.