Thambi Durai is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, written and directed by Senthilnathan.
Thambidurai (Saravanan) who stays with his grandfather (MN Nambiar) is a poor boatman and falls in love with a rich girl Shenbagam (Sukanya) who is tortured by her rich stepmother (Manjula Vijayakumar).
Shenbagam's uncle (Nalinikanth) who wants to marry her, plots with a womanising landlord (Senthilnathan) to separate them.
They approach a sorcerer (Bayilvan Ranganathan) who indulges in black magic.
Landlord also murders Shenbagam's sister (Mounika) and his own wife by setting up a bomb in tiffin box.