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Velayudham
Sign in to saveVelayudham () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by M. Raja, who co-wrote the screenplay with R. T. Neason, while the dialogues were written by the duo Subha. Produced by V. Ravichandran, it stars Vijay in the title role with Genelia D'Souza and Hansika Motwani, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play prominent roles. In the film, a journalist tracks down a villager who had unknowingly foiled a terrorist plot and persuades him to embrace his heroism as a symbol of hope for the people.
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5.2An ordinary milkman is forced to become the fictional character Velayudham who takes on the scum of the earth.
Cast
- Vijay as Velayudham
- Genelia D'Souza as Bharathi
- Hansika Motwani as Vaidhyalakshmi (Vaidehi)
- Saranya Mohan as Kaveri
- Santhanam as Speed
- Abhimanyu Singh as Muzamin Ibrahim
Themes
- corruption
- superhero
- terrorism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- superhero film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Director
- M. Raja
- Cast member
- Vineet Kumar
- Composer
- Vijay Antony
- Performer
- Vijay Antony
- Official website
- www.velayudhamfilm.com
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- publication date
- 2011-01-01
- title
- வேலாயுதம்
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Themes and influences
- Music
- Release
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Velayudham () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by M. Raja, who co-wrote the screenplay with R. T. Neason, while the dialogues were written by the duo Subha. Produced by V. Ravichandran, it stars Vijay in the title role with Genelia D'Souza and Hansika Motwani, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play prominent roles. In the film, a journalist tracks down a villager who had unknowingly foiled a terrorist plot and persuades him to embrace his heroism as a symbol of hope for the people.
Velayudham was inspired by the 2000 Telugu film Azad; Raja obtained permission to remake the film but eventually retained only the premise. Filming began in July 2010 and continued till September 2011, lasting 150 working days; filming primarily took place in Pollachi and Udumalaipettai for the village portions, while rest of the action and song sequences were filmed in Chennai, Hyderabad, Odisha, Kochi and Kashmir. The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by Priyan and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Velayudham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.