Velai

Velai
Directed byJ. Suresh
Written by
Produced byJ. Vasudevan
Starring
CinematographyC Vijayasri
Edited by
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
J. V. Films
Distributed byTara Creations
Release date
  • 26 February 1998 (1998-02-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Velai (/ˈveɪlaɪ/ transl. Work) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by J. Suresh and written by Balakumaran, starring Vignesh, Indraja and Nassar. It was released on 26 February 1998.[1]

Cast

Production

Velai is the debut for director Suresh and cinematographer Vijayasri [2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.[3] Popular Tamil actor Vijay had sung one of the songs along with Premji Amaran, though he didn't act in the film, lending his voice to Vignesh while Nassar who acted in this film was introduced as playback singer.[4][5]

Song Singer(s) Duration Lyrics Notes
"Achutha Achutha" Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaran 4:40 Palani Bharathi
"Oyvedu Nilave" Hariharan, Bhavatharini 4:47 R. V. Udayakumar
"Kanni Ponnu" Pop Shalini 4:23 Ravi Bharathi
"Kaalathuketha Oru Gana" Vijay, Nassar, Premji Amaran 5:08
"Kunnooru Poochadi" Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan 4:38 Arivumathi

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Apart from direction, it is the story and screenplay that makes or breaks a movie. J. V. Films' ``Velai'' suffers from inadequacy in all these aspects, its publicity slogan `relax - no tension' aptly fitting the movie".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Velai ( 1998 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b Ramanujam, D. S. (27 March 1998). "Film Reviews: Vettiyae Madichchu Kattu \ Asuravamsam \ Velai". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Velai (1998)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "பம்பாய் சிட்டியிலிருந்து செல்லக்குட்டி வரை — விஜய் பாடிய பாடல்களின் லிஸ்ட்!" [From Bombay City to Chella Kutty — A visit to Vijay's songs!]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. ^ Sashikanth; Krishna. "Velai". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)