Velai
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{{Infobox film
| director = J. Suresh
| producer = J. Vasudevan
| writer = {{ubl|Suresh|Balakumaran}}
| starring = {{ubl|Vignesh|Indraja|Nassar}}
| music = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| cinematography = C Vijayasri
| editing = {{ubl|B. Lenin|V. T. Vijayan}}
| studio = J. V. Films
| distributor = Tara Creations
| released = {{Film date|1998|02|26|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Velai ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|eɪ|l|aɪ}} {{translation|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.{{Cite web |title=Velai ( 1998 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020920041531/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162 |archive-date=20 September 2002 |access-date=2009-04-18 |website=Cinesouth}}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Vignesh as Ganesh
- Indraja
- Nassar
- Hemanth
- Lathif
- Vadivukkarasi
- Balu Anand
- Charle
- Charuhasan
- Raghavi
- Chokkalinga Bhagavathar
- Major Sundarrajan
- Ponvannan
- Santhana Bharathi
- Thalaivasal Vijay
}}
Production
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.{{Cite web |last= |title=Velai (1998) |url=https://www.raaga.com/album/?mid=T0001078 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240307094134/https://www.raaga.com/album/?mid=T0001078 |archive-date=2024-03-07 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=Raaga.com |language=en}} Popular Tamil actor Vijay had sung one of the songs along with Premji Amaran though he did not act in the film, lending his voice to Vignesh while Nassar who acted in this film was introduced as playback singer.{{Cite news |url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/54378.art |title=பம்பாய் சிட்டியிலிருந்து செல்லக்குட்டி வரை — விஜய் பாடிய பாடல்களின் லிஸ்ட்! |date=29 October 2015 |work=Ananda Vikatan |access-date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111171453/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/54378.art |archive-date=11 January 2017 |language=Tamil |trans-title=From Bombay City to Chella Kutty — A visit to Vijay's songs!}}{{Cite web |last=Sashikanth |last2=Krishna |title=Velai |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/velai.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981203103428/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/velai.htm |archive-date=3 December 1998 |access-date=2014-07-20 |website=Indolink.com}}
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! 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 | rowspan=2|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
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