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Vel (film)
''Vel'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action family drama film written and directed by Hari and produced by M. Chinthamani. It stars Suriya, Asin, Vadivelu and Kalabhavan Mani. Suriya plays a dual role as identical twins. The film also features Charan Raj, Nassar, Lakshmi, Saranya Ponvannan, Ambika in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Priyan handled the cinematography, while V. T. Vijayan handled the editing. The film released on 8 November 2007, coinciding with Diwali. Plot Thiyagarajan and Sharadha, a couple who have twins, lose one of them while traveling between Tirunelveli and Chennai. The child stolen by a beggar for its gold chain is abandoned at the door of a rich feudal landlord. He is brought up in the family as Vel and becomes the darling of everybody including Appatha, the family head. Meanwhile the other twin grows up and becomes a private detective Vasu, who falls in love with a television hostess, Swathi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari (director)
Hari Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director best known for his action and masala films in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with '' Thamizh'' (2002). He later directed films such as '' Saamy'' (2003), '' Kovil'' (2004), '' Ayya'' (2005), ''Thaamirabharani'' (2007), '' Vel'' (2007) and the '' Singam film series'' (2010-2017). He mostly directed Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli district based movies. Early life Hari was born in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Gopalakrishnan, runs a grocery store. Later, his family moved to Chennai, where Hari graduated with a degree in Commerce. Career Hari first joined as an assistant, gaining experience by working with various directors; Senthilnathan, Jeevabalan, Ameerjan, K. Natraj in '' Valli'', Alex Pandian, Nassar in '' Avatharam''. Later, he assisted K. Balachander in his film ''Kalki'' and worked as an associate director with Saran in the films ''Amarkalam'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
