''Aruva Velu'' is a 1996

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directed by P. S. Bharathi Kannan. The film stars

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and

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. The film, produced by K. V. Gunasekaran, had musical score by

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and was released on 15 January 1996 to negative reviews.

Plot

The film begins with Velu (

) being sentenced to the death penalty. In the past, Velu was an angry man who solved villagers problems by violence. Whereas Muthurasa (

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), Velu's uncle, was a respected village chief who solved villagers problems peacefully. Maruthayi (

), Muthurasa's daughter, loved her cousin Velu. Alavanthar (

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), a stone-hearted rich landlord, exploits the villagers and with his twin sons (Ram-Lakshman) spread terror among the villagers. Muthurasa helped the villagers by giving them some lands. Alavanthar, angry, managed to kill some villagers and Muthurasa informed the police. Alavanthar was therefore arrested, he was immediately released and killed Muthurasa. To take revenge, Velu killed one of Alavanthar's son and he was arrested. Thereafter, Velu managed to escape from jail and killed the other son of Alavanthar. Alavanthar killed a police officer and blamed Velu for the murder. Velu was once again sent to jail and Maruthayi committed suicide. At her funeral, Velu, who was escorted by the police, escaped and he eventually killed Alavanthar. Velu is then hanged in jail for his crimes.

Cast

as Velu *

as Maruthayi *

as Alavanthar *

as Muthurasa *Ram as Alavanthar's son *Lakshman as Alavanthar's son *

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as Velu's grandmother *

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as Police officer *

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as Gurukkal *

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as Ponni *A. K. Veerasamy as Ponni's father *Krishnamoorthy *

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as Jailer *

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Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by

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and Madhurakasi.

References

{{reflist 1996 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films