''Velan'' is a 2021 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by debutant Kavin and produced by Skyman Films International. The film stars

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, Soori and

Meenakshi Govindarajan Meenakshi Govindarajan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. After making her film debut in the Tamil film ''Kennedy Club'' (2019), she has been in films including '' Velan'' (2021), ''Veerapandiyapuram'' (2022) and ...

with a supporting cast including

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and

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. The music is composed by

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. The film was released in theatres on 31 December 2021.

Synopsis

The plot revolves around Velan (

), who gets into the bad books of his father Palanisamy (

), a big shot in his village, due to his privileged behavior. He falls in love with his college friend Ananya (Meenakshi Govindarajan), a Malayali. A mix-up causes her father to fix Velan's match with Vidusha (Maria Vincent), who is also a Malayali girl from her college. When Vidusha's lover Velan and Dineshan ( Soori) clear up this confusion without hurting her father, especially when the girl's father Ananda Kuttan (

) and Veluchamy (

), who resents the Velan family, plot to embarrass Palanisamy.

Cast

as Velan Gounder * Soori as 'Mamookka' Dineshan *

as Ananya *

as 'Thillaiyar' Palanisamy Gounder *

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as Amrutham *

as RKV Veluchamy Gounder *

as Ananda Kuttan * T. M. Karthik as Madhivanan *

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as Thillaiyar * Maria Vincent as Vidhusha * 'Prankster' Rahul as Sathish *

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as Pavithra * Billy Murali as Kaliyamoorthy * Swaminathan as Priest

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by

, and the album featured four songs. The audio rights were acquired by

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. The song "Sathiyama Sollurandi" is based on Mugen Rao's single of the same name.

Release

Theatrical

The film was released in theatres on 31 December 2021 and opened to moderate reviews from critics.

Home Media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film was bought by

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and the satellite rights of the film was bought by

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and

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Reception

Suganth of ''

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'' rated the film with 2.5/5 stars, stating that "Velan exists somewhere in between these two experiences. It is not a film one can whole-heartedly recommend, but at the same time, it is not exactly bad. Is it glass-half-full or glass-half-empty for you?" ''

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'' gave a rating of 3 out on 5 and wrote, "Velan is not a groundbreaking attempt in Tamil cinema but it's not a film that is difficult to sit through. It's a typical rural entertainer with a predictable screenplay but the comedy and emotions work!" Bhuvanesh Chandar of '' Cinema Express'' wrote, "In commercial family entertainers like Velan, at least one of the many elements cooked together should work to pull in the audience. Sadly, except for the interval block, none of the scenes works in its favour. To all poorly cooked commercial entertainers, Velan screams "Sema Killi!""

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 16478968 2021 action films 2021 directorial debut films 2021 films 2020s Tamil-language films 2020s Indian films