''Vella Raja'' () is a 2018 Indian

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-language drama

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web series, produced as an Original for

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. The web series is directed by Guhan Senniappan of Nalaya Iyakunar and

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fame, produced by S. R. Prabhu under the production banner

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. It is the first Amazon Original in Tamil which was dubbed in both Hindi and

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languages. The series was released on Prime Video on 7 December 2018 and received positive reviews from the audience and critics for its making and the screenplay, It stars Bobby Simha, Parvatii Nair and

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in their web series debut, while Kaali Venkat plays a pivotal role in the series. Media outlets speculated that the web series is inspired by the 2018 Netflix Hindi-language web series '' Sacred Games''.

Synopsis

Vella Raja revolves around the lives of characters who land up in trouble while staying at a lodge. How Deva saves himself without getting caught by the police and his rivals forms the rest of the story.

Cast

* Bobby Simha as Drug Kingpin Deva * Parvatii Nair as Teresa *

as Aadhira * Kaali Venkat as Pugazhendi *

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as Kathir * Akash Premkumar as Mohan *

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as Kamesh * Manoharan * Ponmudi * Sharath Ravi * Santhosh * Lallu as Aadira's assistant *

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as Drug Peddler * TSR as Judge *Abi - Kalki duo

Episodes

Production

This was the first Tamil web series developed by

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. The official teaser of the Web series was released on 5 December 2018. The soundtrack for the web film is composed by

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Reception

Ashameera Aiyappan of '' The New Indian Express'' rated the series 2.5 out of 5, praising its "premise and the making". The web series was also appreciated for portrayal of the women lead characters in prominent roles.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt9377880 Amazon Prime Video original programming 2018 Tamil-language television series debuts Tamil-language web series Tamil-language thriller television series 2018 Tamil-language television series endings