''Vellachi'' () is a 2013 Indian

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written and directed by Velu Vishwanath. The film stars Pintu and Suchitra Unni. It was released on 1 March 2013.

Cast

* Pintu as Ganesh * Suchitra Unni as Vellachi *

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Pandu In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Pandu ( sa, पाण्डु, Pāṇḍu, pale) was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deities ...

* Chevvazhai * Krishnamoorthy * Madhumaran * E. Ramesh * G. Yadeshwaran

Production

''Vellachi'' was written and directed by Velu Vishwanath, and produced by Ambur K. Ananthan Naidu under Geethalaya Movies. The film marked the acting debut of actor Pandu's son Pintu. Cinematography was handled by Sai Natraj. Principal photography began in June 2012, taking place in locations like

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, Palamathi,

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, and

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. As of December 2012, the film was in post-production.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. It marked her return to music composing after ''

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'' (2006).

Release and reception

''Vellachi'' was released on 1 March 2013. ''

Maalai Malar ''Maalai Malar'' is a daily evening Tamil newspaper. It is owned by Daily Thanti group. It was founded by S. P. Adithanar in 1977 at Coimbatore. Maalai Malar has twelve editions published from Chennai, Vellore, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tirunelve ...

'' wrote that though the opening scenes were moving slowly, the latter part of the story was fast paced with love and conflict. The critic also appreciated Sai Natraj's cinematography, and the songs composed by Bhavatharini. Sidharth Varma from ''

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'' wrote, "Tamil films with rural themes have helped several debutants make a mark, but sadly ''Vellachi'' does not work for comedian Pandu's son Pintu. For, the movie suffers from several inconsistencies in the script and pacing."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3421376 2010s Tamil-language films 2013 films Indian romance films 2013 romance films Films scored by Bhavatharini