''Vellai Yaanai'' () is a 2021 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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in the lead roles. Produced by Mini Studios, it was released on 11 July 2021 on Sun TV.

Cast

as Vellai Kunju *

as Vendaam Amirtham *

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (20 ...

as KK * S. S. Stanley *

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*Saranya Ravichandran *

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Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

* A. Govindamoorthy

Production

made a return as a director after a long sabbatical, and selected

to portray the lead role of a farmer.

was cast as the lead actress after the director was impressed by her performance in the Malayalam film, ''

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'' (2018) Post-production for the film began in June 2019, but the film's release was delayed by two years.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

Santhosh Narayanan Santhosh Narayanan is an Indian composer and musician in the Tamil film industry. Early life Santhosh Narayanan was born in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the younger of two children. He was educated at RSK Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirappa ...

. *Vennila – Vijaynarain, Sangeetha Karuppiah *Aara Thedum – Santhosh Narayanan *Vaazha Vechonae – Vijaynarain *Thandhom Thana –

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*Nellu Vaasam – Santhosh Narayanan

Release

The film was directly released on Sun TV on 11 July 2021. A critic from ''

Cinema Express ''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Din ...

'' wrote "inconsistency mars this well-intentioned Samuthirakani tearjerker", adding "inconsistent writing ruins the well-performed rural drama." Entertainment portals ''Behindwoods'' and ''

Dinamalar ''Dinamalar'' is an Indian Tamil daily newspaper. It was founded in 1951 by T. V. Ramasubba Iyer. ''Dinamalar'' has an average circulation of 942,812 (ABC Jan-June 2016) History Dinamalar was founded by T. V. Ramasubbaiyer on 6 September 195 ...

'' gave the film mixed reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=11444820 2020s Tamil-language films 2021 films Films about agriculture Films scored by Santhosh Narayanan Indian drama films Indian television films 2021 drama films 2021 television films Films directed by Subramaniam Siva