''Velmurugan Borewells'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Gopi M P and starring Mahesh,

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, Aarushi and

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Cast

* Mahesh as Ramesh *

*Aarushi *

as Dhanam *IT Arasan *

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* Pandi * Vengal Rao *

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* O. A. K. Sundar *

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* K. P. Jagan

Production

The film is directed by Gopi of '' Malayan'' fame. Comedian

turned producer with this film and bought a borewell truck for the film. Aarushi, who starred in ''

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'' (2013), worked on this film alongside another unreleased Mahesh-starrer ''Adhithalam''.

was cast opposite

. The film reportedly has a similar storyline to ''

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'' (2014); however, director Gopi claims that this film's storyline is not inspired from that film.

Soundtrack

Music by

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. Ameer,

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, AR Murugadoss and

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attended the film's audio launch.

Reception

A critic from '' iFlicks'' wrote that "Kanja Karuppu who has produced this film has done his part with good comedy. Songs are good in Srikanth Deva's music. Director M.P.Gopi gets an appreciation for filming a normal village story to a beautiful screenplay". A critic from ''

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'' noted how it was "comforting that the film was not needlessly boring" while also praising the acting, music and cinematography. The film was also reviewed by '' Maalaimalar''.

Controversy

After the film's failure at the box office, Ganja Karuppu went into debt. During the production of the film, the film stopped midway due to lack of money. Ganja Karuppu loaned out his property land and finished the film. He lodged against Gopi and executive director Kalaiyappan for not returning the land.

References

{{Reflist 2010s Tamil-language films Indian romantic comedy films