''Vellachi'' () is a 2013 Indian

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romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

written and directed by Velu Vishwanath. The film stars newcomers Pintu Pandu and Suchitra Unni. The music was composed by

Bhavatharini Bhavatharini Raja (23 July 1976 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian playback singer and composer. She was the only daughter of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja and sister of Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. Starting her career in the 1990s, she mo ...

with cinematography by Sai Natraj and editing by Hari Palanivel. The film released on 1 March 2013.

Cast

* Pintu Pandu as Ganesh * Suchitra Unni as Vellachi * Ganja Karuppu *

Pandu Pandu () was the king of Kuru kingdom, with capital at Hastinapur in the epic '' Mahabharata''. He was the foster-father of the five Pandavas, who are the central characters of the epic. Pandu was born pale, to Vichitravirya's second wife ...

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

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

's son Pintu. Cinematography was handled by Sai Natraj. Principal photography began in June 2012, taking place in locations like

Vellore Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...

, Vaniyambadi, Palamathi, Yelagiri, and

Krishnagiri Krishnagiri () is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and it serves as the administrative headquarters of Krishnagiri District formed in 2004. It is located at the bottom of Krishnadevaraya Hills, and the town is fully surrounded by hill r ...

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

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. It marked her return to music composing after ''

Ilakkanam ''Ilakkanam'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Chandraseyan, making his directorial debut. The film stars newcomer Vishnupriyan and Uma, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Bala Singh, Kadhal Sukumar, Chitti Babu, Sathyapriya, ...

'' (2006).

Release and reception

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

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' 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 2010s Indian films 2013 films Indian romance films 2013 romance films Films scored by Bhavatharini