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Velayudham
File:Velayutham poster.jpg
Directed byM. Raja
Screenplay byM. Raja
Produced byVenu Ravichandran
StarringVijay
Hansika Motwani
Genelia D'Souza
Saranya Mohan
CinematographyPriyan
Edited byMohan
Music byVijay Antony
Production
company
Distributed byAascar Films[1]
Release date
  • September 2011 (2011-09)
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageTamil
Budget₹45 crore (US$5.3 million)[2]

Velayudham (Template:Lang-ta) is an upcoming Tamil action-masala film directed by M. Raja.[3] It stars Vijay, Hansika Motwani and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film was formally launched on July 15, 2010 with its photo shoots taken earlier during the month.[4][5] Produced by V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films, the film is currently in its post-production stage and expected to release in September 2011.[6][7]

Cast

Production

Development

Vijay was roped in for the lead role to portray a villager. Genelia D'Souza who had acted opposite Vijay in Sachin was chosen for the role of a journalist in the film,[8] and Hansika Motwani was chosen to portray Vijay's love interest,[9][10] while Saranya Mohan would play sister to Vijay's character.[11] Hollywood stunt director Tom Delmar joined the crew for choreographing the stunts in the film.[12][13] Vijay even walked out of S. Shankar's Nanban reasoning that the two films demanded two completely different looks and he couldn't afford to lose his commitment towards his films.[14] However, he joined in the shooting of the film later as the scenes starring the main hero were reserved to be shot in a later schedule.[15] Santhanam and M. S. Baskar were chosen to play the comedy lead in the film.[16] Vijay donated 100 cows to poor people in Udumalapet near Coimbatore as per Hindu tradition to pray for the success of the film.[17]

The film has been widely reported to be a remake of the 2000 Telugu film Azad that starred late Soundarya as a journalist and Akkineni Nagarjuna as a villager, incidentally the roles essayed by Genelia D'Souza and Vijay, respectively.[8][18] Director M. Raja claims that it's not a remake, but his own story.[19][20]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack is scored by Vijay Antony. The audio right was bought by Sony Music for huge amount.[21] The soundtrack consists of 6 tracks including 1 theme and is scheduled to release on August 28, 2011.[22]

Tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."Sonna Puriadhu" 
2."Maayam Seidhaayo" 
3."Chillax" 
4."Raththathin Raththamey" 
5."Mayakki Putta" 
6."Theme Music" 

References

  1. ^ "Velayutham will not go out of Aascar's hands". Behindwoods. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  2. ^ "Aascar to market Velayudham directly?". Sify. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "A makeover for Vijay?". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ^ "'Velayudham' secrets revealed". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  5. ^ "Velayudham kick starts in style!". Behindwoods.com. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  6. ^ "Vijay's Velayudham is getting ready". Sify.
  7. ^ "Vijay's Birthday Surprise!". Behindwoods.com. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  8. ^ a b "Genelia's role in Velayudham". Behindwoods.com. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  9. ^ "Hansika enjoys it". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  10. ^ "Hansika Motwani wants to dub her voice in Tamil". Times Chennai. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  11. ^ "Celebrations At Velayudham Shooting Spot". Behindwoods.com. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  12. ^ "Velayudham Gets Hollywood Touch!". Behindwoods.com. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  13. ^ "'Velayudham' updates". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  14. ^ "Vijay Not To Campaign". Behindwoods.com. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  15. ^ "Official: '3 Idiots' is 'Nanban'. Vijay is Aamir Khan". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  16. ^ "'Velayudham' gearing for completion".
  17. ^ "Vijay donates cows". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  18. ^ Prakash KL (2010-07-15). "Vijay's Velayudham set for grand launch". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  19. ^ "'Velayudham is not Azad'". Top 10 Cinema. 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  20. ^ http://moviegalleri.net/2010/07/assassins-creed-vijay-velayutham-movie-posters.html
  21. ^ April 22, 2011 (2011-04-22). "J.Jayalalitha to attend Velayudham music launch?". Southdreamz.com. Retrieved 2011-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ July 30,2011 (12 August 2011). "'Velayudham' audio on August 28!". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 12 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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