# Velai > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Velai > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Velai.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velai > Source revision: 1341430019 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs a plot summary. Please add one in your own words. (June 2024) 1998 Indian film Velai Directed by J. Suresh Written by Suresh Balakumaran Produced by J. Vasudevan Starring Vignesh Indraja Nassar Cinematography C Vijayasri Edited by B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja Production company J. V. Films Distributed by Tara Creations Release date 26 February 1998 (1998-02-26) Country India Language Tamil ***Velai*** ([/ˈveɪlaɪ/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) transl. Work) is a 1998 Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language film, directed by [J. Suresh](/source/J._Suresh) and written by [Balakumaran](/source/Balakumaran), starring [Vignesh](/source/Vignesh_(actor)), [Indraja](/source/Indraja) and [Nassar](/source/Nassar_(actor)). It was released on 26 February 1998.[1] ## Cast - [Vignesh](/source/Vignesh_(actor)) as Ganesh - [Indraja](/source/Indraja) - [Nassar](/source/Nassar_(actor)) - Hemanth - Lathif - [Vadivukkarasi](/source/Vadivukkarasi) - [Balu Anand](/source/Balu_Anand) - [Charle](/source/Charle) - [Charuhasan](/source/Charuhasan) - Raghavi - [Chokkalinga Bhagavathar](/source/Chokkalinga_Bhagavathar) - [Major Sundarrajan](/source/Major_Sundarrajan) - [Ponvannan](/source/Ponvannan) - [Santhana Bharathi](/source/Santhana_Bharathi) - [Thalaivasal Vijay](/source/Thalaivasal_Vijay) ## Production *Velai* is the debut for director Suresh and cinematographer Vijayasri.[2] ## Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by [Yuvan Shankar Raja](/source/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja).[3] Popular Tamil actor [Vijay](/source/Vijay_(actor)) had sung one of the songs along with [Premji Amaran](/source/Premji_Amaran) though he did not act in the film, lending his voice to [Vignesh](/source/Vignesh_(actor)) while Nassar who acted in this film was introduced as playback singer.[4][5] Song Singer(s) Duration Lyrics Notes "Achutha Achutha" Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaran 4:40 Palani Bharathi "Oyvedu Nilave" Hariharan, Bhavatharini 4:47 R. V. Udayakumar "Kanni Ponnu" Pop Shalini 4:23 Ravi Bharathi "Kaalathuketha Oru Gana" Vijay, Nassar, Premji Amaran 5:08 "Kunnooru Poochadi" Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan 4:38 Arivumathi ## Critical reception D. S. Ramanujam of *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)* wrote, "Apart from direction, it is the story and screenplay that makes or breaks a movie. J. V. Films' ``Velai'' suffers from inadequacy in all these aspects, its publicity slogan `relax - no tension' aptly fitting the movie".[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Velai ( 1998 )"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020920041531/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162). *Cinesouth*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162) on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hindu_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hindu_2-1) Ramanujam, D. S. (27 March 1998). ["Film Reviews: Vettiyae Madichchu Kattu \ Asuravamsam \ Velai"](https://web.archive.org/web/19991009131810/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980327/09/09270225.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. p. 27. Archived from [the original](http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980327/09/09270225.htm) on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 7 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Velai (1998)"](https://www.raaga.com/album/?mid=T0001078). *[Raaga.com](/source/Raaga.com)*. Retrieved 7 March 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["பம்பாய் சிட்டியிலிருந்து செல்லக்குட்டி வரை — விஜய் பாடிய பாடல்களின் லிஸ்ட்!"](http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/54378.art) [From Bombay City to Chella Kutty — A visit to Vijay's songs!]. *[Ananda Vikatan](/source/Ananda_Vikatan)* (in Tamil). 29 October 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170111171453/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/54378.art) from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sashikanth; Krishna. ["Velai"](https://web.archive.org/web/19981203103428/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/velai.htm). *Indolink.com*. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2014. ## External links - [*Velai*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1509834/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Velai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velai) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velai?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.