Velmurugan Borewells

{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Gopi M P}} {{No plot|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Velmurugan Borewells | image = Velmurugan Borewells.jpg | alt = | caption = Release poster | native_name =  | director = Gopi M P | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | producer = | starring = {{plainlist|*[[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]] *[[Ganja Karuppu]] *Aarushi *[[Ragasya]] }} | narrator = | cinematography = Salai Sagadevan | editing = [[A. L. Ramesh]] | music = [[Srikanth Deva]] | studio = Tharun Kaanth Film Factory | distributor =  | released = {{Film date|2014|11|28}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Velmurugan Borewells''''' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Gopi M P and starring [[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]], [[Ganja Karuppu]], Aarushi and [[Ragasya]].

== Cast == {{Colbegin}} *[[Mahesh (Tamil actor)|Mahesh]] as Ramesh *[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Velmurugan *Aarushi *[[Ragasya]] as Dhanam *IT Arasan *[[Pandi (actor)|Pandi]] *[[Theepetti Ganesan]] *[[O. A. K. Sundar]] *[[K. P. Jagan]] *[[Samuthirakani]] as Narrator *[[Manobala]] *[[Mayilsamy]] *[[Singamuthu]] *[[Imman Annachi]] *Dindigul Alex *[[Bava Lakshmanan]] *[[Vengal Rao]] {{Colend}}

== Production == The film is directed by Gopi of ''[[Malayan (film)|Malayan]]'' fame.<ref name="filmibeat">{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=26 February 2013 |title='கருப்பண்ணே.. எங்க ஊருக்கு ஒரு போர்வெல்!' |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/karuppu-s-timely-help-villagers-179931.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028232758/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/karuppu-s-timely-help-villagers-179931.html |archive-date=28 October 2020 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Filmibeat|Oneindia]] |language=ta}}</ref> Comedian [[Ganja Karuppu]] turned producer with this film and bought a borewell truck for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rinku Gupta |date=27 March 2013 |title=Ganja Karuppu turns producer |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/ganja-karuppu-turns-producer-462571.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412092335/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/ganja-karuppu-turns-producer-462571.html |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=filmibeat/> Aarushi, who starred in ''[[Azhagan Azhagi]]'' (2013), worked on this film alongside another unreleased Mahesh-starrer ''Adhithalam''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rinku Gupta |date=5 December 2013 |title=I Like Playing a Village Belle: Aarushi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/dec/05/i-like-playing-a-village-belle-aarushi-546552.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412091918/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/dec/05/I-Like-Playing-a-Village-Belle-Aarushi-546552.html |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> [[Ragasya]] was cast opposite [[Ganja Karuppu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudha |date=11 November 2013 |title='லைட் பச்சக்' மட்டும்தான்.. 'கஞ்சா'வுக்கு ரகஸ்யா போட்ட கண்டிஷன்...! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ragasya-refuses-liplock-with-ganja-karuppu-187112.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055849/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ragasya-refuses-liplock-with-ganja-karuppu-187112.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]]}}</ref> The film reportedly has a similar storyline to ''[[Lingaa]]'' (2014); however, director Gopi claims that this film's storyline is not inspired from that film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=3 December 2014 |title=லிங்கா கதையைத் திருடிட்டேனா.. தனக்குத் தானே பப்ளிசிட்டி தேடிய போர்வெல் டைரக்டர்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/velmurugan-borewells-director-s-denial-on-lingaa-story-032130.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055850/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/velmurugan-borewells-director-s-denial-on-lingaa-story-032130.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack == Music by [[Srikanth Deva]]. [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]], [[Samuthirakani]], [[AR Murugadoss]] and [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] attended the film's audio launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=3 December 2013 |title=கஞ்சா கருப்பு விழா... நிற்க இடமின்றி ஓரத்தில் நின்ற அமீர்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ameer-praises-kanja-karuppu-188761.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055851/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ameer-praises-kanja-karuppu-188761.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=வேல்முருகன் போர்வெல்ஸ் பாடல்கள் வெளியீட்டு விழா படங்கள் |url=https://tamil.webdunia.com/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-113120400040_2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055849/https://tamil.webdunia.com/tamil-cinema-news-movie-film/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-113120400040_2.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Webdunia}}</ref>

== Reception == A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2014 |title=Velmurugan Borewells |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/12/01120718/Velmurugan-Borewells.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612174857/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/12/01120718/Velmurugan-Borewells.vpf |archive-date=12 June 2020 |website=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' noted how it was "comforting that the film was not needlessly boring" while also praising the acting, music and cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2014 |title=வேல்முருகன் போரெவெல்ல்ஸ் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1023/Velmurugan%20Borewells/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822093709/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1023/Velmurugan%20Borewells/ |archive-date=22 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Dinamalar]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalaimalar]]'' called the film funny.<ref>{{Cite web |title=வேல்முருகன் போரெவெல்ல்ஸ் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2014/11/30234342/velmurugan-borewells.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412092335/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2014/11/30234342/velmurugan-borewells.vpf |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |website=[[Maalaimalar]]}}</ref>

== Controversy == After the film's failure at the box office, Ganja Karuppu went into debt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalaimathi |date=27 March 2021 |title=படம் எடுத்து போண்டியான பிரபல காமெடி நடிகர்.. பல கோடி கடன்.. சொந்த வீடு..சொத்துக்களை விற்கும் அவலம்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/kanja-karuppu-faces-money-crisis-after-producing-movie-081469.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055851/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/kanja-karuppu-faces-money-crisis-after-producing-movie-081469.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=15 May 2015 |title=சினிமா எடுப்பதாகக் கூறி சொத்துக்களை ஆட்டயப் போட்ட இயக்குநர்... கஞ்சா கருப்பு போலீசில் புகார் |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ganja-karuppu-lodges-complaint-against-director-034589.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808055850/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/ganja-karuppu-lodges-complaint-against-director-034589.html |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]] [[Category:2014 Indian films]] [[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]