Velayudham (Tamil: வேலாயுதம்) is an upcoming Tamil action-masala film directed by M. Raja. It stars Vijay, Hansika Motwaniand Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film was formally launched on July 15, 2010 with its photo shoots taken earlier during the month. Produced by V. Ravichandran's Aascar Films, the film is currently in its post-production stage and expected to release during Diwali 2011.
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Cast
- Vijay as Velayudham
- Genelia D'Souza as Deepa
- Hansika Motwani as Vaidehi
- Saranya Mohan as Vel's sister
- Santhanam
- Sathyan
- Abhimanyu Singh
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Pandiarajan
- Sampath Raj
- Sayaji Shinde
- Raaghav
- Veera Samar
Production
Development
The film was launched on July 15, 2010 at the Madras University campus. Genelia D'Souza who had acted opposite Vijay in Sachin was chosen for the role of a journalist in the film, and Hansika Motwani was chosen to portray Vijay's love interest, while Saranya Mohan would play sister to Vijay's character. Hollywood stunt director Tom Delmar joined the crew for choreographing the stunts in the film. 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. However, he joined in the shooting of the film later as the scenes starring the portagonist were reserved to be shot later. Santhanam and M. S. Baskar were chosen to play the comedy lead in the film. Vijay donated 100 cows to poor people in Udumalapet near Coimbatore as per Hindu tradition to pray for the success of the film.
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. Director M. Raja claims that it's not a remake, but his own story.
Soundtrack
| Velayudham | ||||
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 Original CD cover | ||||
| Soundtrack album to Velayudham byVijay Antony | ||||
| Released | 28 August 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Audiophiles | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 25:04 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Vijay Antony | |||
| Vijay Antony chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack is scored by Vijay Antony. The audio right was bought by Sony Music for huge amount. The soundtrack consists of 6 tracks and was released on 28 August 2011, at CSI Grounds in Madurai, attended by thousand of Vijay fans. Vijay, Hansika Motwani, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay Antony, Viveka, and several distributors and theatre owners were present in function.According to Sony Music Entertainment Chennai, the soundtrack received an overwhelming response with all units produced been sold within a day of release, considerably a record.