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''Veera'' is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language
action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
directed by Rajaraman and produced by
Elred Kumar Elred Kumar Santhanam is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his work on '' Ko, Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal, and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.'' His films were made under his production house, RS Infotainment ...
of
RS Infotainment RS Infotainment is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by Elred Kumar. The studio has produced films made in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. History Elred Kumar was first announced as "a businessman passionate about ...
. The film stars
Kreshna Krishnakumar Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar ...
and
Iswarya Menon Iswarya Menon is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Early life and education Iswarya Menon's family is from Chendamangalam, Kerala. She was born and brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu. She did her hig ...
in the leading roles, with Karunakaran,
Rajendran Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Ta ...
and
Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' ( ...
in supporting roles.
Leon James Leon James may refer to: * Leon James (composer) (born 1991), Indian film composer and singer * Leon James (dancer) (died 1970), American Lindy Hop and jazz dancer * Leon James (footballer) (born 2001), Thai footballer {{hndis, James, Leon ...
composed the original score and soundtrack for the film, while Bakkiyam Shankar wrote the film's script. Having begun production in August 2015, the film had gone through a change of cast before being released on 16 February 2018.


Cast

*
Kreshna Krishnakumar Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar ...
as Veeramuthu *
Iswarya Menon Iswarya Menon is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Early life and education Iswarya Menon's family is from Chendamangalam, Kerala. She was born and brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu. She did her hig ...
as Renuka * Karunakaran as Pachamuthu *
Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi mononymously called as Radha Ravi is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of veteran actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brot ...
as Sketch Sekhar *
Thambi Ramaiah Thambi Ramaiah is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked occasionally as a lyricist. He directed three films, '' Manu Needhi'' (2000), '' Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan'' (2008) and '' Mani ...
as Ezhukinaru Ezhumazhai *
Rajendran Arunachalam Rajendran, also known as A. Rajendran (born 1 June 1957) and better known/credited as Mottai Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Ta ...
as Jonty Rhodes *
Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' ( ...
as Jithesh *
Aadukalam Naren Aadukalam Naren (born Narayanan) is an Indian actor who has appears in Tamil and Telugu films, mainly playing supporting and antagonistic roles. He made his debut with the 1997 film '' Raman Abdullah'' but got noticed for his role in the 2011 ...
as Boxer Rajendran *
R. N. R. Manohar R. N. R. Manohar (17 May 1967 – 17 November 2021) was an Indian actor and director. He directed films like ''Maasilamani'' (2009) and ''Vellore Maavattam'' (2011). Career In 2002, Manohar announced that he would direct a film titled ''Velu'' ...
as Maavattam Thamizhazhagan *
Charandeep Charandeep Surneni is an Indian actor who is known for his works in the Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries. He was noted for his roles in the films like ''Jilla'', '' Sigaram Thodu'' and ''Boxer''. Early life Charandeep Surneni, also ...
as Kulla Ponnu Kumar * Sonia Bose Venkat as Rajendran's wife * Kanna Ravi as Sura Murugan * Karthik Nagarajan as Goon of kulla ponnu kumar


Production

In August 2015,
Bobby Simha Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' an ...
signed on to appear in a venture titled ''Veera'' directed by debutant Rajaraman and produced by
Elred Kumar Elred Kumar Santhanam is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his work on '' Ko, Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal, and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.'' His films were made under his production house, RS Infotainment ...
of
RS Infotainment RS Infotainment is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by Elred Kumar. The studio has produced films made in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. History Elred Kumar was first announced as "a businessman passionate about ...
. The production house signed him on for three films, with ''
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'' (2016) and ''
Kavalai Vendam ''Kavalai Vendam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Deekay. The film stars Jiiva and Kajal Aggarwal, while Bobby Simha and Sunaina play supporting roles. The film, which is said to be an urban r ...
'' (2016) also announced to be in production during the same period. The film was titled after producer
Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...
allowed them to use the title that he had previously owned after making the 1994 film of the same name. Rookie actress
Iswarya Menon Iswarya Menon is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Early life and education Iswarya Menon's family is from Chendamangalam, Kerala. She was born and brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu. She did her hig ...
was signed on to play the leading female role, while
Bala Saravanan Bala Saravanan (born 2 November 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in Tamil language films. Career Bala made his debut as an actor in Vijay TV's school drama serial "''Kallikattu Pallikoodam"'' and came to notice in the Vi ...
was selected to play a major supporting role. Subsequently, in November 2015, Bobby Simha opted out of the film citing scheduling issues and was replaced by
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in the lead role. During the same month, Karunakaran was also selected to replace Bala Saravanan, while
Leon James Leon James may refer to: * Leon James (composer) (born 1991), Indian film composer and singer * Leon James (dancer) (died 1970), American Lindy Hop and jazz dancer * Leon James (footballer) (born 2001), Thai footballer {{hndis, James, Leon ...
was signed as the music composer after the producers were impressed with his work in ''Ko 2''. Vishnu also later opted out from the film and was replaced by
Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...
, with production beginning quietly in mid-2016. By September 2016, the team had completed the majority of the shoot and the producers released the first look poster during the same month. Cinematographer Kumaran revealed that "seventy per cent" of the film was completed in the first schedule, before the second schedule began in September 2016. The film marked actress Iswarya's first big role in Tamil films, and in the film, she portrayed an Ooty-born girl, who moves to Chennai. For the role, she had to juggle speaking in normal Tamil and with a north Madras slang. The team initially planned to release the film for January 2017, but production continued beyond the date. The film was sold to Orange Creations in a distribution deal in early September 2017, with a release date planned for later in the month, but the date was later skipped. Another two proposed release dates in December 2017 were postponed at the last minute, after the distributors, Orange Creations failed to get enough screens for a wide theatrical release.


Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Leon James, in his fourth film venture following ''
Kanchana 2 ''Kanchana 2'' (also marketed as ''Muni 3: Kanchana 2'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written, produced and directed by Raghava Lawrence, who enactes in dual role and reprises his role. Alongside him, the film stars Taapse ...
'' (2015), ''
Ko 2 ''Ko 2'' ( ''King 2'') is a 2016 Indian political thriller film co-written and directed by Sarath Mandava, Sarath, who earlier worked as associate director/screenplay writer for films like ''Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film), Unnaipol Oruvan'' and ''Bi ...
'' (2016) and ''
Kavalai Vendam ''Kavalai Vendam'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Deekay. The film stars Jiiva and Kajal Aggarwal, while Bobby Simha and Sunaina play supporting roles. The film, which is said to be an urban r ...
'' (2016). The soundtrack was released on 23 March 2017 through
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.


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*{{IMDb title, 7654674 2018 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian action thriller films Indian gangster films 2018 action thriller films Films scored by Leon James (composer)