''Velai'' ( ) is a 1998 Indian

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-language film, directed by J. Suresh and written by

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, starring Vignesh,

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and

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. It was released on 26 February 1998.

Cast

Production

''Velai'' is the debut for director Suresh and cinematographer Vijayasri

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. Popular Tamil actor Vijay had sung one of the songs along with

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though he did not act in the film, lending his voice to Vignesh while Nassar who acted in this film was introduced as playback singer.

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' 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".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 films Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamil-language Indian films