''Veluchami'' () is a 1995 Indian

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written and directed by Arul in his debut. The film stars

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and newcomer Shruthi. It was released on 15 January 1995.

Plot

Veluchami was brought up by Periya Ayya, a rich man, since his mother died and his uncle Maruthu tried to sell him when he was a kid. Later, Periya Ayya's wife died while she was pregnant. By a miracle, the baby was still alive and this baby girl was named Chinnamma, Veluchami took care of her. Many years later, Veluchami becomes a heart-of-gold man who helps the villagers, and he cannot tolerate injustice. His uncle Maruthu and his daughter Rasathi come to his village, Rasathi falls in love with Veluchami and she compels him to marry her. In the meantime, Veluchami clashes with a rich landlord and his son Raja. Finally, Veluchami promises Rasathi to marry her. Chinnamma's dream is having a lot of children. So Veluchami looks for a groom for her, but Periya Ayya refuses for her marriage because he promises to God that he will give her to the temple if she survived. Veluchami cannot accept it and he marries her by force to save her dreams. In fact, Periya Ayya lied and he tells the truth to Veluchami. Chinnamma's body is too weak for giving birth, so Periya Ayya tries to postpone his daughter's marriage as late as possible. Veluchami is then heartbroken. The rest of the story is what happens to Veluchami, Chinnamma and Rasathi.

Cast

Production

''Veluchami'' marked the directorial debut of Arul, who earlier assisted P. Vasu. Shruti, who acted in the Hindi serial ''Sri Krishna'' made her Tamil debut with the film. The filming was entirely done at Pollachi.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Reception

K. Vijiyan of ''

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'' wrote, "Despite Sarath's good acting and two pretty actresses, there is nothing much to make this movie outstanding". R. P. R. of ''

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'' appreciated Sarathkumar's performance and called the film's background score its biggest strength.

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*{{IMDb title, tt9163658 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 directorial debut films 1995 drama films 1995 films Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films