Aruva Velu (transl. Bilhook Velu) is a 1996 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by P. S. Bharathi Kannan in his debut. The film stars Nassar and Urvashi. It was released on 15 January 1996.[1]
| Aruva Velu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. S. Bharathi Kannan |
| Screenplay by | P. S. Bharathi Kannan |
| Story by | K. V. Gunasekaran |
| Produced by | K. V. Gunasekaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | A. Sabapathy |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal S. Govindasamy |
| Music by | Adithyan |
Production company | Goodwill Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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The film begins with Velu (Nassar) being sentenced to the death penalty.
In the past, Velu was an angry man who solved villagers problems by violence. Whereas Muthurasa (Rajesh), Velu's uncle, was a respected village chief who solved villagers problems peacefully. Maruthayi (Urvashi), Muthurasa's daughter, loved her cousin Velu. Alavanthar (Anandaraj), a stone-hearted rich landlord, exploits the villagers and with his twin sons (Ram-Lakshman) spread terror among the villagers. Muthurasa helped the villagers by giving them some lands. Alavanthar, angry, managed to kill some villagers and Muthurasa informed the police. Alavanthar was therefore arrested, he was immediately released and killed Muthurasa. To take revenge, Velu killed one of Alavanthar's sons and he was arrested. Thereafter, Velu managed to escape from jail and killed the other son of Alavanthar. Alavanthar killed a police officer and blamed Velu for the murder. Velu was once again sent to jail and Maruthayi committed suicide. At her funeral, Velu, who was escorted by the police, escaped and he eventually killed Alavanthar.
Velu is then hanged in jail for his crimes.
Cast
edit- Nassar as Velu
- Urvashi as Maruthayi
- Anandaraj as Alavanthar
- Rajesh as Muthurasa
- Ram as Alavanthar's son
- Lakshman as Alavanthar's son
- S. N. Lakshmi as Velu's grandmother
- Nellai Siva as Police officer
- Singamuthu as Gurukkal
- Bonda Mani
- Jyothi Meena as Ponni
- A. K. Veerasamy as Ponni's father
- Krishnamoorthy
- Sethu Vinayagam as Jailer
- LIC Narasimhan
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Vellai Subbaiah
Production
editAruva Velu is the directorial debut of Bharathi Kannan, previously a public relations officer.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Adithyan.[3][4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Kaadu Mazha Sollum" | Adithyan | Madhurakasi | 4:48 |
| "Maruthayee Ninaichu" | Swarnalatha, Shahul Hameed | Vairamuthu | 4:47 |
| "Rohttu Pakkam" | S. P. Sailaja | 5:12 | |
| "Vanthachu Nalla Kalam" | Mano, Malgudi Subha, Adithyan | 5:22 | |
| "Yeamma Indha Rathiri" | Sujatha | Panchu Arunachalam | 4:57 |
Reception
editD. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "To depict a theme cogently with interesting situations, that too without a comedy track, is no easy task for a debutant director", but Bharathi Kannan "does it without much fuss" and Nassar, playing the title character, "comes out with flying colours".[2]
References
edit- ^ "aruva velu ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ a b Ramanujam, D. S. (26 January 1996). "Cinema: Kizhakku Mugam/Thaayagam/Aruvaa Velu/Bandit Queen". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Aruva Velu". JioSaavn. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Parambharai / Aruva Velu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
