Veluchami
Veluchami is a 1995 Tamil drama film directed by Arul, who had worked as a storywriter and dialogue writer in Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994). The film features Sarath Kumar, Vineetha and newcomer Shruthi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 1995.[1][2][3]
| Veluchami | |
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| Directed by | Arul |
| Produced by | K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal |
| Written by | Arul |
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| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | K. Muthukumar |
| Edited by | K. Pazhanivel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Veluchami (Sarath Kumar) was brought by Periya Ayya (Jaiganesh), a rich man, since his mother died and his uncle Maruthu (Delhi Ganesh) 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 (Shruthi), 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 (Vineetha) 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 (Captain Raju) and his son Raja (Kazan Khan).
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
- Sarath Kumar as Veluchami
- Vineetha as Rasathi
- Shruthi as Chinnamma
- Goundamani as Kathavarayan
- Senthil as Kannan
- Jaiganesh as Periya Ayya
- Captain Raju
- Kazan Khan as Raja
- Manorama as Chinnamma's grandmother
- Delhi Ganesh as Maruthu, Rasathi's father
- Charuhasan
- Pandu
- K. R. Savithri
- Naveena
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- King Kong
- Thennavan
Soundtrack
| Veluchami | |
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| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 33:19 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Piraisoodan.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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| 1 | 'Chinnamma' (male) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vairamuthu | 5:08 |
| 2 | 'Chinnamma' (female) | K. S. Chithra | 5:08 | |
| 3 | 'Chinnamma Enga' | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:48 | |
| 4 | 'En Veetu Thotatil' | Gangai Amaran | 3:20 | |
| 5 | 'Kan Azhagu' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:43 | |
| 6 | 'Monica Monica' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 4:55 | |
| 7 | 'Uyire Uyire' | Manorama, Swarnalatha | Piraisoodan | 5:17 |
Reception
New Straits Times wrote "Despite Sarath's good acting and two pretty actresses, there is nothing much to make this movie outstanding".[5]
References
- "Filmography of veluchamy". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- "Veluchami (1995)". en.600024.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- "Veluchamy". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- "Download Velusamy by Deva on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19950204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en