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Velayudham is a 2011 Indian Tamil superhero film written and directed by M. Raja. It stars Vijay in the lead titular role opposite Hansika Motwani with Genelia D'Souza, Abhimanyu Singh, Saranya Mohan and Santhanam in supporting roles. The film revolves around a villager who arrives in the city to collect money and is persuaded by a journalist to take on the disguise of Velayudham, a superhero, to eradicate the evils pertaining within the society such as corruption and terrorism. It is inspired by the 2000 Telugu film Azad.
Original Release
10/26/2011
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Vijay | Velayudham |
| Genelia Deshmukh | Bharathi |
| Hansika Motwani | Vaidehi / Vaidhyalakshmi (Vaidehi) |
| Saranya Mohan | Kaveri |
| Santhanam | Speed |
| Abhimanyu Singh | Musafir Ibrahim / Muzamin Ibrahim |
| Vincent Ashokan | Minister's brother |
| Motta Rajendran | Local Goon / Human Trafficker |
| Sayaji Shinde | DGP / Asst.Commissioner Mhd. Feroz Khan |
| R. Pandiaraajan | Inspector / Pandi |
Directors
Writers
Mohan Raja, A.N. Balakrishnan, D. Suresh
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Joseph Vijay | Velayudham |
| Genelia Deshmukh | Bharathi |
| Hansika Motwani | Vaidehi / Vaidhyalakshmi (Vaidehi) |
| Saranya Mohan | Kaveri |
| Santhanam | Speed |
| Abhimanyu Singh | Musafir Ibrahim / Muzamin Ibrahim |
| Vincent Ashokan | Minister's brother |
| Motta Rajendran | Local Goon / Human Trafficker |
| Sayaji Shinde | DGP / Asst.Commissioner Mhd. Feroz Khan |
| R. Pandiaraajan | Inspector / Pandi |
| M.S. Bhaskar | Vaidehi's father |
| Soori | Abdullah |
| Pandi | Pandi |
| Kadhal Thandapani | Villager / Nattamai |
| Ilavarasu | Poor man / Chit Fund Victim |
| Raaghav Ranganathan | Common man |
| Manivannan | Politician / Rathnavelu |
| Vaiyapuri | Speed's Brother |
| T.P. Gajendran | TTR / Travelling Ticket Examiner |
| Singamuthu | Speed's Dad / Speed's Father |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Viswanathan Ravichandran | Producer |
