| Velayudham | |
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| Directed by | Mohan Raja |
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| Story by | Mohan Raja |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
| Starring | Vijay Hansika Motwani Genelia D'Souza |
| Cinematography | Priyan |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹45 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹60 crore[1] |
Velayudham (/veɪlɑːjʊðəm/) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film. It stars Vijay in the titular role with Hansika Motwani and Genelia D'Souza, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play other prominent roles. The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by Priyan and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. The film was inspired from the 2000 Telugu film Azad and also marks Genelia's last Tamil film till date.[2][3] Velayudham was released on 26 October 2011 to positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office.[4][5]
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