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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Velai<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = [[J. Suresh]]<br />
| producer = J. Vasudevan<br />
| writer = Suresh<br />[[Balakumaran]]<br />
| starring = [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]<br />[[Indraja (actress)|Indraja]]<br />[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]<br />
| cinematography = C Vijayasri<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| studio = J. V. Films<br />
| distributor = Tara Creations<br />
| released = 26 February 1998<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
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}}<br />
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'''''Velai''''' ({{translation|Work}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[J. Suresh]] and written by [[Balakumaran]], starring [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]], [[Indraja (actress)|Indraja]] and [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]. The film, produced by J. Vasudevan, had musical score by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and was released on 26 February 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162|title=Filmography of Velai|publisher=cinesouth.com|access-date=2009-04-18}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] as Ganesh<br />
* [[Indraja (actress)|Indraja]]<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
* Hemanth<br />
* Lathif<br />
* [[Vadivukkarasi]]<br />
* Balu Anand<br />
* [[Charle]]<br />
* [[Charuhasan]]<br />
* Raghavi<br />
* [[Chokkalinga Bhagavathar]]<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />
* [[Ponvannan]]<br />
* [[Santhana Bharathi]]<br />
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]]<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Velai<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">30 January 1998 (India)</div><br />
| recorded = 1997<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 23:36<br />
| label = Best Audio<br />
| producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja<br />
| prev_title = [[Aravindhan]]<br />
| prev_year = 1997<br />
| next_title = [[Kalyana Galatta]]<br />
| next_year = 1998<br />
}}<br />
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The soundtrack was composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], his second venture after his debut film ''[[Aravindhan]]''. It comprises 5 tracks, with [[Arivumathi]], Pazhani Bharathi, Ravi Bharathi and [[R. V. Udayakumar]] having written the lyrics for each one song. Popular Tamil actor [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]] had sung one of the songs along with [[Premji Amaran]], though he didn't act in the film, lending his voice to [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] while Nassr who acted in this film was introduced as playback singer.<ref name="indolink">{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/velai.htm|title=Velai: Music Review Page|publisher=indolink.com|access-date=2014-07-20}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyrics!! Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Achutha Achutha" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], [[Premji Amaran]] || 4:40 || Pazhani Bharathi ||<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Oyvedu Nilave" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Bhavatharini]] || 4:47 || R. V. Udhayakumar ||<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Kanni Ponnu" || [[Pop Shalini]] || 4:23 || rowspan=2|Ravi Bharathi ||<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Kaalathuketha Oru Gana" || [[Joseph Vijay|Vijay]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], Premji Amaran || 5:08 ||<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Kunnooru Poochadi" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 4:38 ||[[Arivumathi]]||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=1509834}}<br />
* [http://tnvelaivaaippu.com/ employment exchange online registration]<br />
* [http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2162 Velai] at CineSouth<br />
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001078 Velai songs] at Raaga<br />
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[[Category:1998 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]</div>
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