Velayudham
An ordinary village milkman becomes the city’s fictional superhero when a journalist’s campaign against political corruption turns him into a real vigilante.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- energetic
- witty
- populist
- mass movie night
- Tamil cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be an entertaining, star-powered Tamil masala action vehicle with engaging set pieces and family sentiment, though overlong, illogical, and unevenly edited.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bharati invents Velayudham as a crusader, then recruits the ordinary milkman Velu to embody that fictional figure.
The film combines political corruption, terrorist threats, songs, dance, comedy, sister sentiment, and Vijay's star persona.
Milkman Velu travels from his village to Chennai and becomes the citywide vigilante imagined by Bharati.
The Home Minister collaborates with terrorists to create tension and plant bombs in Chennai.
Films like Velayudham, and why
Mersal
Tamil superhero action, corruption-focused vigilantism, comic relief, and star-driven masala spectacle
Sivaji: The Boss
Indian commercial action with a larger-than-life protagonist confronting political corruption and criminal conspiracies
Anniyan
Tamil vigilante superhero narrative combining social injustice, melodramatic family sentiment, romance, and crowd-pleasing action
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohan Raja
- Release Date
- 2011-10-26
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (50)
Cast
- Vijay
- Genelia D'Souza
- Hansika Motwani
- Saranya Mohan
- Santhanam
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Raaghav
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Vincent Asokan
- Pandiarajan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Sun Nxt
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Velayudham about?
- An ordinary village milkman becomes the city’s fictional superhero when a journalist’s campaign against political corruption turns him into a real vigilante.
- What is Velayudham like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Velayudham as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Velayudham violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Velayudham as brutal.
- What did critics think of Velayudham?
- Critics broadly found the film to be an entertaining, star-powered Tamil masala action vehicle with engaging set pieces and family sentiment, though overlong, illogical, and unevenly edited.
- Which films are like Velayudham?
- Films with a similar feel include Mersal, Sivaji: The Boss, and Anniyan.
- How long is Velayudham?
- Velayudham runs 160 minutes.
- Where can I watch Velayudham?
- In United States, Velayudham streams on fuboTV, Sun Nxt.
