Veli (film)

Veli (pronounced [ʋeːli] transl. Fence) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Durai, starring Saritha and Rajesh. It was released on 24 July 1985.^[1]

Veli
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Directed by	Durai
Produced by	G. Lalitha
Starring	Saritha Rajesh Sumithra Sathyaraj
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Release date	24 July 1985 (1985-07-24)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Saritha
• Rajesh
• Sumithra
• Sathyaraj
• Jaishankar

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaali! Bhadrakali"	Vaali	Vani Jairam, Poonguyilan
2.	"Kanna Kanmanikku"	Poonguyilan	P. Susheela
3.	"Devi En Devi"	Muthulingam	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
4.	"Kiss Me"	Muthulingam	Manjula

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of Rajesh, Sathyaraj and the film's message but felt the film was dragged in second half and concluded it felt like a series that was supposed to end in ten weeks but dragged for 17–18 weeks.^[3] Balumani of Anna praised the acting of cast, music and direction.^[4] According to Rajesh, the film failed because of the characterisation of his character.^[5]