Vellai Pura Ondru

Vellai Pura Ondru (transl. A white dove) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Gangai Amaran, starring Vijayakanth and Sujatha. It was released on 13 April 1984, and failed at the box office. The film's title is derived from a song from Puthukavithai (1982).

Vellai Pura Ondru
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gangai Amaran
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story by	Bhishetty Lakshmana Rao
Produced by	AVM Kumaran Padma Kumaran AVM K. Shanmugam
Starring	Vijayakanth Sujatha
Cinematography	Sabapathy
Edited by	B. Lenin
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Bhuvaneshwari Movies
Distributed by	Filmco
Release date	13 April 1984 (1984-04-13)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

Male cast

• Vijayakanth
• Suresh
• Sivachandran
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Sarath Babu
• Shanmugasundaram
• Sangili Murugan
• Jaishankar

Female cast

• Sujatha
• Urvashi
• Nalini
• Silk Smitha
• Manorama
• Bindu Ghosh
• V. Suguna

Production

The film's title is derived from a song from Puthukavithai (1982).^[1] Radha was originally announced as a pair to Vijayakanth.^[2]

Themes

The film has Vijayakanth wielding a chain with a hammer and sickle star dollar, reflecting the actor's passion for communism in the 1980s.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[4][5] The song "Ilam Kadhal Veenai Isai Padum" is set to the raga Mayamalavagowla.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dhinasari Kalarai Parthathale"	Gangai Amaran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:07
2.	"Thenuruthe Aasaiyo Neeluthe"	Na. Kamarasan	S. Janaki	4:36
3.	"Ilam Kadhal Veenai Isai Padum"	Vaali	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	5:35
4.	"Ponnuna Ponnu Yemmamperiya"	Muthulingam	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:27
Total length:				18:45

Release and reception

Vellai Pura Ondru was released on 13 April 1984,^[7] and distributed by Filmco.^[8] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the music, stunts and humour but felt the actors had performed disinterested.^[9] Balumani of Anna also appreciated the music and stunts and direction.^[10] The film failed at the box office.^[11]