Velli Thirai

Infobox_Film
name = Vellitherai


director = Viji
writer = Srinivasan
Rosshan Andrrews
starring = Prithviraj
Prakash Raj
Gopika
Lakshmi Rai
M. S. Baskar
Sarath Babu
Jayam Ravi
Trisha Krishnan
Sandhya
Pratap Pothan
producer = Prakash Raj
cinematography =
music = G. V. Prakash Kumar
fight choreography =
distributor = Duet Films
released = March 7, 2008
runtime =
language = Tamil
budget =
website =

"Vellitherai" (2008) (English: "Silver Screen") is a Drama Tamil film directed by debutant Viji, a Tamil Television actress. The film stars Prithviraj, as an assistant director hoping to make it big and Gopika, his love interest in the lead roles. Prakash Raj, the producer of the movie, also plays a prominent role in the movie. Shooting had taken place in India, Indonesia, and Australia. The film's score and soundtrack, are composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, with many songs altered from the original. It is a remake of Rosshan Andrrews's Udayananu Tharam, the Malayalam film, which was a Mohanlal starrer. Popular stars like Jayam Ravi and Trisha Krishnan play cameos as themselves in the film.

Popular Tamil Channel Kalaignar TV, Which is known to premiere most of the Latest Tamil Films, is About to Premiere this moive as part of their Ayudha Pooja Celebrations on 8th October 2008.

Plot

Saravanan(Prithviraj) is an assistant director who feels he has written a script that only he, as a director, can do justice to. Kanniah (Prakashraj), who has been looking for a break as an actor for even longer than Saravanan, becomes Saravanan's roommate. When Saravanan goes to Hyderabad, Kanniah copies Saravanan's script and pitches it a producer, under the condition that he has to play the hero in the film. Impressed by the script, the producer agrees to the condition. The movie turns Kanniah, now rechristened Dilipkanth, into a star. Saravanan does not give up and creates another story. However, he finds out that he can't make his film unless Dilipkanth plays the hero. The last leg of the movie seems to have borrowed heavily from the hollywood production, Bowfinger

Cast

Cinematography bySherithr
Rajan Arunasalm