வேலாயுதம் (2011)

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Velayudham is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by M. Raja, who co-wrote the screenplay with R. T. Neason, while the dialogues were written by the duo Subha. Produced by V. Ravichandran, it stars Vijay in the title role with Genelia D'Souza and Hansika Motwani, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play prominent roles. In the film, a journalist tracks down a villager who had unknowingly foiled a terrorist plot and persuades him to embrace his heroism as a symbol of hope for the people.

Production

Velayudham was M. Raja's first directorial in Tamil for another actor, and without the involvement of his father Editor Mohan and brother Ravi Mohan. After the release of Santosh Subramaniam (2008), Vijay who had congratulated Raja for the film's success had teased him in a friendly banter saying whether he would often give successful ventures for his brother Ravi and not for him.

Like Raja's previous Tamil films which were remakes of Telugu films, it was speculated that Velayudham would also be a remake of Azad (2000). However, Raja denied the same even though he had bought the rights of that film. Raja stated that the original film's director, Thirupathisamy, had told about the story to him before he narrated to Nagarjuna.

Raja admitted that he had given his own style of characterization for Vijay, like his previous films while also adding an image that appealed to the masses. He described the character as a normal man "who does super things for society and people" and not a "super hero with supernatural powers". Vijay also admitted the same regarding his character.

The film was launched on 15 July 2010 at the Annamalai University in Chidambaram in the presence of thousands of fans. Raja initially planned to shoot 60 percent of the film in villages and remaining portions should be shot in Chennai and Hyderabad. The village portions of the film were shot in Vallakundapuram near Pollachi, and in Udumalaipettai.

The film featured six action sequences, under the supervision of Anal Arasu. Two action sequences were mainly filmed in the Chennai Port and at the Golconda fort in Hyderabad. Hollywood stunt co-ordinator Tom Delmar had worked on a risky stunt sequence on a moving train with Vijay and other antagonists, which was shot in Rayagada, Odisha. The climax portions for the film began during May 2011.

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