Velli Thirai

Top 10 Billed Cast

Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran

Saravanan

Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj

Kannaiah / Dileep

Gopika
Gopika

Mythili

Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu

Balaji

M. S. Bhaskar
M. S. Bhaskar

Ram Gopal Sharma

Elango Kumaravel
Elango Kumaravel

Hamid Mustafa

Sathyan Sivakumar
Sathyan Sivakumar

Muthu

Charle
Charle

Cameo Appearance

Prathap Pothan
Prathap Pothan

Cameo Appearance

Ravi Mohan
Ravi Mohan

Cameo Appearance

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    Kannaiah, a struggling actor, steals a script written by Saravanan and gains fame. Saravanan decides to make another movie but faces a lot of challenges when he is forced to cast Kannaiah.

  • Release Date

    2008-03-08

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    தமிழ்
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