Valliyin Velan

Valliyin Velan
Genre	Melodrama Family
Written by	Shara Sithara (dialogues)
Directed by	Prathap Mani
Starring	Shreya Anchan Sidhu Sridhar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	100
Production
Producer	Jhon Attakulam
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Cinematography	David Basker
Editor	Jeyasimman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production company	Yatra Media Works
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) – present

Valliyin Velan is an Indian Tamil-language Melodrama television series that premiered on 2 September 2024 on Zee Tamil and digitally streams on ZEE5. ^[1] Produced by Jhon Attakulam and director by Prathap Mani, it stars Shreya Anchan, Sidhu and Sridhar. ^[2]

The story revolves around an innocent young girl Valli from wealthy family, who has been waiting for years to get the love of her father. It is the remake of Zee Telugu's Ammayi Garu.

Plot

The show revolves around Valli (Shreya Anchan) and her father Rathinavel Pandiyan (Saakshi Siva) and his aide Kadhirvelan (Sidhu). ^[3] Valli is the rich girl of education minister Rathinavel Pandiyan. Rathinavel Pandiyan disliked Valli since an incident in the past makes Rathinavel Pandiyan project his hatred for his wife onto his daughter valli. But Valli craves for love and attention from her father. Kadhirvelan is Rathinavel Pandiyan's assistant who tries to bring father and daughter together. ^[4]

Cast

Main

• Shreya Anchan as Valli: Rathinavel Pandiyan & Janaki's only one daughter (2024–present)
• Sidhu as Kadhirvelan: Rathinavel Pandiyan's aide (2024–present)
• Saakshi Siva (2024) → Sridhar (2024–present) as Rathinavel Pandiyan: Valli's father, Janaki's husband, Kathivelan's uncle & Vedhanayagi's younger brother (2024–present)

Recurring

• Kanya Bharathi as Vedhanayagi; Rathinavel Pandiyan & Muthupandi's elder sister (main antagonist) ^[5]
• Hari Krishnan as Muthupandi: Vedhanayagi & Rathinavel Pandiyan's yonger brother
• Nimisha anandhan as janaki : Rathinavel Pandiyan's wife ,Valli's mother & Kadhirvelan's Aunt
• Siddharth Kapilavayi as Ranjith; Vedhanayagi's son & Ranjini elder brother ^[5]
• Sahasraa as Ammu : Muthupandi & Sumathy's daughter
• Indhra Ravichandran as Sumathy: Muthupandi's wife
• Meena Sellamuthu as : Pechi Kadhirvelan(Adoptive son),Veni & Anandhi's mother
• Unknown as : Muthaiya Kadhirvelan(Adoptive son),Veni & Anandhi's father
• Devika elogovan as Veni: Kadhirvelan & Anandhi's elder sister
• Sree Priya as Anandhi: Kathivelan & Veni's yonger sisters & Karthik love interest
• Hemadayal as Renuka: Karthik yonger sister & Kadhirvelan's love interest
• Vivin Arumugam as Karthik : Renuka's elder brother, Anandhi love interest
• Duraimani as veni husband
• Chitra Rebecca as Ranjini: Vedhanayagi's daughter
• Birla Bose as Daramalingam: Vedhanayagi,Rathinavel Pandiyan & Muthupandi's Brother (antagonist)
• Indran as Kadhirvelan friend

Special Appearances

• Shyam Viswanathan

Production

Development

The show was produced by Jhon Attakulam under the Yatra Media Works. It was second collaboration with Zee Tamil after Kanaa serial. It was directed by Prathap Mani, who is known for his Zee Tamil's series Deivam Thantha Poove and Thavamai Thavamirundhu. ^[6]

Casting

Shreya Anchan was cast as Valli and This series the mark comeback Shreya after one years hiatus on TV and also it was second collaboration with Zee Tamil after Rajini serial. ^[2] Sidhu was cast as the male lead Kathirvelan. ^[2] This series will be the first series in which they will act together after their marriage. ^[7] And also this is the second series where the duo will be acting together after the Thirumanam series. ^{[1] [8]} Saakshi Siva and Kanya Bharathi was selected to play Rathinavel Pandiyan and Vedhanayagi. ^[2]

From on 14 November, actor Saakshi Siva was quit the series for personal reasons and was replaced by Sridhar. ^[9]

Release

The makers released the first official Launch Promo for Valliyin Velan on 7 August 2024, which gave a brief insight in Valli's background story. ^[10] The second promo was unveiled on 28 August 2024, featuring Valli and Kadhirvelan and also revealing the upcoming release date. ^[11] The serial was released on 2 September 2024, ^[1] replacing Ninaithen Vandhai in its 7:30 PM slot on Zee Tamil. ^[12]

References

1. "ஜீ தமிழ் தொலைகாட்சியில் செப்டம்பர் 2 முதல் "வள்ளியின் வேலன்" புத்தம் புதிய மெகா தொடர்". zeenews.india.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. "Shreya Anchan - Sidhu set to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Valliyin Velan'". The Times of India . Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "Valliyin Velan story". www.zee5.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
4. "ஜீ தமிழில் வள்ளியின் வேலன் புதிய தொடர்". tamil.timesnownews.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
5. "ரஞ்சித்துக்கு விழுந்த அறை! வேதநாயகிக்கு ஷாக் கொடுத்த ரத்தினவேல்! வள்ளியின் வேலன் எபிசோட் அப்டேட்". zeenews.india.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
6. "Prathap Mani". www.imdb.com.
7. "வள்ளியின் வேலன்... சீரியலில் ஜோடியாகும் நிஜ வாழ்க்கை தம்பதி!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
8. "திருமணத்திற்குப் பிறகு மீண்டும் சீரியலில் இணையும் சித்து-ஸ்ரேயா, என்ன சீரியல் தெரியுமா?". tamil.behindtalkies.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
9. "நடிகர் சாக்ஷி சிவா வள்ளியின் வேலன் தொடரில் இருந்து விலகினார், அவருக்கு பதிலாக ஸ்ரீதர் நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்". tamil.timesnownews.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
10. வள்ளியின் வேலன். Launch Promo | வள்ளியின் வேலன் | Zee Tamil.
11. வள்ளியின் வேலன். Launch Promo 2 | வள்ளியின் வேலன் | Zee Tamil.
12. "ஜீ தமிழில் இன்னும் ஒரு வாரத்தில் தொடங்கும் புது சீரியல்.. தொடங்கும் தேதி, நேரம் விவரம் இதோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 September 2024.

External links

• Valliyin Velan at ZEE5