Velmurugan Borewells

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Velmurugan Borewells
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Release poster
Directed byGopi M P
Starring
CinematographySalai Sagadevan
Music by Srikanth Deva
Production
company
Tharun Kaanth Film Factory
Release date
  • 28 November 2014 (2014-11-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Velmurugan Borewells is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Gopi M P and starring Mahesh, Ganja Karuppu, Aarushi and Ragasya.

Contents

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Gopi of Malayan fame. [1] Comedian Ganja Karuppu turned producer with this film and bought a borewell truck for the film. [2] [1] Aarushi, who starred in Azhagan Azhagi (2013), worked on this film alongside another unreleased Mahesh-starrer Adhithalam. [3] Ragasya was cast opposite Ganja Karuppu. [4] The film reportedly has a similar storyline to Lingaa (2014); however, director Gopi claims that this film's storyline is not inspired from that film. [5]

Soundtrack

Music by Srikanth Deva. Ameer, Samuthirakani, AR Murugadoss and Karu Pazhaniappan attended the film's audio launch. [6] [7]

Reception

A critic from iFlicks wrote that "Kanja Karuppu who has produced this film has done his part with good comedy. Songs are good in Srikanth Deva's music. Director M.P.Gopi gets an appreciation for filming a normal village story to a beautiful screenplay". [8] A critic from Dinamalar noted how it was "comforting that the film was not needlessly boring" while also praising the acting, music and cinematography. [9] The film was also reviewed by Maalaimalar . [10]

Controversy

After the film's failure at the box office, Ganja Karuppu went into debt. [11] During the production of the film, the film stopped midway due to lack of money. Ganja Karuppu loaned out his property land and finished the film. He lodged against Gopi and executive director Kalaiyappan for not returning the land. [12]

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  1. 1 2 Shankar (26 February 2013). "'கருப்பண்ணே.. எங்க ஊருக்கு ஒரு போர்வெல்!'". Oneindia (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Rinku Gupta (27 March 2013). "Ganja Karuppu turns producer". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Rinku Gupta (5 December 2013). "I Like Playing a Village Belle: Aarushi". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Sudha (11 November 2013). "'லைட் பச்சக்' மட்டும்தான்.. 'கஞ்சா'வுக்கு ரகஸ்யா போட்ட கண்டிஷன்...!". Filmibeat . Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Shankar (3 December 2014). "லிங்கா கதையைத் திருடிட்டேனா.. தனக்குத் தானே பப்ளிசிட்டி தேடிய போர்வெல் டைரக்டர்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Shankar (3 December 2013). "கஞ்சா கருப்பு விழா... நிற்க இடமின்றி ஓரத்தில் நின்ற அமீர்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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  9. ↑ "வேல்முருகன் போரெவெல்ல்ஸ்". Dinamalar . 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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  11. ↑ Kalaimathi (27 March 2021). "படம் எடுத்து போண்டியான பிரபல காமெடி நடிகர்.. பல கோடி கடன்.. சொந்த வீடு..சொத்துக்களை விற்கும் அவலம்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Shankar (15 May 2015). "சினிமா எடுப்பதாகக் கூறி சொத்துக்களை ஆட்டயப் போட்ட இயக்குநர்... கஞ்சா கருப்பு போலீசில் புகார்". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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