| Aadi Velli | |
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| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Written by | G. K. (dialogues) |
| Story by | Rama Narayanan |
| Produced by | N. Radha |
| Starring | Seetha Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Rajkeerthi |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
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Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aadi Velli is a 1990 IndianTamil-languagedevotional film directed byRama Narayanan and produced by N. Radha, starringSeetha andNizhalgal Ravi.[1][2][3] It was released on 2 February 1990.[4] The film was remade in Kannada asDurgasthami.[citation needed]
The story revolves around a beautiful village girl Seetha who is living with an elephant and a cobra who obey only to her. She is very much attracted and attached to the local village deity and she lives in nearby area around the temple. Then comes the villain Nizhalgal Ravi who wants to abduct all the wealth of the temple. He meets Seetha and was attracted to her at the first sight. He befriends her and makes her to love him too under circumstances but always disliked by the elephant and cobra. Very soon Seetha realises that her husband is a thief and shocked. Meanwhile, Nizhalgal Ravi along with his computer genius friend plots several attempts to plunder the jewels and precious items from the temple but goes all in vain, saved by the duo. In the climax, the genius friend builds a devil creature called [King Kattari] using his computer to loot the temple. The cobra, by the deity's blessing takes the size of huge anaconda and charges against King Kattari. Meanwhile, during the fight Nizhalgal Ravi realises his friend plans to loot all properties himself and kill him.Finally the cobra bites the devil and kills him, which in turn kills the computer genius through electro-envenomation.
Soundtrack was composed byShankar–Ganesh Lyrics byVaali and Tha. Narayanan.[5]
| Track | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Vanna Vizhiyazhagi" | K. S. Chithra | Vaali |
| "Vellikizhamai Ramasaamy" | Vani Jairam | |
| "Gum Gum Guma" | Mano,S. P. Sailaja | |
| "Sonnapetcha Kekkanum" | M. S. Rajeswari | |
| "Aayi Mahamayi" | S. P. Sailaja | |
| "Bhama Thallipoma" | Mano, S. P. Sailaja | Tha. Narayanan |
Aadi Velli, made on a budget of₹2.5 million (equivalent to₹25 million or US$290,000 in 2023), made a profit of₹20 million (equivalent to₹200 million or US$2.3 million in 2023).[6]
