Indian TV series or programme
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie
Genre
Mystery
Crime thriller Written by Andrew Louis Directed by Andrew Louis Starring Music by
Simon K. King Country of origin India Original language Tamil
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 Executive producer Gowtham Selvaraj Producer
Pushkar–Gayathri Cinematography Saravanan Ramasamy Editor Richard Kevin Running time 40-50 minutes Network
Amazon Prime Video Release 2 December 2022 (2022-12-02 ) – present
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie (
transl. Rumour: The Fable of Velonie ) is a 2022 Indian-
Tamil -language
mystery
crime thriller television series created by Andrew Louis, of
Leelai and
Kolaigaran fame,
[1]
[2] for
Amazon Prime Video .
[3]
[4] It was directed and written by Andrew Louis. The principal cast of the series includes
S. J. Suryah ,
[5]
Laila ,
Nassar , Sanjana Krishnamoorthy,
Smruthi Venkat ,
Vivek Prasanna , Kumaran Thangarajan, Vaibhav Murugesan, Vikky Aadithya and
Hareesh Peradi . It premiered on 2 December 2022
[6]
[7]
[8] and consists of eight episodes.
Synopsis
The story revolved around the murder of a young girl, seen from the Rashomon-esque perspectives of Vivek (
S. J. Suryah ), an unrelenting obsessed cop, a novelist captivated by her grace, and an opportunistic news editor. This show shows various dynamics and sociological aspects of indian society.
Cast
S. J. Suryah as
SI Vivek
Laila as Ruby, Velonie's mother
Nassar as KI Sebastian
Sanjana Krishnamoorthy as Velonie
Vivek Prasanna as
SI V. Ramar
Vaibhav Murugesan as Jones Durai, Lodge Manager
Pradeep Krishnamoorthy as Valan
Smruthi Venkat as Anandhi Vivek, Vivek's wife
Avinash Raghudevan as Sanjeev
Ashwin Kkumar as Santhosh
Vikky Aadithya as Sunny
Videsh Anand as young Sunny
C. Sujatha as Rani
Hareesh Peradi as Sethuraman, editor of "The Fourth Column"
Kumaran Thangarajan as Vignesh, Velonie's fiancée
Aruvi Balaji as Alex
Mahesh G as Amalraj
Kulappulli Leela as Old Lady
Kavin Jay Babu as Paulraj
Ashwin Raam as Tony
Ashiq Rahman as Director Shakthi
M. Meeran Mitheen as SP
Pranika Dhakshu as PC Mallika
Mrithun Jayan as Suspect 1 in the lodge entry list
Saranya Ravi as a prostitute
Episodes
Development
Production
The series is
Pushkar–Gayathri `s second collaboration with
Amazon Prime Video .
[9]
[10] Earlier, the filmmaker duo had created the investigative thriller,
Suzhal: The Vortex , for the streaming giant.
[11] The series is directed by Andrew Louis.
[12]
[13]
Casting
Tamil film director and actor,
S. J. Suryah
[14] was cast as police officer Vivek. This is his debut role in a limited series.
[15]
[16]
[17] Sanjana was cast as Velonie,
[18] actress
Laila
[19] was cast as Ruby, she making their debut with the series. Besides
Nassar , Sanjana,
Smruthi Venkat ,
Vivek Prasanna , Kumaran Thangarajan, Vaibhav Murugesan, Vikky Aadithya and
Hareesh Peradi were cast then.[
citation needed ]
Release
It was announced on Thursday 17 November that the series will be released in Tamil and dubbed in
Telugu ,
[20]
Hindi ,
[21]
[22]
Malayalam
[23] and
Kannada and will make its
streaming debut on 2 December,
[24] on
Amazon Prime Video .
[25] And also was Release the first look poster, The poster features a visibly shocked S. J. Suryah looking at a person lying dead in a field.
The series was highly inspired by the American TV Series The Killing. The Murder mystery of Rosie Larson.
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
Awards and Recognitions
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Role
Result
2023
E4M Play Awards 2023
Best Web Series - Tamil
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie
Won
Best Performance - Female (Regional)
Sanjana Krishnamoorthy
Velonie
Won
JFW Movie Awards 2023
Best Actress in an OTT Series
Won
References
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"Pushkar and Gayatri to bankroll new webseries Vadhandi starring SJ Suryah" . www.thenewsminute.com.
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"Pushkar-Gayatri's 'Vadhandhi' to premiere on Prime Video on this date" . www.thehindu.com.
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"Atlee, Venkat Prabhu, Karthik Subbaraj, Shiv Panditt express excitement for Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie" . www.firstpost.com.
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"പോലീസ് വേഷത്തിൽ എസ്.ജെ. സൂര്യ; ദുരൂഹതകളുമായി വദന്തി - ദി ഫെബിൾ ഓഫ് വെലോണി..." (in Malayalam). www.mathrubhumi.com.
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"SJ Suryah in Vadhanthi Web Series" . www.moviecrow.com.
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"Tamil crime thriller Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie to premiere on December 2" . www.tribuneindia.com.
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"Vadhandhi OTT Release Date: Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie to stream on Prime Video from Dec 2" . pricebaba.com.
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"अमेजॉन प्राइम वीडियो की नई सीरीज 'वधांधी' का ऐलान, क्राइम थ्रिलर में लगेगा रहस्य रोमांच का छौंक" (in Hindi). ndtv.in.
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"OTT TV Shows for Tamil Users that are Coming Soon" . telecomtalk.info.
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"Prime Video sets premiere date for Pushkar-Gayatri's series 'Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie' " . www.theweek.in.
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" 'Suzhal' creators Pushkar and Gayatri to roll out Tamil crime thriller OTT series" . punemirror.com.
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"தொடக்க முதல் இறுதி வரை கட்டுண்டு இருப்பீர்கள்… எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா நடிக்கும் "வதந்தி"… தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் பேட்டி..!!!" (in Tamil). www.seithisolai.com.
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"SJ Surya's Much Awaited Crime Thriller Series Vadhandhi, Is All Set To Release On December 2 On Amazon Prime" . www.filmibeat.com.
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"டிச.2-ல் ஓடிடியில் வெளியாகிறது எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யாவின் 'வதந்தி' வெப் சீரிஸ்" (in Tamil). www.hindutamil.in.
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"எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா நடித்துள்ள முதல் வெப் தொடரின் அப்டேட்..!" (in Tamil). www.dailythanthi.com.
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"S J Suryah: अब ओटीटी पर धमाल मचाने को तैयार सूर्या, Amazon Prime पर रिलीज हो रही है Vadhandhi" (in Hindi). www.jansatta.com.
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"வெப் தொடரில் களமிறங்கிய எஸ்.ஜே. சூர்யா." (in Tamil). kalakkalcinema.com.
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"Who is Velonie? Here's everything you need to know about debutante Sanjana in Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie" . www.firstpost.com.
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"Veteran actress Laila meets with Vijay Sethupathi! Are they collabing for a new title?" . www.indiaglitz.com.
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"Vadhandhi the-fable of Velonie" (in Telugu). www.eenadu.net.
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"तमिल क्राइम थ्रिलर वधांधी- द फैबल ऑफ वेलोनी का प्रीमियर 2 दिसंबर को होगा" (in Hindi). jantaserishta.com.
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"Vadhandhi the fable of velonie: रिलीज को तैयार है वेब सीरीज 'वधांधी', जानिए तारीख और OTT प्लेटफॉर्म" (in Hindi). hindi.news18.com.
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"ക്രൈം ത്രില്ലറുമായി എസ്.ജെ. സൂര്യ; വദന്തി - ദി ഫെബിൾ ഓഫ് വെലോണി ആമസോൺ" (in Malayalam). www.madhyamam.com.
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"240 நாடுகளில் வெளியாகிறது எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யாவின் வெப் சீரிஸ்" (in Tamil). www.thanthitv.com.
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"டிசம்பர் 2ம் தேதி வெளியாகும் வதந்தி..." (in Tamil).
Dinamalar . Archived from
the original on 18 November 2022.
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"Vadhandhi The Fable of Velonie to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Dec 2, first-look poster out" . www.indiatoday.in.
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"Vadhandhi OTT Release Date, Star Cast, Makers, Trailer & More Updates" . en.janbharattimes.com.
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"எஸ் ஜே சூர்யாவின் 'வதந்தி' இணையத் தொடர் அறிவிப்பு" (in Tamil). www.dinamani.com.
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"SJ Suryah teams up with Kolaigaran director for Vadhandhi: The fable of Velonie" . www.cinemaexpress.com.
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