Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie

Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie (transl. Rumour: The Fable of Velonie) is a 2022 Indian-Tamil-language mystery crime thriller streaming 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 December 2, 2022[6][7][8] and consists of eight episodes.

Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie
GenreMystery
Crime thriller
Written byAndrew Louis
Directed byAndrew Louis
Starring
Music bySimon K. King
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerGowtham Selvaraj
ProducerPushkar–Gayathri
CinematographySaravanan Ramasamy
EditorRichard Kevin
Running time40-50 minutes
Release
Original networkAmazon Prime Video
Original releaseDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) –
present

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 our 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
  • 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
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Dead Star"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
2"Vivek Takes Charge"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
3"Brothers in Crime"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
4"Closed, but Unresolved"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
5"An Intellectual Killer"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
6"From Bad to Worse"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
7"A Fictitious Fact"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)
8"The Vadhandhi Continues"Andrew LouisAndrew LouisDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)

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.

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 December 2,[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
YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
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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  3. "Atlee, Venkat Prabhu, Karthik Subbaraj, Shiv Panditt express excitement for Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie". www.firstpost.com.
  4. "പോലീസ് വേഷത്തിൽ എസ്.ജെ. സൂര്യ; ദുരൂഹതകളുമായി വദന്തി - ദി ഫെബിൾ ഓഫ് വെലോണി..." (in Malayalam). www.mathrubhumi.com.
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  7. "Vadhandhi OTT Release Date: Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie to stream on Prime Video from Dec 2". pricebaba.com.
  8. "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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  11. "'Suzhal' creators Pushkar and Gayatri to roll out Tamil crime thriller OTT series". punemirror.com.
  12. "தொடக்க முதல் இறுதி வரை கட்டுண்டு இருப்பீர்கள்… எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா நடிக்கும் "வதந்தி"… தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் பேட்டி..!!!" (in Tamil). www.seithisolai.com.
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  14. "டிச.2-ல் ஓடிடியில் வெளியாகிறது எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யாவின் 'வதந்தி' வெப் சீரிஸ்" (in Tamil). www.hindutamil.in.
  15. "எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யா நடித்துள்ள முதல் வெப் தொடரின் அப்டேட்..!" (in Tamil). www.dailythanthi.com.
  16. "S J Suryah: अब ओटीटी पर धमाल मचाने को तैयार सूर्या, Amazon Prime पर रिलीज हो रही है Vadhandhi" (in Hindi). www.jansatta.com.
  17. "வெப் தொடரில் களமிறங்கிய எஸ்.ஜே. சூர்யா." (in Tamil). kalakkalcinema.com.
  18. "Who is Velonie? Here's everything you need to know about debutante Sanjana in Vadhandhi – The Fable of Velonie". www.firstpost.com.
  19. "Veteran actress Laila meets with Vijay Sethupathi! Are they collabing for a new title?". www.indiaglitz.com.
  20. "Vadhandhi the-fable of Velonie" (in Telugu). www.eenadu.net.
  21. "तमिल क्राइम थ्रिलर वधांधी- द फैबल ऑफ वेलोनी का प्रीमियर 2 दिसंबर को होगा" (in Hindi). jantaserishta.com.
  22. "Vadhandhi the fable of velonie: रिलीज को तैयार है वेब सीरीज 'वधांधी', जानिए तारीख और OTT प्लेटफॉर्म" (in Hindi). hindi.news18.com.
  23. "ക്രൈം ത്രില്ലറുമായി എസ്.ജെ. സൂര്യ; വദന്തി - ദി ഫെബിൾ ഓഫ് വെലോണി ആമസോൺ" (in Malayalam). www.madhyamam.com.
  24. "240 நாடுகளில் வெளியாகிறது எஸ்.ஜே.சூர்யாவின் வெப் சீரிஸ்" (in Tamil). www.thanthitv.com.
  25. "டிசம்பர் 2ம் தேதி வெளியாகும் வதந்தி..." (in Tamil). m.dinamalar.com.
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  27. "Vadhandhi OTT Release Date, Star Cast, Makers, Trailer & More Updates". en.janbharattimes.com.
  28. "எஸ் ஜே சூர்யாவின் 'வதந்தி' இணையத் தொடர் அறிவிப்பு" (in Tamil). www.dinamani.com.
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