Vel (Spear) is a 2007 Tamil action-drama film written and
directed by Hari and produced by Mohan Natarajan. It stars Suriya and Asin and
features Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani and Nassar in supporting roles. The film's
score and soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film released on 9
November 2007, coinciding with Diwali. Upon release, the film was dubbed into
Telugu and released as Deva.
Story:
The story opens with a couple with twins sitting in a train.
However, a thief snatches one of the sons, and after stealing the jewellery of
the son, leaves the baby. However, the baby is found by a childless couple in a
village. The couple hail from a large and powerful family, and they raise him
as their son without telling him the truth. Thus, the twins grow up in
different environment. The one living with the parents (Vasudevan a.k.a. Vasu)
grows up in Chennai to become an officer in a private investigative agency. The
other son, Vetrivel a.k.a. Vel grows up in Dindukkal and becomes a rustic young
man.
Vasu manages to charm a journalist, Swathi (Asin), through
his professional ethics. Their courtship occurs through a series of events
where she initially mistakes him for a drug addict. Meanwhile, Vel is engaged
in the bloody tussle with Sakara Pandi (Kalabhavan Mani), who has deep rooted
enmity against the family. Sakara Pandi had killed Vel's adopted parents, which
enrages Vel. Vasu is filled with smiles, while Vel lives with sickles and
dangerous duels.
Vasu’s mother (Saranya) cannot forget her lost son. She is
longing to bring him back home. However, all her efforts to search for him are
in vain. The family with whom Vel lives love him a lot. Everyone, especially
the grandmother (Lakshmi), are emotionally dependent on him and she is always
scared that someone will come looking for him and take him away.
One day, while filming a documentary in Dindukkal, Swathi
sees Vel in a gang fight. She immediately informs Vasu. Vasu goes to the
village and meets his brother. The family refuses to send Vel back with him.
Vasu, understanding their unadulterated affection towards Vel, agrees to give
up his claim. He stays with them for a couple of days and realises that the
family really loves Vel and cannot live without him.
However, while at the train station, Vasu has one request.
He wants Vel to go to Chennai pretending to be him and live with his mother.
Vasu, in turn, would behave as Vel in the village. Vel accepts the offer.
Vasu continues Vel’s struggle against the powerful Sakara
Pandi, but with a different approach. Vasu uses his brain and investigating
network instead of muscle power. The rules of the game change, and Sakara Pandi
finds himself cornered. Vasu eventually overthrows Sakara Pandi, and the family
is happy.
Vasu's parents find out that their long-lost son is well.
Despite initial attempts to bring him back, they finally relent after seeing
the grandmother cry for her grandson. They understand the pain of losing a
child, and do not want anyone else to go through the same pain.
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