Vella Raja


Vella Raja is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller web series, produced as an Original for Amazon Prime Video. The web series is directed by Guhan Senniappan of nalayaiyakunar and Sawaari fame, produced by S. R. Prabhu under the production banner Dream Warrior Pictures. It is the first Amazon Original in Tamil which was dubbed in both Hindi and Telugu languages. The series was released on Prime Video on 7 December 2018 and received positive reviews from the audience and critics for its making and the screenplay, It stars Bobby Simha and Parvatii Nair in their web series debut, while Kaali Venkat plays a pivotal role in the series. Media outlets speculated that the web series is inspired by the 2018 Netflix Hindi-language web series Sacred Games.

Cast

Vella Raja revolves around the lives of characters who land up in trouble while staying at a lodge. How Deva saves himself without getting caught by the police and his rivals forms the rest of the story.

Episodes

Production

This was the first Tamil web series developed by Amazon original. The official teaser of the Web series was released on 5 December 2018.
The soundtrack for the web film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar.

Reception

Ashameera Aiyappan of The New Indian Express rated the series 2.5 out of 5, praising its premise and the making".The web series was also appreciated for portrayal of the women lead characters in prominent roles.