Vella Raja

Vella Raja is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language television series, produced as an Original for Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed by Guhan Senniappan of Nalaya Iyakunar 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, Parvatii Nair and Gayathrie in their streaming series debut, while Kaali Venkat plays a  pivotal role in the series. Media outlets speculated that the series is inspired by the 2018 Hindi-language Netflix series Sacred Games.

Synopsis
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.

Cast

 * Bobby Simha as Drug Kingpin Deva
 * Parvatii Nair as Tresa
 * Gayathrie as Aadhira
 * Kaali Venkat as Pugazhendi
 * Yuthan Balaji as Kathir
 * Akash Premkumar as Mohan
 * T. M. Karthik as Kamesh
 * Manoharan
 * Ponmudi
 * Sharath Ravi as Saravanan
 * Santhosh
 * Lallu as Aadira's assistant
 * Udayaraj as Drug Peddler
 * TSR as Judge
 * Abi - Kalki duo

Production
This was the first Tamil series developed by Amazon original. The official teaser of the 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 series was also appreciated for portrayal of the women lead characters in prominent roles.