Vijay"s
52nd
film
Velayudham
was
launched
this
morning
at
the
Centenary
Hall
in
Madras
University
with
thousands
of
Vijay
fans
gathering
for
the
occasion.
It
turned
out
to
be
a
lavish
affair
with
the
fans
being
gifted
with
T-shirts
worth
Rs
1000/-
along
with
Mutton
Biryani.
The
fans
were
overjoyed
with
Vijay"s
gestures
and
sung
his
praises
as
he
stepped
onto
the
dais.
Genelia
D" Souza
and
Hansika
Motwani
as
well
as
the
film"s
technicians
were
present
at
the
event.
Addressing
the
crowd,
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
thanked
his
producer
Aascar
Ravichandran
for
hosting
this
grand
occasion.
Said
Vijay:
"I
never
come
across
celebrations
on
such
a
grand
scale
in
so
all
the
years
that
I
have
worked
in
film
and
working
with
Aascar
Ravichandran
is
like
winning
Oscars…"
Filmmaker
Jayam
Raja
said
that
Velayudham
will
be
a
sensational
hit
in
2011
as
they
have
been
adding
many
interesting
elements
to
attract
the
audiences.
Music
director
Vijay
Anthony
said
that
he
was
overawed
by
the
racy
pitch
of
the
script.