Velu or Waylu may refer to:

People

  • Suthivelu (1947–2012), Telugu actor
  • Velu Nachiyar (1730–1790s), queen regnant of Indian Sivaganga in 1760-1790
  • Velu Prabhakaran, Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor
  • Velu Thampi Dalawa (1765–1809), Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809
  • E. V. Velu, former minister for Food in Tamil Nadu state of India
  • Lucienne Velu (1902–1998), French athlete and basketball player
  • R. Velu (born 1940), Indian politician of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party
  • A. M. Velu, Indian politician
  • Velu Muthu Mukandar (died 1855), first Protestant Christian in the Megnanapuram Circle in Tamil Nadu

Places

Films

  • Aruva Velu, a 1996 Tamil drama film directed by P. S. Bharathi Kannan
  • Maanja Velu, a 2010 Tamil language action film directed by A. Venkatesh

Others

  • Velu (genus), an insect genus in the tribe Empoascini
  • Murugan, the Hindu deity who carries a spear or "vel"

See also

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