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Veinte poemas para ser leídos en el tranvía
Veinte poemas para ser leídos en el tranvía is the first poetry collection of Argentine poet Oliverio Girondo, printed in France in 1922 and considered a foundational work of the Argentine vanguard.
Veit Harlan
Veit Harlan was a German film director born in Berlin in 1899. He became a leading filmmaker for Joseph Goebbels, directing the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süss in 1940.
Veit Stoss
Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz) was a German Late Gothic sculptor and woodcarver, born around 1447, best known for the great carved high altar of St Mary's Church in Kraków.
Vel (film)
Vel (வேல்) is a 2007 Tamil action family drama directed by Hari, starring Suriya in a dual role as twins separated in infancy, with Asin and Kalabhavan Mani; released 8 November 2007, music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, re-released in 2024.
Vela (വേല) (film)
Vela (വേല) is a 2023 Malayalam crime drama, Syam Sasi's directorial debut, written by M. Sajas, starring Shane Nigam as suspended control-room cop Ullas Augustin and Sunny Wayne as SI Mallikarjunan; released 10 November 2023, still without an OTT release.
Velaiilla Pattadhari
Velaiilla Pattadhari (VIP, வேலையில்லா பட்டாதாரி), 2014 Tamil masala film, Velraj's directorial debut, Dhanush's 25th film as unemployed engineer Raghuvaran; Telugu version Raghuvaran B.Tech; 2017 sequel VIP 2.
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி 2)
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2, also known as VIP 2, is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth, the sequel to the 2014 hit Velaiilla Pattadhari, starring Dhanush and Kajol.
Velaikkaran (2017 film)
Velaikkaran (வேலைக்காரன்) is a 2017 Tamil social thriller directed by Mohan Raja, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara, and Fahadh Faasil in his Tamil debut; a slum youth fights FMCG food adulteration, released 22 December 2017.
Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran
Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (வேலைன்னு வந்துட்டா வெள்ளக்காரன்) is a 2016 Tamil comedy directed by Ezhil, starring Vishnu Vishal, Nikki Galrani, Soori, and Robo Shankar; released 3 June 2016 with music by C. Sathya.
Velayudham
Velayudham (வேலாயுதம்), 2011 Tamil superhero action film by Mohan Raja, starring Vijay as a milkman turned vigilante; Aascar Films, music Vijay Antony, Diwali release, ₹45 crore budget.
Velimir Khlebnikov (Велимир Хлебников)
Velimir Khlebnikov (Велимир Хлебников, born Viktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov, 1885–1922), Russian Futurist poet, co-inventor of zaum, author of Zangezi and Ladomir, 'King of Time' and 'Chairman of the Globe'.
Velipadinte Pusthakam
Velipadinte Pusthakam (വെളിപാടിന്റെ പുസ്തകം, The Book of Revelation) is a 2017 Malayalam action drama directed by Lal Jose, starring Mohanlal as college vice principal Michael Idikkula; famous for the viral song Jimikki Kammal but a box office flop.
Vella Raja
Vella Raja (வெள்ள ராஜா, White King) is Amazon Prime Video's first Tamil original series, a 2018 crime drama of 10 episodes directed by Guhan Senniappan, starring Bobby Simha as drug lord Deva and Parvatii Nair as cop Theresa.
Velleius Paterculus
Velleius Paterculus (c. 20 BCE – after 30 CE) was a Roman officer, senator, and historian, author of a two-book Roman History from the fall of Troy to Tiberius.
Vellum
Vellum, also known as vellum parchment, is a smooth, durable writing and printing material made from animal skin, traditionally calfskin, used for fine medieval manuscripts and lasting over 1,000 years.
Velma (TV series)
Velma is an HBO Max adult animated comedy (2023-2024) created by Charlie Grandy with Mindy Kaling voicing Velma Dinkley. It reimagines the Scooby-Doo origin story without Scooby-Doo, ran two seasons, and was canceled in October 2024.
Velma Dinkley
Velma Dinkley is the brains of Mystery Inc. in Scooby-Doo, created 1969 by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. Also Jinkies girl, canonically lesbian since Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022), and lead of HBO Max's adult series Velma.
Velo (nicotine pouches)
Velo is British American Tobacco's tobacco-free nicotine pouch brand, launched 2018, formerly Lyft in some markets, sold in 49 markets, strengths 3-17 mg per pouch, 8.3 billion pouches sold in 2024.
Velo Sound Station
Velo Sound Station is a Pakistani pop-music series created by Bilal Maqsood and sponsored by Velo Pakistan, debuting digitally in November 2020 with artists including Atif Aslam.
Velouté sauce
Velouté sauce: one of Escoffier's five French mother sauces, a light chicken, veal, or fish stock thickened with a blond roux; distinct from béchamel (milk-based) and parent of suprême, allemande, and bercy sauces.
Velveeta
Velveeta is an American processed cheese product, created in 1918 by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey from broken cheese and whey, sold to Kraft in 1927, and labeled by the FDA as a pasteurized recipe cheese product rather than cheese.
Velvet
Velvet: a woven pile fabric with a dense cut or uncut pile formed over rods or wires, historically silk, from Italian centers like Venice, Genoa, and Florence; distinct from velveteen, velour, and plush.
Velvet (TV series)
Velvet (Galerías Velvet) is a Spanish romantic melodrama by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3, 2014-2016, four seasons about seamstress Ana and heir Alberto at a 1958 Madrid fashion house, with spin-off Velvet Colección and a Telemundo remake.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) is a Netflix satirical horror film by Dan Gilroy, reuniting Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo from Nightcrawler; cursed paintings by dead artist Vetril Dease kill greedy art-world figures, scoring 61% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine, Todd Haynes's 1998 glam-rock drama, stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Brian Slade, a Bowie-inspired star who fakes his onstage death; Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, and Toni Collette co-star. It competed at Cannes 1998, won Best Artistic Contribution, and flopped commercially.
Velvet Music
Velvet Music is a Moscow-based independent artist management and production company founded in 2004 by Alena Mikhailova and Liana Meladze, known for developing acts including Yolka, Uma2rman, and Polina Gagarina.
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver, hard rock supergroup (2002-2008) of ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland, and Dave Kushner; albums Contraband and Libertad, Grammy for "Slither".
Velvet Summer
Velvet Summer is a five-track 2026 extended play by South Korean girl group Red Velvet, released by SM Entertainment on August 3 and led by the single "Surfin' Boy".
Velvet: El nuevo imperio
Velvet: El nuevo imperio (Velvet: The New Empire) is Telemundo's 2025 Spanish-language adaptation of the Spanish series Velvet, moving the seamstress-and-heir romance from 1950s Madrid to modern New York fashion, starring Yon González, Samantha Siqueiros, and Carolina Miranda.
Vemana Satakamu
Vemana Satakamu (వేమన శతకము, also Vemana Padyamulu) is the collected Telugu quatrains of the saint-poet Vemana of Andhra, first printed by C.P. Brown in 1824.