Saarai Veeraju is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by D. S. Kannan, an erstwhile assistant to S. S. Rajamouli and Krishna Vamsi. The film, produced by P. R. K. Rao under the banner of Visalakshi Creations, stars Ajay (in his lead debut), Remya Nambeesan, and newcomer Madhulika. The music was composed by Sri Sai with cinematography by D. B. Vishwa. The film released on 4 December 2009. It was dubbed in Tamil as Vettattam.
Veerraju is saving money to go to Dubai. He almost loses his life trying to save a girl, thereby making new enemies. On the way to Dubai, he is attracted to Preeti (Madhulika), an air hostes,s and falls for her. Veerraju's mission in Dubai is to kill a big shot named Vishnu, and before he kills hi,m he asks him if he remembers Narsipatnam and Dhanalaxmi (Remya Nambeeshan).
The backstory tells what happened in Narsipatnam and who Dhanalaxmi is. After the present, the story tells what Veerraju will do when he needs to kill the other goons relating to the Narsipatnam incident.
The inspiration for the film's story came from the book Aru Saro Kathalu by Raavi Sastry.