Velu or Waylu may refer to:

• 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

• Vélu, a commune in northern France
• Velu, Iran (disambiguation)

• 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

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

• Vel (disambiguation)