I watched three of his interviews....didn’t watch the rest yet...yes the show took a toll on his confidence....I did see during the goodbye that Vel ignored Aari and also in the house not much interaction...he seemed heartbroken that Ramya didn’t talk to him properly...the one I watched he didn’t talk about Sam...which interview was that?...Archana did use him as an object to wake Bala for a fight..in the introduction round he was jovial but the next day he went to a silent mode so I guess he got a distant feeling from HMs....he also said no one wanted to pair with him and Sanam in the ball game and they got together as no one wanted them...these things may have disturbed him.
Maya, he had spoken about Sam in an interview with Vanitha it seems. They haven't yet posted Part 2 on Galatta.com, but during Vanitha's live she revealed Vel said Sam is "another Vanitha" (🤣) because she stands up for what is right. About Sanam he said in the Behindwoods interview she is very paavam, because people in the house make use of the fact she doesn't understand many things and bully her, but she is trying her maximum to fight through.