Velaiilla Pattadhari
2014 film by R. Velraj / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Velaiilla Pattadhari (transl. The Unemployed Graduate), popularly referred to as VIP, is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[4] written and directed by Velraj, in his directorial debut, and produced by Dhanush, who also enacts in the lead role alongside Amala Paul, Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani and Surbhi. It is the prequel of Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017), which was directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth; replacing Velraj. The film follows Raghuvaran "Raghu", an unemployed graduate, who tries to overcome various obstacles before and after finding employment.
Velaiilla Pattadhari | |
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Directed by | Velraj |
Written by | Velraj |
Produced by | Dhanush |
Starring | Dhanush Amala Paul |
Cinematography | Velraj |
Edited by | Rajesh Kumar |
Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Escape Artists Motion Pictures[1] Wunderbar Films Kalasangham Films |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹8 crore[3] |
Box office | ₹53 crore[3] |
Dhanush, besides acting, producing and distributing the venture in association with Escape Artists Motion Pictures, also worked as the lyricist and album producer on the film's original soundtrack. The film's album and score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander.The stunt department of this movie handled by Hari Dinesh. Principal photography commenced in August 2013 and was completed by May 2014, with the film being shot primarily in Chennai. The film was released on 18 July 2014, and received positive critical reception. It was remade in Kannada as Brihaspathi (2018).