Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014)

Original title

வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி

Directed by

Velraj

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

U

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed graduate named Raghu faces rejection in his job hunt while dealing with family pressure. He finally lands a job and must navigate workplace rivalries and prove his worth.

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What happens

Velaiilla Pattadhari (transl. The Unemployed Graduate), popularly referred to as VIP, is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Velraj, in his directorial debut, and produced by Dhanush, who also plays the lead role alongside Amala Paul, Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani and Surbhi. It is the predecessor to Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017), which was directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. The film follows Raghuvaran "Raghu," an unemployed graduate, who tries to overcome various obstacles before and after finding employment. 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 stunts were 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 a positive critical reception. It was remade in Kannada as Brihaspathi (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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