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Velaiilla Pattadhari
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).
Raghuvaran is a graduate in civil engineering, but he has been unemployed for four years. Raghuvaran is adamant about working in a job related to his field only and he is unwilling to accept any other profession. Raghuvaran often comes into conflict with his father Krishnamoorthy, who considers him irresponsible. Raghuvaran's younger brother, Karthik, works for an IT company, earning well and, evidently with his father's approval. Raghuvaran's mother, Bhuvana, however, supports Raghuvaran. Raghuvaran falls for his neighbour's daughter, Shalini who hates Raghuvaran initially, but she warms up to him after hearing about the difficulties Raghuvaran is facing and Shalini eventually reciprocates Raghuvaran's love.
One day, while Raghuvaran's father and Karthik are absent, Raghuvaran is asked to look after his mother, who has a heart condition. However, Raghuvaran goes out on a date with Shalini. Raghuvaran gets continuous phone calls from his mother, which he ignores despite Shalini's insistence on picking the phone up. However, on returning home, Raghuvaran finds out that his mother died of a heart attack. Raghuvaran feels guilty about not being there when his mother needed him and develops depression. Meanwhile, Bhuvana's lungs are transplanted into Anitha, a chain smoker who developed lung cancer. Anitha's father Ramkumar is the chairman of a civil engineering company in Chennai and offers Raghuvaran a job as a token of his gratitude for saving his daughter's life. Raghuvaran accepts the job while also requesting Anitha not to smoke, to which Anitha agrees. Six months later, Raghuvaran is offered an assignment on a government project to construct high-rise flats to re-house people living in a nearby slum. Azhagusundaram and Manickam are appointed as Raghuvaran's assistants. Raghuvaran successfully wins the contract from the government and begins work on it immediately.
Arun Subramaniam, a business novice who took over his father's company's Chennai branch, bids for the same contract, even by using illegal methods. Furious that he did not get the land, he tries to thwart Raghuvaran's progress in a number of ways. Raghuvaran overcomes each of these obstacles and continues his work, but Arun eventually hires rowdies to beat up Raghuvaran's workers at the construction site. The workers get injured and end up in the hospital, which prompts Raghuvaran to go to Arun's office to put an end to this issue. He makes Arun confess that he sent the rowdies, which is recorded by a microspy camera, and demands an apology from Arun, blackmailing him and saying that otherwise the video would be made public. Fearing that the video could tarnish his reputation, Arun's father, Venkat, sends Arun to the hospital to apologise. Raghuvaran accepts the apology and the project is completed within ten months.
On the day of the flats' inauguration, Arun and a gang of rowdies ambush Raghuvaran en route. He outwits them but spares Arun, much to Arun's surprise. Raghuvaran says he has no intention to compete with or beat him and wishes to be his friend. Raghuvaran takes Arun to the site on his moped, where the state public works minister and Anitha inaugurate the flats.
Velraj and Dhanush had worked together on several projects including Aadukalam (2011) and 3 (2012) as cinematographer and lead actor respectively. During the production of those films, Dhanush suggested Velraj to make his debut as a director and promised to play the lead role.[citation needed] After Velraj showed Dhanush the film's script, Dhanush agreed to play the lead role as well as produce the film. In July 2013, Dhanush confirmed his collaboration with Velraj, whilst also confirming the inclusion of Amala Paul as the female lead and Anirudh Ravichander as the music director. The title of the film, Velaiilla Pattadhari was unveiled on 15 August 2013. After the title launch, Dhanush confirmed that filming would start on 20 August 2013.
Regarding the film's development, Velraj said, "Dhanush must have liked something about me to help me grow. It was during our Aadukalam days that he promised to make me a director and said he would act in my first film. Several directors would have lined up for this opportunity. He chose me. It's just a bond we share."
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Velaiilla Pattadhari
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).
Raghuvaran is a graduate in civil engineering, but he has been unemployed for four years. Raghuvaran is adamant about working in a job related to his field only and he is unwilling to accept any other profession. Raghuvaran often comes into conflict with his father Krishnamoorthy, who considers him irresponsible. Raghuvaran's younger brother, Karthik, works for an IT company, earning well and, evidently with his father's approval. Raghuvaran's mother, Bhuvana, however, supports Raghuvaran. Raghuvaran falls for his neighbour's daughter, Shalini who hates Raghuvaran initially, but she warms up to him after hearing about the difficulties Raghuvaran is facing and Shalini eventually reciprocates Raghuvaran's love.
One day, while Raghuvaran's father and Karthik are absent, Raghuvaran is asked to look after his mother, who has a heart condition. However, Raghuvaran goes out on a date with Shalini. Raghuvaran gets continuous phone calls from his mother, which he ignores despite Shalini's insistence on picking the phone up. However, on returning home, Raghuvaran finds out that his mother died of a heart attack. Raghuvaran feels guilty about not being there when his mother needed him and develops depression. Meanwhile, Bhuvana's lungs are transplanted into Anitha, a chain smoker who developed lung cancer. Anitha's father Ramkumar is the chairman of a civil engineering company in Chennai and offers Raghuvaran a job as a token of his gratitude for saving his daughter's life. Raghuvaran accepts the job while also requesting Anitha not to smoke, to which Anitha agrees. Six months later, Raghuvaran is offered an assignment on a government project to construct high-rise flats to re-house people living in a nearby slum. Azhagusundaram and Manickam are appointed as Raghuvaran's assistants. Raghuvaran successfully wins the contract from the government and begins work on it immediately.
Arun Subramaniam, a business novice who took over his father's company's Chennai branch, bids for the same contract, even by using illegal methods. Furious that he did not get the land, he tries to thwart Raghuvaran's progress in a number of ways. Raghuvaran overcomes each of these obstacles and continues his work, but Arun eventually hires rowdies to beat up Raghuvaran's workers at the construction site. The workers get injured and end up in the hospital, which prompts Raghuvaran to go to Arun's office to put an end to this issue. He makes Arun confess that he sent the rowdies, which is recorded by a microspy camera, and demands an apology from Arun, blackmailing him and saying that otherwise the video would be made public. Fearing that the video could tarnish his reputation, Arun's father, Venkat, sends Arun to the hospital to apologise. Raghuvaran accepts the apology and the project is completed within ten months.
On the day of the flats' inauguration, Arun and a gang of rowdies ambush Raghuvaran en route. He outwits them but spares Arun, much to Arun's surprise. Raghuvaran says he has no intention to compete with or beat him and wishes to be his friend. Raghuvaran takes Arun to the site on his moped, where the state public works minister and Anitha inaugurate the flats.
Velraj and Dhanush had worked together on several projects including Aadukalam (2011) and 3 (2012) as cinematographer and lead actor respectively. During the production of those films, Dhanush suggested Velraj to make his debut as a director and promised to play the lead role.[citation needed] After Velraj showed Dhanush the film's script, Dhanush agreed to play the lead role as well as produce the film. In July 2013, Dhanush confirmed his collaboration with Velraj, whilst also confirming the inclusion of Amala Paul as the female lead and Anirudh Ravichander as the music director. The title of the film, Velaiilla Pattadhari was unveiled on 15 August 2013. After the title launch, Dhanush confirmed that filming would start on 20 August 2013.
Regarding the film's development, Velraj said, "Dhanush must have liked something about me to help me grow. It was during our Aadukalam days that he promised to make me a director and said he would act in my first film. Several directors would have lined up for this opportunity. He chose me. It's just a bond we share."