Velaiilla Pattadhari

Velaiilla Pattadhari
Theatrical release poster
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	Wunderbar Films
Distributed by	Escape Artists Motion Pictures[1] Wunderbar Films Kalasangham Films
Release date	18 July 2014 (2014-07-18)[citation needed]
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹8 crore[2]
Box office	₹53 crore[2]

Velaiilla Pattadhari (transl. The Unemployed Graduate), popularly referred to as VIP, is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film^[3] 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 predecessor to 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.

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 was 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).