Velaiilla Pattadhari 2

Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
Theatrical release poster in Tamil
Directed bySoundarya Rajinikanth
Written byDhanush
Screenplay bySoundarya Rajinikanth
Produced byKalaipuli S. Thanu
Dhanush
StarringDhanush
Kajol
Amala Paul
Vivek
Hrishikesh
Samuthirakani
Saranya Ponvannan
CinematographySameer Thahir
Edited byPrasanna GK
Music bySean Roldan (songs and background score)
Anirudh Ravichander (background score only)
Production
companies
Distributed byV Creations
Release dates
  • 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)[1]
(Tamil)
  • 25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)[2]
(Telugu)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
Language
Budget₹43 crore[3]

Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (transl. The unemployed graduate 2 ) is a 2017 Indian Tamil action comedy film[4][5] directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth.[6] It is a sequel to the 2014 film Velaiilla Pattadhari and has Dhanush, Amala Paul, Vivek, Hrishikesh, Saranya Ponvannan, and Samuthirakani reprising their roles, while Kajol plays an antagonistic role, marking her return to Tamil cinema after 20 years, with her last film being Minsara Kanavu (1997). Ritu Varma was recast as Anita, earlier played by Surbhi, which marks her debut in Tamil cinema. Some of Dhanush's scenes were partially reshot in Telugu. Its music was composed by Sean Roldan.

VIP 2 was released worldwide on 11 August 2017 to mixed reviews.

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