Velaiyilla Pattathari

Velaiilla Pattadhari
Theatrical release poster
Tamil	வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி
Directed by	Velraj
Produced by	Dhanush
Written by	Velraj
Starring	Dhanush Amala Paul
Music by	Anirudh Ravichander
Cinematography	Velraj
Edited by	M. V. Rajesh Kumar
Production company	Wunderbar Films
Distributed by	Escape Artists Motion Pictures Wunderbar Films
Release date	18 July 2014 (2014-07-18)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹80 million (including promotional costs)
Box office	₹530 million

Velaiilla Pattadhari (English: Unemployed Graduate), popularly referred to as VIP, is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written, directed and filmed by Velraj, in his directorial debut. The film features Dhanush, Amala Paul in the lead roles, while Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani and Surabhi play supporting roles.

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 with composer Anirudh Ravichander, who also composed the film's background score. The film focuses on Raghuvaran, a graduate who is unemployed for four years, and how he gets a job, whilst successfully overcoming various obstacles before and after finding employment.

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. The film grossed ₹ 190.8 million on its opening weekend and earned a worldwide collection ₹ 530 million during its lifetime run. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Raghuvaran B.Tech, which was released on 1 January 2015. A sequel to the film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth began production in December 2016.

Raghuvaran is a graduate in Civil Engineering, but has been unemployed for four years. He is adamant about working in a job related to his field only and is unwilling to accept any other profession. He often comes into conflict with his father, who considers him irresponsible. His younger brother, Karthik, works in an IT company, earning well and, evidently, his father's approval. Raghuvaran's mother, Bhuvana, however, supports him. Raghuvaran falls for his neighbour's daughter, Shalini who hates him initially, but warms up to him after hearing about the difficulties he is facing and eventually reciprocates his love.