Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
| Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 | |
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Theatrical release poster in Tamil | |
| Directed by | Soundarya Rajinikanth |
| Written by | Dhanush |
| Screenplay by | Soundarya Rajinikanth |
| Produced by | Kalaipuli S. Thanu Dhanush |
| Starring | Dhanush Kajol Amala Paul Vivek Hrishikesh Samuthirakani Saranya Ponvannan |
| Cinematography | Sameer Thahir |
| Edited by | Prasanna GK |
| Music by | Sean Roldan (songs and background score) Anirudh Ravichander (background score only) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | V Creations |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | |
| Budget | ₹43 crore |
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (transl. The unemployed graduate 2 ) is a 2017 Indian Tamil action comedy film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. 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.