Velaiyilla Pattathari

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Velaiyilla Pattathari

2014

2h 13m

7.5(69 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Action

Overview

Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Dhanush

Raghuvaran

Acting

Saranya Ponvannan

Bhuvana

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Samuthirakani

Krishnamoorthy

Acting

Amala Paul

Shalini

Acting

Hrishikesh

Karthik

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Vivek

Azhagusundaram

Acting

Surbhi

Anitha

Acting

Cell Murugan

Manickam

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Amitash Pradhan

Arun Subramaniam

Camera

R. Velraj

Cameo

Directing

Vignesh Shivan

Vignesh

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Meera Krishnan

Shalini's mother

Acting

Raveena Ravi

Anitha (Voice)

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