+ List of accolades received by Velaiilla Pattadhari Dhanush's performance in Velaiilla Pattadhari garnered him several awards and nominations. Accolades Award Won NominatedAnanda Vikatan Cinema AwardsEdison AwardsFilmfare Awards SouthNorway Tamil Film Festival AwardsSouth Indian International Movie AwardsTamil Nadu State Film AwardsVijay AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
Velaiilla Pattadhari () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and filmed by Velraj while also making his directorial debut. The film featured Dhanush, who produced the film under his production company Wunderbar Films, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani, Vivek, Surbhi and Amitash Pradhan played supporting roles. The film's story focuses on Raghuvaran (Dhanush), a civil engineering graduate who is unemployed for four years, and his search for a job. As soon as he finds employment, he faces competition from Arun Subramaniam (Amitash), the head of a rival engineering company, for a government project contract. The rest of the film shows how Raghuvaran overcomes the obstacles set by Arun. The soundtrack and score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander while the editing was handled by M. V. Rajesh Kumar.
Produced on a budget of ₹80 million, Velaiilla Pattadhari was released on 18 July 2014 and received positive reviews. It was commercially successful, grossing ₹530 million worldwide. The film won 19 awards from 31 nominations; its direction, performances of the cast members and music have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, Velaiilla Pattadhari was nominated in seven categories, winning Best Actor (Dhanush) and Best Music Director (Ravichander). At the 9th Vijay Awards, it received seven nominations and won five awards, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Music Director, and Favourite Song. It garnered eleven nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won seven awards, including Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) for Saranya, Best Comedian for Vivek and Best Debutant Director for Velraj. Among other wins, the film received two Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and Edison Awards each. It also received two nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress for Dhanush and Saranya respectively at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, winning none. The film won Velraj the Best Dialogue Writer at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s)/Nominee(s) Result Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 8 January 2015 Best Actor Dhanush Best Supporting Actress Edison Awards 15 February 2015 Best Actor Dhanush Best Debut Director Velraj Filmfare Awards South26 June 2015Best Film – Tamil Best Director – TamilVelraj Best Actor – Tamil Dhanush Best Actress – Tamil Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Samuthirakani Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Best Music Director – Tamil Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2326 April 2015 Best ActorDhanush Best Supporting Actress South Indian International Movie Awards 67 August 2015 Best Film – Tamil Wunderbar Films Best Actor – Tamil Dhanush Best Actress – Tamil Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Tamil Best Comedian – Tamil Vivek Best Debutant Director – Tamil Velraj Best Dance Choreographer – Tamil for "What a Karuvad" Best Lyricist – Tamil Dhanush for "Amma Amma" Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tamil Dhanush for "Amma Amma" Best Actress (Critics) – Tamil Most Streamed Song – Tamil Vela Illa Pattadhaari Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 13 July 2017 Best Dialogue Writer Velraj Vijay Awards 25 April 2015 Best Film Wunderbar Films Best Actor Dhanush Best Actress Best Music Director Favourite Song "Amma Amma" Favourite Film Wunderbar Films Favourite Hero Dhanush
See also List of Tamil films of 2014
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External links Accolades for Velaiilla Pattadhari at the Internet Movie Database