Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (2017) User Reviews

A mostly-bland sequel that doesn't have anything new to add! [+44%]

[arungeorge13 · 4/10 · 25 August 2017]

'Vellai Illa Pattadhaari' was a fairly popular film that had neat closure to its story-line, a decent concoction of family sentiment and mass moments. So, when a direct sequel was announced, it had to bring forth something fresh to the plate. Sadly, what we get is mostly a (more expensive-looking) rehash of the first film with a few role-reversals and additions that don't really leave an impression.

Raghuvaran (Dhanush) is now an Executive Engineer for Anitha Constructions and bags the attention of Vasundhara (Kajol returning to Tamil cinema after a long gap) Chairperson of the biggest construction company in South India, who extends him a job offer; one he refuses. Taking offense to this, Vasundhara unleashes a load of professional (and personal) vendetta on Raghuvaran. Speaking of role-reversals, this is pretty all what the movie has to offer in terms of novelty.

Vasundhara is portrayed as a strong corporate villain (a sharp contrast from the 'Amul Baby' in the first flick), Shalini (Amala Paul) has shed her homely-girl-next-door image to turn into a nagging wife (Raghuvaran's "drunk" episodes with her are badly written and acted), the earlier-conflicting dad (Samuthirakani) has now embraced an inspiring, composed persona. The character palette is complete with comic relief provided by Azhagusundaram (Vivek, whose "GF" saga left us in splits), maternal warmth from Raghuvaran's mom (Saranya Ponvannan, who still manages to win hearts over), Raghuvaran's brother Karthik (Hrishikesh) and their adorable pet dog, Harry Potter.

Kajol's character is written in such a manner that she is supposed to appear strong-willed (only on paper) but she is in fact a childish caricature who drops the F-bomb on a lot of occasions, and is offended even by polite rejections to the point of making life hell for the person who did so. This story does not really function well when set in a professional / corporate world where things are not as explicitly off-putting as you see here (but the writer/director is forced to spoon-feed to cater to the masses). The Raghuvaran- Vasundhara segments are punctuated by too much slow-motion and underwhelming background score (by Sean Roldan, a far-cry from the massy Anirudh compositions).

The scenes at home are literally the most boring (unlike the first film which mostly centered around the household) with the family members not having much to contribute apart from 'timely inspiration'. I did find the action-free climax refreshing and Dhanush's dialogues (both writing and delivery) elevate these scenes pretty well. But Vasundhara's sudden change of heart comes across as unconvincing and bland.

Punch dialogues? Check. Slow-motion walks? Check. Comic relief? Check. Fights? Check. Crisp run-time? Check. Still, the movie mostly feels like an unexciting masala fare.

Verdict: Below-average!

Velaiilla Pattadhari 2

[santhosh-10290 · 5/10 · 1 April 2019]

Good Movie but the movie was not good as Velaiilla Pattadhari. Velaiilla Pattadhari movie was excellent but Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 was also good but the movie bored in many scenes. The comedy scenes in the movie were excellent. Samuthirakani and Vivek's comedy in the movie were excellent. Songs and BGM in the movie were not so good but they were somewhat good. Everybody acted very well in the movie. The movie lagged at many scenes but the movie was good.

Don't get it one thing

[MoviesinmyRBC · 5/10 · 28 July 2018]

Awesome KAJOL, the great DHANUSH and AMALA BEAUTY PAUL and no story..why..?? I don't get it really

Disappointing as expected

[vjnambu · 1/10 · 18 September 2020]

Vip 1 was one of my personal favorite movies because most of the characters were relatable, well written dialogues, goosebump inducing mass scenes and touching emotion scenes. When I heard dhanush is coming with its sequel, I was sceptical because he replaced the original director velraj with his sister in law soundarya rajinikanth who directed the mega disaster kochadaiyaan. And mostly sequels don't work in tamil unlike other indian languages. After watching the film, what I feared came true. Nothing works here at all despite dhanush trying hard to keep the magic of the first part. The confrontation scenes between dhanush and kajol are not at all interesting. In the first part, our blood boils towards the villain in the confrontation scenes. But in this, nothing happens because kajol's character is not written like a negative one. In the end, they become friends with the backdrop of chennai floods which comes out of nowhere. On the whole, vip2 is a sequel nobody asked for. I have to immediately watch the first part in order to erase the memories of the second.

Bad

[jakegylly · 6/10 · 2 March 2020]

First of all the decision to make the sequel for this film is only worst the story is very funny maybe Kajol might be angry that he humiliated her by rejecting job but her revenge is too much that is unrealistic it's just for movie sake that ok hero should have a strong opponent like the previous movie and moreover wife scenes and bicycle scenes are dragged too much and irritating songs are not necessary to this movie only good thing is there are few inspiring lines that makes the movie worth watching and fight sequences can be ignored

Didn't like this at all

[rahul-rdthecool-das · 2/10 · 30 July 2020]

One of the worst dhanush movie watched by me.

The ending was DISASTER.

kajol should get a new accent if she wants to continue her acting career.

Total average

[vkl-37372 · 6/10 · 20 April 2020]

It could have been better first half of the movie. Keepscyou entertained till the end but pathetic 2nd half ruined it you can watch this movie once

Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 fails to recreate the magic of its prequel

[kumarankulam · 5/10 · 6 February 2021]

After the biggest success of Velaiyilla Pattathari, Dhanush and Soundarya Rajinikanth are uniting for the first time in Velaiyilla Pattathari 2. Unlike Velaiyilla Pattathari, the sequel seems to be less youthful and less energetic. The factors that made the prequel successful and memorable are not present in this film which seems to be one of the biggest drawbacks. Dhanush as Raghuvaran is inimitable. He is the heart and soul of the Velaiyilla Pattathari franchise. On the other side, we have Amala Paul reprising her role as Shalini who seems to be more mature with the shades of the usual soap opera-type heroine. Even though we had Samuthirakani and Vivek for the comedy scenes, she is the show stealer with her strict attitude which is a delight to watch. As the antagonist, we have Kajol who seems to have a very strong and promising role at first but ends up similar to the antagonist of the prequel. Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 lacks the magic that the prequel had. There are several dull moments that drag the overall film down. The film's duration might be shorter but the slow pace of the second half is a big drawback. Until the interval, VIP 2 had made a promising impression which has been ruined by a soap opera kind second half. Even the climax seems to be a mismatch. The Raghuvaran that we celebrated in Velaiyilla Pattathari seems to have faded away in this underwhelming film. Another big drawback of VIP 2, it's the soundtrack composed by Sean Roldan who doesn't fit in this film. The background score lacks the energy that the prequel had with Anirudh. There are only a few themes that worked that was borrowed from the prequel. Overall, Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 fails to recreate the magic of its prequel.

Simple and great movie

[mouli23 · 10/10 · 21 December 2019]

Great message and simple conclusion. Not much fuss in twisting, simple movie and excellent time pass and good movie closure

Fun to watch

[dhanrajzepherin · 5/10 · 10 August 2021]

The sentiment, songs, fights spoiled the movie. It was a cringy fun kind of movie.

Meandering sequel that rides on the tropes of the first one

[nickraman-27699 · 4/10 · 28 May 2018]

Post viewing of the sequel, as I walked out of my screening, I wondered what Actor-Producer Dhanush was thinking when he decided to make a sequel to a wonderfully-loved VIP (Vellailla Pattadhari.) In his acting stint at the time, he probably wanted to expoit a franchise market for Tamil films (after Shankar did for Enthiran as 2.0) and decided to make a VIP-2. This time around he gets his sister-in-law, Soundarya, who made Kochadaiyaan. This marks Soundarya's live action debut (unless you count her productions in her short-lived Ocher Studios for Venkat Prabhu's Goa, which also tanked.)

How did she do this time around? Pretty poorly as a screenwriter (credited along with Dhanush for Story.) At times, there are scenes of Dhanush exploiting his "gratious-english" that stretch beyond a certain point. The whole wife-nagging scheme of things do not help either. You also have Kajol, who despite the looks looks very bored and out of place here. Someone local like Aishwarya Rajesh would have made a better fit here. Coming back to Kajol, you wish the writers had a better role for her. Alas, the shades of Mappillai/Jamai Raja are pretty much evident.

The Rajnikanth-praises spread around are as far worse that Tamil movies resorting to the utter mention of "Thala" (Ajith Kumar's former pet name) which screams shoehorn of desperation. The tropes of VIP while funny intially, gets to a point of irritation. Surabhi's role from Part 1 gets replaced by Ritu Varma without any rhyme or explanation how she was changed.

The unwanted climax by adding in the Chennai floods for a point of sentiments do not work. In the end, you end up pulling your hairs and wonder why the hell did Dhanush and team made this in the first place.

Kajol is ruining her legacy

[Zerxo · 2/10 · 4 January 2021]

First of all, she didn't even dub for herself, she's been living in India for 40+ years and she can't even speak Tamil, why did she sign this movie? Apparently there is a Hindi dubbed version, but it isn't available anywhere to watch online. The background "score" is so atrocious that it makes the movie unbearable entirely. What is with the constant slow-motion shots. When Kajol walks, there is a wind machine blowing her hair as if she is hanging off the Himalayas. Is that a metaphor? She is supposedly a smart actress but I don't see that here. With this debacle and Helicopter Eela being another squib, I am fearful that Kajol is ruining her legacy. The trailer to her next film Tribhanga came out yesterday, it looks good, here's hoping.

VIP2 a wonderful sequel.

[pavanrockzzz · 10/10 · 19 August 2017]

the movie works out max with mass audiences in which hero has huge fan base,even it works with class audience and the movie gives us a good social message, it is excellent as sequel and finally climax is simply superb and unique.finally its a huge hit.In the movie the first half is comedy and second half then goes serious with fights and action scenes.

Beautiful movie

[mamedova-15196 · 10/10 · 3 December 2020]

Great movie, Kajol and Dhanush perfect as always ❤