However, he goes out on a date with Shalini. One day, while Raghuvaran's father and Karthik are absent, he is asked to look after his mother, who has a heart condition. 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. Raghuvaran's mother, Bhuvana, however, supports him. His younger brother, Karthik, works in an IT company, earning well and, evidently, his father's approval. He often comes into conflict with his father, who considers him irresponsible. He is adamant about working in a job related to his field only and is unwilling to accept any other profession. Raghuvaran is a graduate in Civil Engineering, but has been unemployed for four years.
A sequel to the film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth was released on 11 August 2017. It was remade in Kannada as Brihaspathi (2018). The film was dubbed into Telugu as Raghuvaran B.Tech, which was released on 1 January 2015. The film was released on 18 July 2014, and received positive critical reception. Principal photography commenced in August 2013 and was completed by May 2014, with the film being shot primarily in Chennai. The film's album and score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander.The stunt department of this movie handled by Hari Dinesh 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. The film features Dhanush, Amala Paul, while Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani and Surbhi play supporting roles.ĭhanush, 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. The Unemployed Graduate), popularly referred to as VIP, is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Velraj, in his directorial debut.