| Billa II | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chakri Toleti |
| Written by | Chakri Toleti Sarath Mandava Eric Felberg Jaffer Mohammed Era Murukan |
| Produced by | Sunir Kheterpal Suresh Balaje George Pius Chakri Toleti |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Vidyut Jammwal Bruna Abdullah Parvathy Omanakuttan Sudhanshu Pandey Manoj K. Jayan Krishnakumar Yog Japee Rohit Khurana Dinesh Lamba Rahman |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production companies | Wide Angle Creations IN Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films (India) GK Media (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹35 crore[3] |
Billa II is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film[4] directed and co-written by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to Billa and the film was set at the ending of late 1990s. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of Sri Lanka, becomes a dreaded underworld don. The film stars Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character, leading an ensemble cast including[5] Vidyut Jammwal, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Yog Japee, Rohit Khurana, Manoj K. Jayan, Sudhanshu Pandey, Dinesh Lamba, Krishna Kumar, Sricharan, Janaki Sabesh, Madhusudhan Rao and Rahman. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor.
The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to schedule clashes, Vishnuvardhan was replaced by Chakri Toleti, with a new script having been penned by a team involving Toleti, Sarath Mandava and Eric Felberg. Principal photography happened between July 2011 and December 2011. The filming primarily took place at Tamil Nadu, Goa, Hyderabad and in Georgia. Billa II was released worldwide on 13 July 2012.[6]
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- ^ "'Hardcore action is really tough'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Yes, it does fall in the action genre.
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