| Billa | |
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| Directed by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Written by | Seyon Ravi, Minosh Sivanesan, Thineshan Pathmanathan, |
| Screenplay by | Aowshigan Kugathasan |
| Story by | Salim–Javed |
| Based on | Don (Hindi) |
| Produced by | L. Suresh Abdurrahman. M Mithulan M. |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Prabhu Rahman Nayanthara Namitha |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production companies | Ananda Picture Circuit Nigel Wick Zepher Studio |
| Distributed by | Pyramid Saimira Ayngaran International |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Billa is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. It is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name starring Rajnikanth, which itself is a remake of 1978 Hindi film Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film stars Ajith Kumar who plays a double role as an underworld don and his friendly look-alike alongside Nayanthara and Namitha, while Prabhu, Rahman, Adithya Menon, and Santhanam playing supporting roles.[2] It is produced by L. Suresh and Abdurrahman M while featuring a score and soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Nirav Shah and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.[citation needed]
The shooting of Billa commenced in April 2007 and was released and distributed worldwide by Ayngaran International on 14 December 2007.[3] The film, upon release, emerged highly successful,[4] and was selected to be screened at the 61st Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 474.
- ^ Billa (2007), retrieved 7 August 2021
- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 475.
- ^ "Show Buzz". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 April 2011.
- ^ "'Billa' Team is not alone in Cannes – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
- ^ ""Billa" selected for Cannes film festival". Nowrunning.com. 3 May 2008.