| Billa | |
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| Directed by | Meher Ramesh |
| Screenplay by | Meher Ramesh |
| Story by | Salim–Javed |
| Based on | Don (Hindi) |
| Produced by | D. Narendra Prabodh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Soundarrajan |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Gopi Krishna Movies |
| Distributed by | Creative Commercials |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹26 crore[1] |
Billa is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Gopikrishna Movies. The film stars Prabhas in a dual role alongside Krishnam Raju, Anushka Shetty, Namitha, Rahman, and Kelly Dorjee. The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. It is a remake of 1978 Hindi film Don.[2][3] The film follows the titular criminal's lookalike who replaces the severely wounded crime boss after a high-speed chase. Tasked with infiltrating the mafia, he embarks on a covert mission to gather intelligence on a major weapons deal.
The film began its production in October 2008 and was released and distributed worldwide by Creative Commercials. The film opened to positive reviews and went on to be a blockbuster at the box-office.[4]
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- ^ "On Prabhas' 43rd Birthday, Billa and Varsham to Hit Theatres Again". News18. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.