Billa 2007 Tamil Movie - Ajith Kumar

Billa is a 2007 Tamil action movie directed by Vishnuvardhan. It is a reboot to 1980 Tamil film Billa which itself was a redo of the 1978 Hindi film Don. Ajith Kumar assuming a twofold job nearby Nayanthara and Namitha playing the female leads, while Prabhu Ganesan, Rahman, Adithya Menon and Santhanam assuming supporting jobs. The film was created by L. Suresh and Abdurrahman.M, while including a score and soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Nirav Shah and altering by A. Sreekar Prasad.

The undertaking started in April 2007 and was discharged and appropriated worldwide by Ayngaran International on 14 December 2007. The film, upon discharge, rose a high monetary success, and was chosen to be screened at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. The film is trailed by a prequel, Billa II

Film industry

The film was discharged in more than 200 screens in Tamil Nadu and 50 screens overseas. Made on a tight spending plan of ₹150 million and offered to Ayngaran International. In its initial end of the week, Billa gathered about ₹3 crores. In Chennai alone it gathered ₹5.20 million. The film finished a 175-day run at theaters and was pronounced a blockbuster. It is accounted for to have sold 1 crore tickets worldwide. In Kerala, it should have gathered more than the top Malayalam movies of the year. It was the Second Highest netting Tamil film after Rajinikanth'sSivaji (film) on that time .

Prequel

In 2008, reports asserted that, following the film's business achievement, Soundarya Rajinikanth was intending to make a spin-off, to be created by Ocher Studios in relationship with Warner Bros. However, the continuation didn't emerge and the thought was dropped, with Ajith Kumar, Vishnuvardhan and Soundarya getting occupied with different ventures.

In mid-2010, sources affirmed that Vishnuvardhan had wrapped up the content for a prequel and that Ajith Kumar would repeat the nominal character. The venture turned out to be formally reported in late 2010, after Ajith Kumar joined and first creation banner were distributed to the media. Suresh Balaje, child of maker and entertainer K. Balaje, who delivered the first Billa with Rajinikanth, and George Pius from Wide Angle Creations standard, were affirmed as the producer, who related with Mumbai-situated IN Entertainment Limited, a Hinduja bunch company. However, in an unforeseen development, Vishnuvardhan was supplanted by Chakri Toleti, and another content was composed by Toleti and his assistants. The prequel was discharged at 13 July 2012 to disappointing audits, in the end being esteemed as a film industry failure.