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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 .
His next release, Billa II (2012), Tamil cinema's first prequel, [e] opened to mixed reviews. [22] [23] He followed that with the multi-starrer Arrambam (2013) and Siva's masala film Veeram (2014), both of which were commercially successful. [24] In 2015 he collaborated with Gautham Vasudev Menon for the crime thriller Yennai Arindhaal.
It is a remake of 1980 Tamil film with the same name which is indeed a remake of 1978 Hindi film Don [2] [3] and carried the same title as Tamil movie, Ajith Kumar starrer Billa. The film follows the titular criminal 's lookalike, a thief from Andhra Pradesh who replaces the don in Malaysia after he died in a high-speed chase.
Billa is a South Indian film series based on Don, including three Tamil films, as well as a Telugu remake. Billa — remake of Don (1978), starring Rajinikanth. Billa — remake of Billa (1980), starring Ajith Kumar. Billa — Telugu remake of Billa (2007), starring Prabhas. Billa II (2012) — prequel of Billa (2007), starring Ajith Kumar.
Chakri Toleti's Billa II (2012) was a prequel to Billa starring Ajith Kumar, and focused on how the lead character of David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of Sri Lanka, becomes a dreaded underworld don. Owing to the character's development arc, a Tamil academic noted "David Billa is the most desirable portrayal of an Eelam ...
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] A sequel, Billa II was released on July 13, 2012.
In 2012, Prabhas starred in action film Rebel, received mixed reviews from critics and under-performed at the box office. [3] Post the setback with Rebel , he starred in action drama Mirchi (2013) which opened to positive reviews from critics and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the year 2013 as well as one of the highest ...
Nayanthara in 2014. Indian actress and film producer Nayanthara works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. She is also referred as Lady Superstar of South Indian Cinema. She made her acting debut with Sathyan Anthikad's Malayalam film Manassinakkare in 2003, post the success she became a popular star in the Malayalam industry.