Director Vishnu Varadhan's 2007 film Billa is still considered to be one of the most stylish action flicks of Tamil cinema. Remake of the 1980 Rajinikanth-starrer of the same name, Billa had Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Prabhu and others in central roles. The film was produced by L. Suresh.
Released of December 14, The film recently completed twelve years. Vishnu Varadhan took to his official Twitter account to give a major throwback on the film. The director thanked his entire cast and crew for being a part of the film.
The movie featuresYuvan Shankar Raja's chartbusting soundtrack and Nirav Shah's stunning visuals. Billa also had a sequel 'Billa 2', directed by Chakri Toleti, which traced the origins of the ruthless titular gangster David Billa. After Billa, the 'Pattiyal' director teamed up with Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara for the 2013 film Arrambam.
On the work front, Vishnu Varadhan is currently helming the biopic of Kargil war veteran Vikram Batra, which stars Siddharth Malhotra as lead and produced by Dhama Productions.
Wow 12 years of #Billa. What a journey🤩. Feels like yesterday, still fresh in my heart. My first collaboration with Ajith sir. Thank you sir, my cast&crew and thanks to all the fans for the love and support u continue to give us. Love u all and see u very soon.
— vishnu varadhan (@vishnu_dir) December 14, 2019