Billa
Seen it?2007 | 130 min | Action, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Escape from New York or Touch of Evil, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 130K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vishnu Varadhan
- Ajith KumarDavid Billa / Saravana Velu
- PrabhuJayaprakash
- NayantharaSasha
- RahmanJagdish / Gokulnath
- SanthanamKrishna
- Adithya MenonAnil Menon
- Vimalraj GanesanJohn
- Yog JappieRanjith
- Avneesh ParekhKaran
- T. BalasubramaniamRajesh