Billa 2
Billa II: The Beginning is a 2012 Indian Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and focuses on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character. Supporting roles are essayed by Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey, all of whom make their debut in Tamil cinema.The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor.
The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to conflicting dates, he was replaced by Chakri Toleti, while a new script was penned by a team involving Toleti and Eric Felberg.
Filming, which commenced in July 2011 and was completed by December 2011, took place primarily at Tamil Nadu, Goa, Hyderabad and in Georgia. Billa II was released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and a dubbed Telugu version titled David Billa was also simultaneously released in Andhra Pradesh.
| Billa II: The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chakri Toleti |
| Produced by | Sunir Kheterpal Suresh Balaje George Pius |
| Screenplay by | Chakri Toleti Sarath Mandava Jaffer Mohammed |
| Story by | Chakri Toleti Eric Felberg |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Parvathy Omanakuttan Bruna Abdullah Vidyut Jamwal Sudhanshu Pandey |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Production company | Wide Angle Creations IN Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films (India) GK Media (USA) |
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| Running time | 129 minutes |
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