Billa (1980)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 52 mins

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Fast-paced and fiery, this masterfully crafted crime thriller daringly depicts the dangers faced by an innocent villager, Rajappa, when he agrees to assist the police. During a police encounter, Billa (Rajinikanth), a feared Mafia don in Madras is fatally wounded. However, the police decide to hide this truth, identify a lookalike, train him to believably impersonate the dreaded mob boss even in the midst of his long time and close associates. Can a mere impersonator learn fast enough and be suave enough to fill the shoes of an international criminal? Will he succeed in exposing the criminal network around Billa, unravel the Don's closely held secrets and bring down the criminal empire before his own life is threatened?

Cast: Rajinikanth, Sripriya Raj Kumar

Crew: R Krishnamurthy (Director), G Or Nathan (Director of Photography), MS Viswanathan (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Release Dates: 26 Jan 1980 (India)

Tamil Name: பில்லா

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Did you know? Producer K. Balaji plays the role of the Deputy Superintendent of Police in the film. Read More
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as Billa/Rajappa
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as Inspector Varma
as Kamini
as DSP Alexander
as Jagdesh
as Manoharan

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
04:26

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:39

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
04:48

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: Malaysia Vasudevan
04:38

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:23

Music Director: MS Viswanathan
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: LR Eswari
Movie Connection(s):
Remake of: Don (Hindi)
Remake of: Edalo Cheragani Gurutulu (Telugu)
Remade as: Billa (Tamil)
Dubbed into: Main Inteqam Loonga (Hindi)
Trivia:
SA Ashokan and Manorama make cameo appearances in the film.

Producer K. Balaji plays the role of the Deputy Superintendent of Police in the film.

The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Don (1978).