Billa II: The Beginning is a 2012 Indian Tamil action film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to Billa and focuses on how David, an ordinary man from the coasts of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the don.
Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jammwal and Sudhanshu Pandey appear in supporting roles, all of them marking 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 schedule clashes, Vishnuvardhan was replaced by Chakri Toleti, with a new script having been penned by a team involving Toleti, Sarath Mandava and Eric Felberg.
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 & Sarath Mandava
Starring – Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jammwal, Rohit Khurana, Sudhanshu Pandey
Music by – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography – R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited by – Suresh Urs
Production – Wide Angle Creations & IN Entertainment
Distributed by – Aascar Films (India) & GK Media (USA)
Release date – 13 July 2012
Running time – 132 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
