Billa II is a 2012 Indian Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa
and would focus 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. Billa II was filmed with an RED EPIC Camera, becoming the first Indian production to be shot with it.
Director: Chakri Toleti
Writers: Chakri Toleti (story), Eric Felberg (story)
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah
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 Goa, Hyderabad and Georgia. Billa II is scheduled to release worldwide on 13 July 2012; a dubbed Telugu version titled David Billa would be released simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh.
The film is a prequel to the 2007 hit Billa. It depicts the journey of
David from being an ordinary man living in the coastal region of Tamil
Nadu to a dreaded underworld don.
