Actor Ajith will play the role of an underworld don in the gangster thriller film, Billa 2
Actor Ajith plays the role of an underworld don in the gangster thriller film, Billa 2.
The movie is a prequel to the 2007 film, Billa, which was a remake of the 1980 Rajinikanth movie of the same name.
The story focusses on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don.
The star cast includes Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey, all of whom make their debuts in Tamil cinema.
Ajith was last seen in Mankatha which was his 50th film and was critically acclaimed.
Initially, Vishnuvardhan was roped in as the director of the film. But due to schedule problems, he was replaced by Chakri Tholeti who wrote a new script for the film.
The music for the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who also worked on the score of the 2007 flick.
The film is produced by Wide Angle Creations and IN Entertainment.