Billa Review

rating: 3/5
Genre: Action
Type: Remake (Don - Hindi & Billa - Tamil)
Banner: Gopi Krishna Movies

Cast: Prabhas, Krishnam Raju, Anushka, Namitha, Hansika Motwani, Jayasudha, Supreet, Kelly Dorji, Rehman & Ali

Music: Mani Sharma
Cinematography: Soundar Rajan
Stunts: Stun Siva
Story: Javed Akhtar
Screenplay - dialogues - direction: Meher Ramesh
Producer: D Narendra & Prabodh
Release date: 3 April 2009

Billa (Prabhas) is a don operating from Malaysia. Krishna Murthy (Krishnam Raju) is a cop who is on the trail of Billa. Billa dies in an encounter with cops. Krishna Murthy keeps it as a secret and brings Billa’s lookalike Ranga – a petty thief onto the scene. The rest of the story is all about how Ranga completes the job for Krishna Murthy.

Music and background score by Mani Sharma is good. Bommali song is the best in picturization aspect. Cinematography by Soundar Rajan is pretty good. Dialogues are adequate.

Analysis: First half of the film is alright. Second half is little disappointing and is prolonged. The plus points of the film are Prabhas’s makeover and styling as Billa and good production values. On the flip side, the second half should have been effectively handled. Prabhas has terrific comedy timing in him (Bujjigadu film and pre-interval episode in Billa).

Finally, it has celebrated 100 days function on july 14 2009.