To remake a hit film in another language is always tricky. Amitabh Bachchan [Images] and Shah Rukh Khan [Images] tasted success with their respective versions of Don. Rajnikanth's [Images] Tamil remake of the film, Billa (1980), was also a huge hit.
So Ajith's Billa should have followed the same path. But then, in showbiz, two plus two does not make four.
Director Vishnuvardhan seems to have been in a dilemma as to whether to focus on Ajith or give the film well-etched characters. There are too many diversions in the form of female cleavages in the rain forests of Malaysia and garish sets.
Special: Showcasing Billa
So the megaphone wielder snipped off some of the supporting characters -- especially the trapeze artiste-cum-safe-breaker (played by Pran, 'Thengai' Srinivasan and Arjun Rampal [Images] in the earlier three versions) -- substituted a pen-drive in the place of a red-coloured diary and expected Ajith to bear the entire burden of carrying Billa on his shoulders.
To expect the slightly pot-bellied Ajith to work a miracle which even Rajnikanth wasn't expected to do is probably asking for too much.
The story begins with a sadistic underworld don Billa (Ajith) being killed in a police chase. An officer Jai Prakash (Prabhu, wasted) substitutes a look alike wastrel Velu (Ajith again) in his place to net the whole gang, whose boss masquerades as an Interpol agent (Rahuman, average). An avenging belle (Nayantara [Images], adequate) and an itinerant cop h
RE:Billa disappoints
by saravanan sasi on Dec 15, 2007 10:58 AM Permalink
hi latha raj ennadi pennura how dare command about our thala . he amazing acting in this film . iam saw already .you speaking lie to in this . pls don't this area .all is male . mmm understand
RE:Billa disappoints
by shan vel on Dec 16, 2007 08:05 AM Permalink
hey dude i think u watched billa in KTV its rajni movie go and watch @ sathyam u wont fing ticket for next one month wait and watch then u come and comment
RE:Billa disappoints
by nathan on Dec 15, 2007 12:25 PM Permalink
how dare u to specify like this without any confirmation u stupid ur thought is wrong it will proven after the hit of the BILLA in box office all the controversaries and disappoints about the movie ends cos BILLA already rocked all the cinema theatres in Tamil nadu and the world
RE:Billa disappoints
by Siva on Dec 16, 2007 05:52 PM Permalink
I think Latharaj didnt get chance to..........with thala. Thats why she is posting like this review. Sorry.
