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A major part of the film was shot in [[Kualalumpur]] and [[Langkawi]], [[Malaysia]]. Most of the scenes in the film were shot around the [[Petronas Towers]]. The first scene of the film was shot in a major shipping yard at the sea shore in Malaysia. Other fimling locations include [[Hyderabad]] and [[Vizag]]. |
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Revision as of 20:44, 11 December 2009
| Billa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Meher Ramesh |
| Written by | Salim Khan Farhan Akhtar Vishnuvardhan Thota Prasad Mohan Deekshit Kannan |
| Produced by | Gopikrishna Movies Pvt Ltd |
| Starring | Prabhas Anushka Shetty Namitha Krishnam Raju Rahman Hansika Motwani Jayasudha |
| Cinematography | S. Soundar Rajan |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Distributed by | Creative Commercials |
Release date | 3 April 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | Rs.25 crores |
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Billa (Telugu: బిల్లా) is a 2009 Telugu language film directed by Meher Ramesh, remake of the Tamil Film Billa 2007. It also drew inspirations from the Telugu film, Yugandhar (1979) which drew inspirations from another Hindi film titled Don. Prabhas plays the lead role, where he plays dual roles of the characters Billa and Swami Ranga, with Anushka Shetty and Namitha playing the heroines.[1] The film, which began in October 2008, released in April 2009.[2] Actress Jayasudha, who had earlier starred in Yugandhar (1979) as Jaya, the first Telugu remake of Don, has a guest role as Janaki in this film.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Prabhas | Billa / Ranga |
| Krishnam Raju Uppalapati | ACP Krishnamoorthy |
| Anushka Shetty | Maya |
| Namitha | Lisa |
| Hansika Motwani | Priya (Guest Role) |
| Subbaraju | Vikram (Guest Role) |
| Kelly Dorji | Rashid |
| Jayasudha | Janaki |
Synopsis
Billa (Prabhas) is a don operating from Malaysia. Krishna Murthy (Krishnam Raju) is a police officer who is on the trail of Billa. Billa dies in an encounter with cops. Krishna Murthy keeps it as a secret and brings a look alike Ranga (Prabhas) a petty thief in place of Billa. Devil is the head of the gang and is in the police. He keeps telling the secrets of the police to his gang. The rest of the story is all about how Ranga completes the job for Krishna Murthy by handing Devil to the police.[3]
Box Office
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The film opened to a stupendous response in the first week. It grossed Rs.11 crores distributor share in its first week. Billa has collected a distributor share of Rs.15.05 crores in 21 days. The film was declared a hit at the box office. Billa was declared to be biggest hit in Prabhas' career. In the Nellore District it collected one crore share. In Guntur it collected Rs. 1.9 cr which is Rs. 55lakhs more than prabhas best share. In the Krishna District collected Rs. 1.25 cr. Eluru Prabhas' best is Rs. 86 Lakhs, Billa collected Rs. 1.35cr. It also ran well in chennai and coimbatore In karnataka, it collected more than Rs. 2.25cr
Filming Location
A major part of the film was shot in Kualalumpur and Langkawi, Malaysia. Most of the scenes in the film were shot around the Petronas Towers. The first scene of the film was shot in a major shipping yard at the sea shore in Malaysia. Other fimling locations include Hyderabad and Vizag.
Audio
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| Hariloranga | Mano,Ranjith |
| Ellora Shilpanni | Rita |
| Billa Theme Song | Meher Ramesh |
| Bommali | Hemachandra,Malavika |
| Ne Pataasu | Suchi,Ranjith |
| My Name Is Billa | Ranjith,Naveen |
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