Directed by Chakri Toleti
Produced by Sunir Kheterpal
Suresh Balaje
George Pius
Written by Era Murukan
Jaffer Mohammed
Screenplay by Chakri Toleti
Sarath Mandava
Jaffer Mohammed
Story by Chakri Toleti
Eric Felberg
Starring Ajith Kumar
Parvathy Omanakuttan
Bruna Abdullah
Vidyut Jamwal
Sudhanshu Pandey
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography R. D. Rajasekhar
Editing by Suresh Urs
Studio Wide Angle Creations
IN Entertainment
Distributed by Aascar Films (India)
GK Media (USA)
Release date(s)
13 July 2012
Running time 129 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Expectations
Don is one one mos the most loved gangster movies of all time [both the old version & new one]. The 2007 release Billa was the remake of Rajnikanth's Billa which itself was a remake of Don. Billa (2007) was a smash-hit, so the expectations regarding Billa 2 was sky high, plus the fact that its a PREQUEL made me all the more interested in the project. The much hyped Don 2 turned out to be a damn squib, so expecting a great movie from Chakri Toleti worthy enough of satisying my thirst for a Don sequel
Story
"Everybody has a past but a Don a History" - Billa 2 is the story of David Billa, before he becomes the dreaded ruthless underworld King. How he started from the bottom, and marched to the top of the underworld with brawn & brain.
Billa 2 is not a worthy successor to Billa. The movie is not entertaining, it drags big time & tests your patience through out. But that doesn't mean its Class, its neither Class nor Mass. Chakri Toleti is the main culprit here [also the co-writers]. The Direction took the average script into deeper depths. Editing was bad, felt as if its 3hr long [actual lenght is 129 mins]. Yuvan Shankar Raja disappointed big time, his BG & Music were one of the big plus points of 'Mankatha', here he simply failed to deliver.
God only knows why the makers opted for Parvathy Omanakuttan [may be coz she is a Malayali, as Nayans was a Mallu too]. Brunah Abdulah looked Old & 'Cold' even in those bikinis. Both had short roles, shorter clother & even shorter expressions that u need a magnifying lens to read them from their face. All villains are wasted [Poor characterization is there throughout]. Billa character lacks consistency, it swings both ways.
The movie started positively, but failed to pick up, even in the second half. Action choreography was bad. The movie has some good one liners. The climax looked ridiculous [just like Sagar Alias Jacky].
Even die hard fans of Thala will be disappointed. Don 2 looks a classic compared to this, even though it was a sequel. A Colossal disappointment considering the excessive baggage & hype it carried.
Billa 2 is not a worthy successor to Billa. The movie is not entertaining, it drags big time & tests your patience through out. But that doesn't mean its Class, its neither Class nor Mass. Chakri Toleti is the main culprit here [also the co-writers]. The Direction took the average script into deeper depths. Editing was bad, felt as if its 3hr long [actual lenght is 129 mins]. Yuvan Shankar Raja disappointed big time, his BG & Music were one of the big plus points of 'Mankatha', here he simply failed to deliver.
God only knows why the makers opted for Parvathy Omanakuttan [may be coz she is a Malayali, as Nayans was a Mallu too]. Brunah Abdulah looked Old & 'Cold' even in those bikinis. Both had short roles, shorter clother & even shorter expressions that u need a magnifying lens to read them from their face. All villains are wasted [Poor characterization is there throughout]. Billa character lacks consistency, it swings both ways.
The movie started positively, but failed to pick up, even in the second half. Action choreography was bad. The movie has some good one liners. The climax looked ridiculous [just like Sagar Alias Jacky].
Even die hard fans of Thala will be disappointed. Don 2 looks a classic compared to this, even though it was a sequel. A Colossal disappointment considering the excessive baggage & hype it carried.
Positives
Ajith
Actor who played Hotel Owner
Camera
'Sin-City' like video for 'Unakkulle Mirugam'
Some good One-Liners
Ajith
Actor who played Hotel Owner
Camera
'Sin-City' like video for 'Unakkulle Mirugam'
Some good One-Liners
Negatives
Chakri Toleti
Screenplay
Editing
Music & BG
Heroines
Villains gets no scope
Over Hype
Chakri Toleti
Screenplay
Editing
Music & BG
Heroines
Villains gets no scope
Over Hype
Rating
2/5
2/5
Verdict
Die hard Thala fans, watch it for him, other don't even bother watching
Die hard Thala fans, watch it for him, other don't even bother watching
Box Office
Took an above average opening in Kerala & Andhra & 100% in TN & Overseas, but should fall from Monday - Totally Average or Above
Took an above average opening in Kerala & Andhra & 100% in TN & Overseas, but should fall from Monday - Totally Average or Above
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