The actor enacts the role played by Sri Priya in the original. Buzz is that Pooja 
might play the second heroine in the movie.
Nayantara had a fantastic run last year in Kollywood. She had three releases on the same day last Deepavali. E, Vallavan and Thalaimagan released on the same day.
She then chose to concentrate in Tollywood for a while.
With Billa 2007, she is ready and raring to go in Tamil again.
ame? Introduction of novelties? Narration? Glamour quotient? There are many eager questions. These anticipations seem to raise the barometric levels to new highs.
Apart from the superstar who else can play Billa ?
- Ajith. He has been playing a stream of movies with the “Dada” look. There has been a long list of action movies under his name, starting from Dheena. Some of them have fared well, while some of the portrayals have been grotesque. He can still be a decent candidate for this kind of role. [comment dated 2006/09/04]
Seems like Ajith was an instant choice for some.
We found a couple of reasons when sources close to the director were enquired. Vishnu found Nayantara’s body language to bear a close resemblance to that of the then svelte looking Sri Priya’s, who carried out the role with great aplomb in the original version opposite Rajinikanth. Isha Sherwani who was given an advance was dropped as she demanded the 
moon and the makers thought that Ajit-Nayan combination is any day a hotter proposition.
This news comes at a time when everybody had written off Nayanthara after a few intimate photographs with her former lover appeared in a section of the media. And later there was this rumour about her suicide attempt!
Nayanthara told Moviebuzz: “All this has made me a much stronger person. I believe that rumours and fame go hand in hand. I want to make it clear once again that I am focusing all my energies on my career in Tamil and Telugu.”
Nayan has given continuous bulk dates from May for Billa. Vishnu and Ananda Suresh are just back after finalizing locations in Malaysia and Singapore for the shoot.
Nearly 65 percent of the film will be shot in foreign locales and it will be one of the most stylishly shot films in Tamil. Ajit and Nayanthara is sure to sizzle as they make a fine pair.After bouts of several guesses, it is now said that Nayantara will be the heroine of Billa, the remake.
Billa, which stars Ajith in an all-new feel, is to be directed by Vishnuvardhan.
The film, which has kindled the anticipation of the industry, was in the news and speculations were high about who will play the heroine in it.
Many names were bandied about and Vishnu was caught in a dilemma.
But finally the mantle has fallen on the dashing Nayantara.
This is Nayantara’s big comeback (of sorts) after being away from Tamil since her three releases for Deepavali.
She is currently busy in Telugu. The main movie she is now working in Telugu is Thulasi with Venkatesh.
This is the first time that Nayantara will be acting with Ajith.
She has earlier worked with the likes of Rajini, Vijay (albeit for a song), Suriya, Jeeva, Sarath and Simbu.
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constant contact with the crew. Shreya stands a better chance this time since Trisha has already been roped in for Ajith’s next Kreedom. However, Shreya’s market has skyrocketed ever since she starred in Sivaji and her paycheck is scraping the borders of Rs. 40 lakhs. Sources state that Shreya could lose the opportunity if she shows no interest in slashing her paycheck. The other contenders for the role are Thamiraparani Banu and Reema Sen.| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ajith Kumar | Billa |
| Shriya Saran | Priya |
| Nayanthara | Vidya |
| Profession | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Vishnuvardhan |
| Screenplay | Vishnuvardhan |
| Story | Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar |
| Dialogue | Vishnuvardhan |
| Script | Vishnuvardhan |
| Producer | L.Suresh |
| Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Choreography | Raju Sundaram |
| Editor | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Director of Photography | Nirav Shah |
Billa is a remake of the 1980 Rajnikanth film by the same name and has our handsome hero Ajith in the lead. Vishnu is making an updated stylish version of the film and the pooja is likely to be held on April 14 in Chennai.
There are two heroines in the film and the buzz is that Bollywood actress Isha Sherwani has been contacted by Vishnu. Isha, daughter of the famous fusion dancer Daksha Sheth and is trained in gymnastics, Kalaripayattu, Yoga and Kathak. She was launched by Subhash Ghai through Kisna and is now looking southwards.
Vishnu has switched off his mobile and was not reachable for his comments.
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The film ‘Sarvam’ to be directed by Vishnuvardhan is in a constant state of amendments. Initially, Surya was supposed to don the lead role but had withdrawn due to his commitment with Gautham Menon. Then he was said to step into Sarvam again. But as per the latest rumour, discussions are going on to rope Madhavan in this project. There is another interesting angle to this entire episode.Veteran distributor L.Suresh of Ananda pictures has bought the remake rights of the film from its original producer K.Balaji and Vishnuvardhan is going to direct the new version. Coincidentally, ‘Billa’ is a remake of ‘Don’. The director has been thinking of remaking it much before Farhan Akhtar but no superstar had the gut to take it up, as they think it would be too hard to face the comparison. However, Ajit has taken up the challenge to act in it and is raring to go.
It was ‘Billa’ that made Rajini a superstar. It was directed by R.Krishnamoorthy and featured actors like Sri Priya, Thengai Srinivasan, Major Sounderrajan and Helen. Now, the very thought of acting in this classic has made Ajit really excited and so too is the director. Ajit is said to have even approached Rajini regarding the film and the megastar has given him the nod. So, the shooting of the new version of ‘Billa’ would begin once Ajit completes his current film ‘Kireedom’.
The director is currently busy preparing the script of the film though he is retaining the story of the original. Nirav Shah, who shot the scenes of the hit ‘Dhoom-2’ is going to take care of the camera of this film. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the music director and Sreekar Prasad is the editor. The makers of the film are planning to come out with the remix version of two songs from the original with lyrics written by Kannadasan and music composed by M.S.Viswanathan. However, Rajnikanth’s introductory song “My name is Billa” sung by SPB and “Vethialaya Pottendy” sung by Malaysia Vasudevan will be retained in the new version too. It is expected to start rolling in March next year.
With the new version of ‘Don’ doing well at the theatres, expectations on ‘Billa’ also will be very high. Wait and watch what will come out of Ajit’s reserves!
Director Vishnuvardhan, the man behind hits like Arindhum Ariyamalum and Pattiyal, has decided to remake Billa with a whole new look and feel, with none other than Ultimate Star Ajith. Just like Billa, this film too will have Ajith in a dual role - but one has to wait and see what twists and turns Vishnu adds to the new Billa to stand out from the original (the original remake?).