Billa again!

It seems to be the time of remakes of old-time blockbusters, with Don remade in Hindi, Sholay almost done and more.

For the Tamil film industry, the 80s themselves were a time of remakes of Amitabh Bachchan films, with the Big B's films like Don, Coolie, Namak Halal, remade into Southern Superstar Rajinikanth superhits Billa, Padikkaadhavan and Velaikaaran.

Of these, one film that made it to cult fame was Billa, where Rajinikanth, like Amitabh in the original played a good guy and a bad guy, both look-alikes. And just like Amitabh Bachchan's Don was remade with King Khan - Shah Rukh - and released to packed theatres last month, Tamil cinema will also see a smashing and very 21st century remake of Billa...

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?).


Billa hits the floors in April and viewers can stay tuned to Galatta.com for updates on Billa and its team.

The new Billa too is bound to be a superhit, given Vishnu's touch - let's wait and watch.