Billa
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Billa is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action film starring Rajinikanth, known for its stylish portrayal of an underworld don and its status as a landmark gangster movie in Tamil cinema.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billa (1980 film) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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action film ⓘ gangster film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Don (1978 Hindi film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Don (1978 Hindi film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
K. Balaji
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Major Sundarrajan NERFINISHED ⓘ Radhika NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajinikanth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sridevi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thengai Srinivasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger Prabhakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | K. S. Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignStyle | western-influenced suits and sunglasses for the don character ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dialogueBy | A. L. Narayanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | R. Krishnamoorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sujatha Cine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | R. Devarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDoubleRole | Rajinikanth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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crime ⓘ gangster ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
Billa (2007 Tamil film)
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Billa (2009 Telugu film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSong |
My Name is Billa
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Vethalaiya Potendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Tamil action films ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Billa
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Rajappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | underworld crime ⓘ |
| musicBy | M. S. Viswanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landmark gangster movie in Tamil cinema
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stylish portrayal of an underworld don ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil gangster film tradition ⓘ |
| producer | K. Balaji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sujatha Cine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 134 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | A. L. Narayanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| starring | Rajinikanth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Billa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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