Review: Billa 2
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Billa 2, touted to be a prequel to
Billa that hit screens in 2007, is a stylish, action-packed gangster flick
made by Chakri Toleti
Ever since Billa
2 went on the floors, it had sent fans’ pulses racing and as the
release drew closer, the hype just multiplied. Also, a lot was riding on Ajith
after the success of his previous movie Mankatha. He has certainly
justified the expectations.
Chakri Toleti has taken it upon himself to weave a
tale to suit Ajith’s standing and has done a good despite some slip-ups.
As the dreaded don, Ajith looks the part in
Billa 2. The movie is full of action, gun-toting gangsters,
rapid-fire chases and a revenge saga. The actor is the bulwark of the movie and
emerges with his reputation intact. His role is sure to thrill zillions of his
fans but whether it would manage to hold the attention of a non-fan is open to
question.
The film is spun around the stunning rise of a
Sri Lankan refugee into an international don. However, the director’s failure to
justify the hero becoming a don does leave a lot of unanswered questions. RD
Rajasekhar’s cinematography and Selva’s art direction stand out.
The story goes like this: David Billa (Ajith) is
a Lankan refugee who seeks asylum in Rameswaram. He is a man who believes
injustice to the powerless should be prevented at all costs. He raises his voice
whenever he comes across such incidents. The hero’s Good Samaritan attitude
isn’t liked by the powers-that-be and they come up with a plan to trap him by
asking him to carry out a smuggling job for a businessman. He finishes the task
easily and then gets in touch with the underworld.
This is the turning point in his life, as he
wins more contacts and continues his rise. Subsequently, he gets to meet Abbasi
(Sudhanshu
Pandey), an underworld don in Goa. He helps him out in a deal and becomes
close to him. On the advice of Abbasi, he heads to Georgia where he meets
international don Dmitri (Vidyut Jamwal). When the two become friends, it
results in a rift between Abbasi and Billa. Meanwhile, Billa’s sister in Chennai
dies and he takes her daughter Jasmine (Parvathy Omanakuttan) with him to Goa.
In between, the hero crosses swords with Abbasi
and begins to build his own empire. Then begins a cat and mouse game that
eventually results in Billa taking on Dmitri himself.
There is not much the two heroines – Parvathy
Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah – get to do in the film. It is Ajith all the way
and to his credit he doesn’t let down the director and fans. Vidyut Jamwal as
the stylish baddie, and Sudhanshu Pandey with a typical North Indian-appearance,
get to play meaty roles. Manoj K Jayan and Rahman are also in the cast.
Ajith and his director Toleti have done their
job and it is now up to the people to deliver the verdict.
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