Billa 2

Billa II: The Beginning is a 2012 Indian Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and focuses on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character. Supporting roles are essayed by Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey, all of whom make their debut in Tamil cinema.
The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor.

The film, produced by Wide Angle Creations in association with the Hinduja Group company IN Entertainment, was officially announced in November 2010, with Vishnuvardhan as the director. Due to conflicting dates, he was replaced by Chakri Toleti, while a new script was penned by a team involving Toleti and Eric Felberg.

Filming, which commenced in July 2011 and was completed by December 2011, took place primarily at Tamil Nadu, Goa, Hyderabad and in Georgia. Billa II was released worldwide on 13 July 2012 and a dubbed Telugu version titled David Billa was also simultaneously released in Andhra Pradesh.

Billa II: The Beginning

Directed by	Chakri Toleti
Produced by	Sunir Kheterpal Suresh Balaje George Pius
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
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Production company	Wide Angle Creations IN Entertainment
Distributed by	Aascar Films (India) GK Media (USA)
Release date(s)	13 July 2012
Running time	129 minutes