Billa is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Gopikrishna Movies. The film stars Prabhas in a dual role alongside Krishnam Raju, Anushka Shetty, Namitha, Rahman, and Kelly Dorjee. The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma. It is the remake of 1978 Hindi film Don.[2][3] The film follows the titular criminal’s lookalike, a thief from Andhra Pradesh who replaces the don in Malaysia after he died in a high-speed chase. Tasked with infiltrating the mafia, he embarks on a covert mission to gather intelligence on a major weapons deal.
The film began its production in October 2008 and was released and distributed worldwide by Creative Commercials. It was a commercial success at the box
Cast
- Prabhas in a dual role as:
- David Billa, a dreaded gangster and powerful don
- Ranga, a small-time petty gangster
- Krishnam Raju as ACP Krishnamurthy, Interpol officer
- Anushka Shetty as Maya, Ranga’s love interest
- Namitha as Lisa, Billa’s love interest
- Rahman as Devil / Interpol officer Dharmendra (fake)
- Adithya as Inspector Aditya
- Kelly Dorjee as Shethan
- Supreeth as Ranjit, Billa’s right hand and secondary antagonist
- Ali as Shankaram, Ranga’s friend
- Prabhas Sreenu as a waiter in Shankaram’s restaurant
- Phani as Ranga’s friend
- Praveen as Ranga’s friend
- Cameo appearances
- Hansika Motwani as Priya
- Subbaraju as Vikram, Priya’s fiancé, Maya’s brother
- Jayasudha as Janaki, Krishnamurthy’s wife
