Jilla

Jilla
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. T. Neason
Written byR. T. Neason
N. Baskaran (Dialogues)
Produced byR. B. Choudary
StarringMohanlal
Vijay
Kajal Aggarwal
CinematographyGanesh Rajavelu[1]
Edited byDon Max
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Distributed byMaxlab Entertainments
Ayngaran International
Release dates
  • 9 January 2014 (2014-01-09)
(France, Singapore and Canada)
  • 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
(Worldwide)
Running time
170 minutes[2][3]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget50 crore[4]
Box officeest. 85 crore[5]

Jilla (transl.District) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film[6] written and directed by R. T. Neason and produced by R. B. Choudary through the company Super Good Films.[7] Starring Mohanlal and Vijay the film revolves around the conflict between crime boss and his adopted son, a police officer whose life and approach towards law change after a violent incident. The film co-stars Kajal Aggarwal, Soori, Mahat, Nivetha Thomas, Sampath Raj and Pradeep Rawat.[8] The film features soundtrack composed by D. Imman, with Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max handling cinematography and editing respectively.

The film released on 10 January 2014 and received generally positive reviews from critics and audience. [9][10][11] Jilla completed a 100-day theatrical run on 19 April 2014.[12][13] The film had earned 85 crore in its entire run at the box office.[5] The film performed commercially better than its competitor Veeram.[14] The film was remade in Odia as Bajrangi (2017).[15] It was also screened in Japan in 2020.[16]

  1. ^ "Crew of Jilla shoots song sequences in Japan". IndiaGlitz. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Central Board of Film Certificate scan copy of Jilla". Central Board of Film Certificate. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Jilla movie joins100 crore club box office collections worldwide | News Archived 21 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Metromasti.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ "First Day Box Office Collections of Vijay and Mohanlal 'Jilla' and Ajith's 'Veeram'". Deccan Chronicle. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b 'Jilla' Box Office Collection: Mohanlal-Vijay Starrer Wins BO Battle Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. M.ibtimes.co.in (5 February 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-31.
  6. ^ BBFC. "Jilla". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "It's challenging to work with Mohanlal, Vijay, in 'Jilla', says Nesan". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Mohanlal-Vijay team up for Tamil film 'Jilla' to be directed by Nesan". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Revve was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Mohanlal 's Jilla trimmed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Jilla trimmed by 10 minutes!". Sify. Retrieved 11 January 2014.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Siva and Sakthi do it together!". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  13. ^ Box-office – Vijay at No.1 and Ajith at No.3 Archived 23 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods.com (11 November 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-31.
  14. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha. "Box Office Collection: Mohanlal and Vijay's 'Jilla' Outperforms Ajith's 'Veeram' at Worldwide BO". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ^ Facebook post [better source needed]
  16. ^ "『インディアンムービーウィーク2020リターンズ』公式サイト|インド映画、無双のラインナップ!". 『インディアンムービーウィーク2020リターンズ』公式サイト|インド映画、無双のラインナップ! (in Japanese). 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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