Chennai: Ajith Kumar's 'Billa 2' is the prequel of 2007 film 'Billa' which was directed by Vishnuvardhan. The new edition is directed by Chakri Toleti who has wielded the megaphone for films such as 'Unnaipol Oruvan' and 'Eenadu' in the past.

The film’s story probes the history of a dreaded gangster David Billa and finds out the reasons behind his transformation from an ordinary man to a gang-lord.

'Billa’ was based on a 1980 film by the same name, it also had portions based on 2006 Hindi film 'Don: The Chase Begins Again'. Nayantara had played the female lead in 'Billa' while this time Pravathy Omnakuttan and Bruna Abdullah will be seen opposite Ajith Kumar.

Read Prathibha Parameswaran's tweet review of Ajith's Billa 2, a prequel to the hit 2007 film Billa.####[View the story ”Read the tweets: Billa 2, first day, first show” on Storify]

Read the tweets: Billa 2, first day, first show

Storified by IBNLive · Fri, Jul 13 2012 00:24:11