Rajinikanth’s manager takes a dig at director Vishnuvardhan for calling Billa a ‘flop’
Director Vishnuvardhan had recently created a controversy by calling Rajinikanth’s 1980 film Billa a ‘flop’. Rajinikanth’s manager denied this claim and insisted that it was a silver jubilee hit.
When Rajinikanth was facing a slump in his career, he starred in Billa, the Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s Don. The film, which was one of the biggest successes of Rajinikanth’s career, was recently called a ‘flop’ by director Vishnuvardhan.
in an interview with ss musicVishnuvardhan, who is best known for the 2021 hit Hindi film Shershaah, said, “To tell you the truth, Billa was not doing well at that time. I thought, what are we going to do? What do I like about the movie? I liked that at that time they had a dark character as the lead and I thought, that’s a good idea.
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The director revealed that his 2007 remake, starring Ajith Kumar, was a remake of the 1980 classic, which has the same title.
However, this did not please Rajinikanth’s manager Riyaz Ahmed.
Riyaz reposted Vishnuvardhan’s clip on You can please confirm this with the producer of the original version, Mr. Suresh Balaji. I humbly request you to ensure accuracy in your statements to avoid sharing wrong information. #RajjanibilaBlockbuster #ThalaivarNirandharam.”
Billa is a 1980 Tamil thriller film directed by R. Krishnamurthy and produced by Suresh Balaje. The film starred Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Balaji. Billa was released on January 26, 1980 and emerged as a blockbuster, running for more than 25 weeks in theatres.
