Billa II is an upcoming Indian Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and would focus 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. Billa II was filmed with an RED EPIC Camera, becoming the first Indian production to be shot with it.

The film, which is being 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 Goa, Hyderabad and Georgia. Billa II will be released by Venu Ravichandran's Aascar Films in India & GK Media LLC for overseas. The film is expected to hit the screens on 29th June. But there are possibilities of it being pushed to 6th July, with The Amazing Spiderman, which is also being distributed by Aascar Ravichandran, releasing on 29th June

Directed by     Chakri Toleti
Produced by     Suresh Balaje ,George Pius,Sunir Khetrapal
Screenplay by     Sarath Mandava,Jaffer Mohammed,Ee. Raa. Murugan (dialogues)
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
Editing by     Suresh Urs
Studio     Wide Angle Creations
IN Entertainment
Distributed by     Aascar Films & GK Media LLC USA
Release date(s)         29 June 2012
Running time     129 Minutes
Country     India
Language     Tamil