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May 03, 2024

This article is about the 2004 Tamil film. For the 2009 Kannada film, see Gilli (film).
Not to be confused with Gillie.

Ghilli[a] (/ɡɪllɪ/ transl. Gutsy) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by Sri Suriya Movies. The film stars Vijay in the titular role,[b] alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj. Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play other supporting roles. It is the Tamil remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003). In the film, a Kabaddi player goes to Madurai to participate in a match, but instead rescues a woman from a gang leader who is obsessed with her.

Ghilli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDharani
Screenplay byDharani
Dialogues by
Story byGunasekhar
Based onOkkadu (Telugu)
Produced byA. M. Rathnam
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Sri Surya Movies
Release dates
  • 17 April 2004 (2004-04-17)
  • 20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹8 crore[1]
Box office₹50 crore[2][3]
₹26.50 crore (re-release)[4]

The soundtrack album and score were composed by Vidyasagar, while cinematography was handled by Gopinath and editing by V. T. Vijayan and B. Lenin. The dialogues for the film were written by Bharathan. The film was released on 16 April 2004 to positive reviews from critics. The film ran for more than 200 days at the box office and emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2004. Ghilli is considered to be one of the best films in Vijay's career.[5][2] A re-mastered version in 4K was re-released worldwide in theatres on 20 April 2024 and received huge response among the audience.[6]

Plot edit

Saravanavelu "Velu", a state-level Kabaddi player living in Chennai with his family, is constantly rebuked by his father, DCP Sivasubramaniam for neglecting his studies and favouring Kabaddi, while his mother Janaki dotes on him. Velu's younger sister Bhuvana, a sharp and inquisitive schoolgirl, constantly gets Velu into trouble with their father, but she adores him. One day, Velu is sent to his relative's wedding in Trichy, but he secretly skips the wedding to play a Kabaddi match in Madurai.

Muthupandi, a ruthless gang leader in Madurai, desires to marry a girl named Dhanalakshmi and kills Dhanalakshmi's older brother as he rejects Muthupandi's offer to marry her. Dhanalakshmi's second brother is also killed by Muthupandi when attempting to avenge his brother's murder. Dhanalakshmi's father gets terrified by Muthupandi's acts and asks Dhanalakshmi to leave Madurai and lead a peaceful life with her uncle in the United States, giving her money and her university certificates. While attempting to escape, Muthupandi catches Dhanalakshmi. However, Velu rescues Dhanalakshmi by thrashing Muthupandi and taking her to Chennai. Velu takes Dhanalakshmi to his house and hides her in his room without his family's knowledge.

Meanwhile, Muthupandi and his father Home Minister Rajapandi asks Sivasubramaniam to search for Dhanalakshmi and the apparent kidnapper. Velu soon arranges a passport and flight tickets for Dhanalakshmi, who begins to fall for Velu. When Sivasubramaniam discovers that his son is the apparent kidnapper, Velu and Dhanalakshmi escape from Sivasubramaniam and hide in the lighthouse. Velu, along with his friends, reaches the airport in time for Dhanalakshmi's flight before their Kabaddi match against Punjab in the final match of the National League. Sivasubramaniam is enraged that Velu is playing in the Kabaddi match despite being a wanted criminal, where he goes to the stadium to arrest Velu, but decides to arrest him after the Kabaddi match upon Bhuvana's request.

Velu realises that he has fallen in love with Dhanalakshmi and begins to miss her, only to spot her in the stadium during the match. Velu's lack of focus in the game is quickly replaced by his best upon seeing Dhanalakshmi, which ultimately helps his team win the championship. Later, Velu is arrested by his father, but is then stopped by Muthupandi, who wants to fight Velu after having been incited by Dhanalakshmi to prove his worth. At first, Muthupandi subdues Velu but he regains his strength, defeats Muthupandi and embraces Dhanalakshmi. Muthupandi regains consciousness and tries to kill Velu, but a floodlight, broken during the fight, accidentally hits Muthupandi and electrocutes him to death.

Cast edit

Production edit

Development edit

After completing Dhool (2003), Dharani watched Okkadu and felt it had elements of a story idea "based on a kabaddi player, another storyline on a romance between a guy who hid his girl in a lighthouse, and another road film idea" which he thought of, he requested A.M. Rathnam to procure the remake rights.[15] Dharani made changes to the screenplay adding elements different from the original.[16] Dharani's regular crew members including cinematographer Gopinath and music director Vidyasagar joined the film, while Rocky Rajesh and Raju Sundaram were chosen to choreograph the stunts and dances, respectively, for which Sundaram was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South later.[17]

Casting edit

Vikram and Jyothika were the first choice to play the lead roles; due to other commitments, they were replaced by Vijay and Trisha,[18] while Prakash Raj reprised his role as the antagonist from the original.[19] Thiagarajan's refusal to play Vijay's father meant that Ashish Vidyarthi was cast as in that role.[20][21] Playback singer T. K. Kala made her acting debut with this film.[22] Vimal who went on to act in films like Pasanga (2009) and Kalavani (2010) appeared in a small role as one of Vijay's teammates and also worked as "unofficial" assistant director.[23]

Filming edit

Filming began in April 2003, after Vijay finished shooting for his previous films such as Thirumalai (2003) and Udhaya (2004), and was completed by August 2003. Shooting took place mainly in and around Chennai, surrounding the areas like Mylapore and Besant Nagar and also at the cities of Rayagada in Odisha and Araku Valley, Simhachalam and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The film's introduction fight scene and a song were shot at a costly set in Prasad studios.[24] While cinematography was primarily handled by Gopinath, one song "Appadi Podu" was filmed by K. V. Anand as Gopinath got hurt during the shoot.[15][25] As the original version had Charminar, makers decided to replace it with the Chennai Lighthouse. Since the location had to have a building and lighthouse to be opposite in the same area, a lighthouse set alongside quarters with terrace was erected at GV Gardens at Mahabalipuram.[26] The interval chasing sequences were canned near the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai and at Manapparai in Trichy district. The climax scene was shot in a crowd of one hundred thousand people in the 2003 Vinayagar Chaturthi occasion.[27]

Music edit

Vidyasagar was signed to compose the soundtrack album and background score for Ghilli; it marks his fourth collaboration with both Dharani and Vijay, with the former on Ethirum Puthirum, Dhill and Dhool, and working with the latter on Coimbatore Mappillai (1995), Nilaave Vaa (1998) and Thirumalai (2003). The soundtrack features six songs. The lyrics were penned by Yugabharathi, Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar, Kabilan and Maran. The audio was launched at Nungambakkam’s School for the Deaf and Blind on March 2004.[28]

The song Appadi Podu was later reused by Chakri as "Adaragottu" in the Telugu film Krishna (2008).[29] The song was also adapted by P. A. Deepak, a music producer, as Hum Na Tode in the 2013 Hindi movie Boss.[30] The song is sung by Vishal Dadlani. Following the internet phenomenon of "Why This Kolaveri Di" in 2011, "Appadi Podu" was featured alongside "Oh Podu", "Nakka Mukka" and "Ringa Ringa" in a small collection of South Indian songs that are considered a "national rage" in India.[31][32] The "Kabaddi" theme music from the soundtrack album was remixed by Anirudh Ravichander, for Master (2021).[33][34]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kabaddi"MaranMaran, Jayamoorty01:44
2."Arjunaru Villu"KabilanSukhwinder Singh, Manikka Vinayagam04:27
3."Sha La La"P. VijaySunidhi Chauhan04:30
4."Appadi Podu"P. VijayKK, Anuradha Sriram05:53
5."Soora Thenga"Na. MuthukumarTippu04:03
6."Kokkarakko"YugabharathiUdit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan05:00
7."Kadhala Kadhala"P. VijaySujatha Mohan03:21

Release edit

Ghilli was released on 17 April 2004,[35] delayed from 9 April. Though the reason for the postponement was not given out, rumours were that Rathnam's creditors put pressure on him to settle his accounts before release.[36] The film was re-released worldwide on 20 April 2024, after 20 years of its original release.[37]

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

Ghilli opened to favourable reviews from critics.[21]

Sify gave 5/5 stars and wrote "the good old formula is back with Gilli. A one-man-army combats an eccentric villain against all odds as he tries to save a helpless girl from his clutches. Dharani has done it for the third time by churning out this hit-and-run yarn that keeps you engaged and entertained for 160 minutes.[38] IANS gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Gilli, story wise, is neither fresh popcorn nor spicy samosa found in theatres but the screenplay and overall treatment is as fresh and appetising as full meals after a long day."[39] The Hindu wrote "Vijay, the hero whom the masses today identify with, and Prakash Raj, the inimitable villain in tow, this remake of the Telugu flick, "Okkadu," comes a clear winner".[40] IndiaGlitz described the film as "an out and out entertainer".[41]

Rediff wrote "Gilli portrays Vijay as a comic hero who battles his villains logically while his physical powers are exaggerated dramatically. Having said that, Gilli offers nothing less than sheer entertainment and an edgy thriller for the Tamil film industry, which is deprived of such films.[42] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 45 out of 100 and wrote "With a little bit of Kabaddi, with a little bit of love, its an perfect action masala [..] The film is full of speed like a raging Sivakasi rocket".[43][44] Visual Dasan of Kalki gave a negative review, saying as the entire film revolves around a chase and melee between the villain and the hero till the very last scene, Ghilli is the epitome of back-scratching exaggeration for die-hard fans.[45] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Dharani's 'Dhil' and 'Dhool' from his original screenplays were far better than this film. A film only for ardent Vijay fans".[46]

Box office edit

Ghilli collected ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹177 crore or US$22 million in 2023) in Tamil Nadu in its initial run and ₹3.5 crore (equivalent to ₹12 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023) overseas, it was the highest grossing Tamil film of the year.[47] The film collected ₹2.05 crore in the Coimbatore territory, which was at the time only behind Padayappa.[48]

Accolades edit

Legacy edit

The popularity of Prakash Raj's role as Muthupandi led to several parodies incorporating the character and the endearing name "Chellam" (the way Muthupandi addresses Dhanalakshmi) became popular to sarcastically address an enemy.[49] Janaki Sabesh and Vidyarthi, by portraying Vijay's parents, popularly became known as "Ghilli Amma" and "Ghilli Appa" respectively.[21]

The scene in which Velu briefly uses Dhanalakshmi as a hostage when surrounded by Muthupandi and his men to manipulate them into surrendering their weapons was included in the list "Top 20 Mass Scenes" by Behindwoods.[50] That scene was parodied by Vijay himself in Master (2021).[citation needed] The success of the film led the cast and crew to again collaborate with another similar action film titled Kuruvi (2008).[51]

In Master, a Kabaddi scene uses music montage invoking Ghilli,[52] while the other song from the film, "Arjunaru Villu" was used in Naai Sekar (2022).[53]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Spelt as Ghillie in the CBFC certificate.
  2. ^ Vijay plays the role of Saravanavelu "Velu", but gets also called by the nickname Ghilli.

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This article is about the 2004 Tamil film For the 2009 Kannada film see Gilli film Not to be confused with Gillie Ghilli a ɡ ɪ l l ɪ transl Gutsy is a 2004 Indian Tamil language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by Sri Suriya Movies The film stars Vijay in the titular role b alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj Ashish Vidyarthi Dhamu Mayilsamy Janaki Sabesh Nancy Jennifer Nagendra Prasad Ponnambalam and Pandu play other supporting roles It is the Tamil remake of the Telugu film Okkadu 2003 In the film a Kabaddi player goes to Madurai to participate in a match but instead rescues a woman from a gang leader who is obsessed with her GhilliTheatrical release posterDirected byDharaniScreenplay byDharaniDialogues byBharathanStory byGunasekharBased onOkkadu Telugu Produced byA M RathnamStarringVijay Trisha Prakash RajCinematographyS Gopinath K V Anand 1 song Edited byB LeninV T VijayanMusic byVidyasagarProductioncompanySri Surya MoviesRelease dates17 April 2004 2004 04 17 20 April 2024 2024 04 20 Running time166 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamilBudget 8 crore 1 Box office 50 crore 2 3 26 50 crore re release 4 The soundtrack album and score were composed by Vidyasagar while cinematography was handled by Gopinath and editing by V T Vijayan and B Lenin The dialogues for the film were written by Bharathan The film was released on 16 April 2004 to positive reviews from critics The film ran for more than 200 days at the box office and emerged as the highest grossing Tamil film of 2004 Ghilli is considered to be one of the best films in Vijay s career 5 2 A re mastered version in 4K was re released worldwide in theatres on 20 April 2024 and received huge response among the audience 6 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Music 5 Release 6 Reception 6 1 Critical reception 6 2 Box office 6 3 Accolades 7 Legacy 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksPlot editSaravanavelu Velu a state level Kabaddi player living in Chennai with his family is constantly rebuked by his father DCP Sivasubramaniam for neglecting his studies and favouring Kabaddi while his mother Janaki dotes on him Velu s younger sister Bhuvana a sharp and inquisitive schoolgirl constantly gets Velu into trouble with their father but she adores him One day Velu is sent to his relative s wedding in Trichy but he secretly skips the wedding to play a Kabaddi match in Madurai Muthupandi a ruthless gang leader in Madurai desires to marry a girl named Dhanalakshmi and kills Dhanalakshmi s older brother as he rejects Muthupandi s offer to marry her Dhanalakshmi s second brother is also killed by Muthupandi when attempting to avenge his brother s murder Dhanalakshmi s father gets terrified by Muthupandi s acts and asks Dhanalakshmi to leave Madurai and lead a peaceful life with her uncle in the United States giving her money and her university certificates While attempting to escape Muthupandi catches Dhanalakshmi However Velu rescues Dhanalakshmi by thrashing Muthupandi and taking her to Chennai Velu takes Dhanalakshmi to his house and hides her in his room without his family s knowledge Meanwhile Muthupandi and his father Home Minister Rajapandi asks Sivasubramaniam to search for Dhanalakshmi and the apparent kidnapper Velu soon arranges a passport and flight tickets for Dhanalakshmi who begins to fall for Velu When Sivasubramaniam discovers that his son is the apparent kidnapper Velu and Dhanalakshmi escape from Sivasubramaniam and hide in the lighthouse Velu along with his friends reaches the airport in time for Dhanalakshmi s flight before their Kabaddi match against Punjab in the final match of the National League Sivasubramaniam is enraged that Velu is playing in the Kabaddi match despite being a wanted criminal where he goes to the stadium to arrest Velu but decides to arrest him after the Kabaddi match upon Bhuvana s request Velu realises that he has fallen in love with Dhanalakshmi and begins to miss her only to spot her in the stadium during the match Velu s lack of focus in the game is quickly replaced by his best upon seeing Dhanalakshmi which ultimately helps his team win the championship Later Velu is arrested by his father but is then stopped by Muthupandi who wants to fight Velu after having been incited by Dhanalakshmi to prove his worth At first Muthupandi subdues Velu but he regains his strength defeats Muthupandi and embraces Dhanalakshmi Muthupandi regains consciousness and tries to kill Velu but a floodlight broken during the fight accidentally hits Muthupandi and electrocutes him to death Cast editVijay as Saravanavel aka Velu Ghilli 7 Trisha as Dhanalakshmi 3 Prakash Raj as Muthupandi 3 Ashish Vidyarthi as DCP Sivasubramaniam IPS Velu s father 7 Tanikella Bharani as Minister Rajapandi 7 Nagendra Prasad as Prasad 7 Janaki Sabesh as Janaki Velu s mother 8 Jennifer as Bhuvana Velu s sister 7 Dhamu as Otteri Nari 7 Mayilsamy as Narayana 7 Chaplin Balu as Velu s teammate 7 Ponnambalam as Arivazhagan 7 Pandu as Police Inspector 7 Vinod Raj as Dhanalakshmi s father 9 T K Kala as Muthupandi s mother 7 Aadukalam Murugadoss as Aadhivasi Velu s teammate 8 Brahmanandam as Ramakrishna a priest 3 Nandha Saravanan as Rival team captain 8 Karate Raja as Muthupandi s henchman 8 Saai Sundar as Raghu Dhanalakshmi s second brother 8 Maran as Saravanavelu s teammate 8 Priyanka as a shopkeeper 8 Pondy Ravi as a police officer 10 Suruli Manohar as Minister Rajapandi s PA 8 Vimal as Bismillah Saravanavelu s teammate uncredited role 11 Appukutty as Ramakrishna s assistant uncredited role 12 Pandi as Roadside vendor uncredited role 13 Shobi as a dancer in Kokkarakko uncredited role 14 Production editDevelopment edit After completing Dhool 2003 Dharani watched Okkadu and felt it had elements of a story idea based on a kabaddi player another storyline on a romance between a guy who hid his girl in a lighthouse and another road film idea which he thought of he requested A M Rathnam to procure the remake rights 15 Dharani made changes to the screenplay adding elements different from the original 16 Dharani s regular crew members including cinematographer Gopinath and music director Vidyasagar joined the film while Rocky Rajesh and Raju Sundaram were chosen to choreograph the stunts and dances respectively for which Sundaram was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer South later 17 Casting edit Vikram and Jyothika were the first choice to play the lead roles due to other commitments they were replaced by Vijay and Trisha 18 while Prakash Raj reprised his role as the antagonist from the original 19 Thiagarajan s refusal to play Vijay s father meant that Ashish Vidyarthi was cast as in that role 20 21 Playback singer T K Kala made her acting debut with this film 22 Vimal who went on to act in films like Pasanga 2009 and Kalavani 2010 appeared in a small role as one of Vijay s teammates and also worked as unofficial assistant director 23 Filming edit Filming began in April 2003 after Vijay finished shooting for his previous films such as Thirumalai 2003 and Udhaya 2004 and was completed by August 2003 Shooting took place mainly in and around Chennai surrounding the areas like Mylapore and Besant Nagar and also at the cities of Rayagada in Odisha and Araku Valley Simhachalam and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh The film s introduction fight scene and a song were shot at a costly set in Prasad studios 24 While cinematography was primarily handled by Gopinath one song Appadi Podu was filmed by K V Anand as Gopinath got hurt during the shoot 15 25 As the original version had Charminar makers decided to replace it with the Chennai Lighthouse Since the location had to have a building and lighthouse to be opposite in the same area a lighthouse set alongside quarters with terrace was erected at GV Gardens at Mahabalipuram 26 The interval chasing sequences were canned near the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai and at Manapparai in Trichy district The climax scene was shot in a crowd of one hundred thousand people in the 2003 Vinayagar Chaturthi occasion 27 Music editVidyasagar was signed to compose the soundtrack album and background score for Ghilli it marks his fourth collaboration with both Dharani and Vijay with the former on Ethirum Puthirum Dhill and Dhool and working with the latter on Coimbatore Mappillai 1995 Nilaave Vaa 1998 and Thirumalai 2003 The soundtrack features six songs The lyrics were penned by Yugabharathi Pa Vijay Na Muthukumar Kabilan and Maran The audio was launched at Nungambakkam s School for the Deaf and Blind on March 2004 28 The song Appadi Podu was later reused by Chakri as Adaragottu in the Telugu film Krishna 2008 29 The song was also adapted by P A Deepak a music producer as Hum Na Tode in the 2013 Hindi movie Boss 30 The song is sung by Vishal Dadlani Following the internet phenomenon of Why This Kolaveri Di in 2011 Appadi Podu was featured alongside Oh Podu Nakka Mukka and Ringa Ringa in a small collection of South Indian songs that are considered a national rage in India 31 32 The Kabaddi theme music from the soundtrack album was remixed by Anirudh Ravichander for Master 2021 33 34 Track listNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Kabaddi MaranMaran Jayamoorty01 442 Arjunaru Villu KabilanSukhwinder Singh Manikka Vinayagam04 273 Sha La La P VijaySunidhi Chauhan04 304 Appadi Podu P VijayKK Anuradha Sriram05 535 Soora Thenga Na MuthukumarTippu04 036 Kokkarakko YugabharathiUdit Narayan Sujatha Mohan05 007 Kadhala Kadhala P VijaySujatha Mohan03 21Release editGhilli was released on 17 April 2004 35 delayed from 9 April Though the reason for the postponement was not given out rumours were that Rathnam s creditors put pressure on him to settle his accounts before release 36 The film was re released worldwide on 20 April 2024 after 20 years of its original release 37 Reception editCritical reception edit Ghilli opened to favourable reviews from critics 21 Sify gave 5 5 stars and wrote the good old formula is back with Gilli A one man army combats an eccentric villain against all odds as he tries to save a helpless girl from his clutches Dharani has done it for the third time by churning out this hit and run yarn that keeps you engaged and entertained for 160 minutes 38 IANS gave 3 5 stars and wrote Gilli story wise is neither fresh popcorn nor spicy samosa found in theatres but the screenplay and overall treatment is as fresh and appetising as full meals after a long day 39 The Hindu wrote Vijay the hero whom the masses today identify with and Prakash Raj the inimitable villain in tow this remake of the Telugu flick Okkadu comes a clear winner 40 IndiaGlitz described the film as an out and out entertainer 41 Rediff wrote Gilli portrays Vijay as a comic hero who battles his villains logically while his physical powers are exaggerated dramatically Having said that Gilli offers nothing less than sheer entertainment and an edgy thriller for the Tamil film industry which is deprived of such films 42 Ananda Vikatan rated the film 45 out of 100 and wrote With a little bit of Kabaddi with a little bit of love its an perfect action masala The film is full of speed like a raging Sivakasi rocket 43 44 Visual Dasan of Kalki gave a negative review saying as the entire film revolves around a chase and melee between the villain and the hero till the very last scene Ghilli is the epitome of back scratching exaggeration for die hard fans 45 Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote Dharani s Dhil and Dhool from his original screenplays were far better than this film A film only for ardent Vijay fans 46 Box office edit Ghilli collected 50 crore equivalent to 177 crore or US 22 million in 2023 in Tamil Nadu in its initial run and 3 5 crore equivalent to 12 crore or US 1 6 million in 2023 overseas it was the highest grossing Tamil film of the year 47 The film collected 2 05 crore in the Coimbatore territory which was at the time only behind Padayappa 48 Accolades edit Filmfare Award for Best Villain Tamil Prakash Raj 17 Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer South Raju Sundaram 17 Legacy editThe popularity of Prakash Raj s role as Muthupandi led to several parodies incorporating the character and the endearing name Chellam the way Muthupandi addresses Dhanalakshmi became popular to sarcastically address an enemy 49 Janaki Sabesh and Vidyarthi by portraying Vijay s parents popularly became known as Ghilli Amma and Ghilli Appa respectively 21 The scene in which Velu briefly uses Dhanalakshmi as a hostage when surrounded by Muthupandi and his men to manipulate them into surrendering their weapons was included in the list Top 20 Mass Scenes by Behindwoods 50 That scene was parodied by Vijay himself in Master 2021 citation needed The success of the film led the cast and crew to again collaborate with another similar action film titled Kuruvi 2008 51 In Master a Kabaddi scene uses music montage invoking Ghilli 52 while the other song from the film Arjunaru Villu was used in Naai Sekar 2022 53 Notes edit Spelt as Ghillie in the CBFC certificate Vijay plays the role of Saravanavelu Velu but gets also called by the nickname Ghilli References edit Chennai box office report July 23 25 2004 Sify 29 July 2004 Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Retrieved 22 December 2019 a b Saraswathi S 23 June 2014 The Top 7 Vijay Movies Rediff com Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 Retrieved 12 November 2019 a b c d 15 years of Ghilli Why Vijay s action thriller still remains chellam for fans The News Minute 20 April 2019 Archived from the original on 28 April 2022 Retrieved 26 May 2023 Singh Jatinder 29 April 2024 Ghilli box office collections Vijay starrer dethrones Titanic record for re releases in India and collects 26 50 crore worldwide in day 9 Pinkvilla Archived from the original on 29 April 2024 Retrieved 29 April 2024 Ghilli Birthday special Five best commercial films of Thalapathy Vijay The Times of India Archived from 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