Jilla
2014 · Movie · 169 min · ★ 5.7 · 63% critics
A loyal enforcer is pushed into becoming a police officer to protect his powerful guardian’s criminal empire. After a tragedy forces him to rethink where he stands, he tries to pull his father figure away from violence—only to find himself caught between family bonds, duty, and a city that won’t let either side back down.
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Details
- Original title
- ஜில்லா
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-01-10
- Language
- TA
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (68 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a loud, emotional masala crime drama with big confrontations, comedy, and songs, in the vein of Thalaivaa or Vivegam; Not for you if you need tight pacing and realistic plotting.
Pros: star power chemistry; action-comedy mix; family sentiment | Cons: overlong runtime; logic gaps; forced songs
Themes
- police
- gangster
- godfather
- district
- adopted son
Cast & crew
Mohanlal
as Siva
Vijay
as Sakthi
Sampath Raj
as Aadhi Kesavan
Kajal Aggarwal
as Shanthi
Mahat Raghavendra
as Vignesh
Nivetha Thomas
as Mahalakshmi
Soori
as Gopal
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
as DC
R. K.
as Mahalakshmi's father-in-law
Thambi Ramaiah
as Ramiah
Directed by Nesan