Dhill
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| Directed by | Dharani |
| Produced by | A. Poornachandra Rao (Presenter) T. Ajaykumar |
| Written by |
Bharathan (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Dharani |
| Story by | Dharani |
| Starring |
Vikram Laila Ashish Vidyarthi Nassar Vivek |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Gopinath |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Distributed by | Lakshmi Productions |
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Release date
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13 July 2001 |
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Running time
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158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹130 million (US$1.9 million) |
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Five Star Audio Vega Music |
Dhill (English: Guts/Courage) is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Laila in the lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi, Nassar and Vivek play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar, while Gopinath handled the camera work. The film released in July 2001, and won critical acclaim and achieved commercial success.
Dhil is the story about Kanagavel (Vikram), whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend, Asha (Laila Mehdin). One night, after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach, Kanagavel goes to pay the bill, leaving Asha behind. At that moment a corrupt police officer Shankar (Ashish Vidyarthi) drinks and behaves indecently to Asha. He then attempts to assault her but is beaten up by Kanagavel severely and receives a scar on his face. Angered by this he seeks revenge against Kanagavel. The rest of the story shows how Kanagavel fights Shankar and his goons finally killing the corrupt policeman.
Vikram, after the success of the critically acclaimed Sethu, chose to sign on to appear in an action film directed by his Loyola College batchmate (classmate) Dharani. The director had previously worked under the name of Ramani and had made the Mammootty starrer Ethirum Pudhirum in 1999. To appear trim in the role of the aspiring police officer, Vikram went on a strict diet eating only fruits and drinking juice. He revealed that for the film when bulking, he was on 25 egg whites and one whole cooked chicken a day and also employed a body builder to train him.
Vikram often helped out during the shooting of the film by helping suggest changes to scenes. The film also marked the Tamil debut of Hindi actor Ashish Vidyarthi, who has since gone on to appear in several other prominent films. The actor had to wear prosthetic make-up for the film, noting that it took over one hour to put on.
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