Ghilli

Ghilli
Film poster
Directed by	Dharani
Produced by	A. M. Rathnam
Written by	Bharathan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Dharani
Story by	Gunasekhar
Starring	Trisha Vijay Prakash Raj Ashish Vidyarthi Dhamu Nagendra Prasad
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	Gopinath
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Sri Surya Movies
Release date	17 April 2004 (2004-04-17)
Running time	168 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ghilli (English: Risk taker) is a 2004 Indian Tamil action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam under the production company Sri Surya Movies. The film features Trisha and Vijay in lead roles with Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Prakash Raj, Mayilsamy and Janaki Sabesh playing supporting roles. The film is a remake of Telugu film Okkadu (2003).

The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Vidyasagar. Cinematography was handled by Gopinath and editing was done by V. T. Vijayan. Dialogues for the film were written by Bharathan. The plot revolves around an aspiring Kabaddi player who saves a girl from a murderous factionalist leader who wants to marry her. It was released on 17 April 2004.

Velu alias Ghilli (Vijay), is a state-level kabaddi player who is the son of Chennai's Assistant Commissioner of Police Sivasubramanian (Ashish Vidyarthi). Sivasubramanian is not fond of his son, constantly chiding him for his lack of interest in studies and his love for kabaddi. In contrast, his mother (Janaki Sabesh) dotes on him and his younger sister Bhuvana (Nancy Jennifer), a sharp and inquisitive schoolgirl, constantly gets Velu into trouble with their father, but nevertheless adores him.

Meanwhile in Madurai, there is a ruthless factionalist leader Muthupandi (Prakash Raj), who is obsessed with Dhanalakshmi (Trisha) and would do anything to marry her. Muthupandi kills Dhanalakshmi's elder brother as he rejects his offer to marry her. Then Dhanalakshmi’s younger brother is also killed by Muthupandi when he tries to avenge his brother's murder. Dhanalakshmi’s father (Vinod Raj) is a meek person who gets horrified by Muthupandi’s acts and asks Dhanalakshmi to leave Madurai and lead a peaceful life at her uncle's place in the United States by giving her the necessary certificates and money. Muthupandi catches her when she starts fleeing because by coincidence she gets into one of the lorries owned by him. At this juncture, Velu, who is in Madurai to play in a kabaddi tournament, rescues Dhanalakshmi and takes her to Chennai.