This article is about the 2004 Tamil film. For the 2009 Kannada film, see Gilli (film).
Not to be confused with Gillie.
Ghilli
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Dharani
Screenplay by
Dharani
Dialogues by
Bharathan
Story by
Gunasekhar
Based on
Okkadu by Gunasekhar[1]
Produced by
A. M. Rathnam
Starring
Vijay
Trisha
Prakash Raj
Cinematography
S. Gopinath
K. V. Anand (1 song)
Edited by
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by
Vidyasagar
Production company
Sri Surya Movies
Release dates
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17)
20 April 2024 (2024-04-20)
Running time
166 minutes[2]
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Budget
₹8 crore[3][4]
Box office
₹50 crore[5][6] ₹30 crore (re-release)[4]
Ghilli (/ɡɪllɪ/ transl. Gutsy) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film[7] directed by Dharani and produced by Sri Suriya Movies. The film stars Vijay in the titular role, alongside Trisha, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu. It is a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar, with few changes made to the story. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in a match, but instead rescues a woman from a gang leader who is obsessed with her.
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, starting his acting trend from romance to action.[8][5]
A re-mastered version in 4K was re-released worldwide in theatres on 20 April 2024 and received huge response among the audience.[9] It has grossed over ₹30 crore and became the highest grossing re-release in Indian cinema in its second week overtaking Titanic.[4]
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^"Vijay's Ghilli re-release date in 2024". MovieCrow. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^"Chennai box-office report (July 23 – 25, 2004)". Sify. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ abc"'Ghilli' re-release collects 30 crore worldwide and dethrones Titanic in re-release in its second week". The Times of India. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ abSaraswathi, S (23 June 2014). "The Top 7 Vijay Movies". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^"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.
^"Ghilli re-release update: Vijay-Trisha Krishnan's sports action film clocks 20 years". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^"Ghilli – Birthday special: Five best commercial films of 'Thalapathy' Vijay". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^"'Ghilli' box office collection: Vijay and Trisha starrer crosses Rs 15 crore worldwide". The Times of India. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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