For the first time in India, cinematographer Rajasekhar has shot the much awaited Billa 2 with a Red Epic camera. The film has completed it's entire shooting and now the post production works are on. Ajith's much awaited Billa 2, directed by Chakri Toleti, is likely to hit screens on April 14, 2012, Tamil New Year day. Brazilian-Arab model Bruna Abdullah is one of the leading ladies in the film. Vidyut Jamwal, who made his debut in John Abraham's Force, is the villain.

This prequel is produced under the banner of Wide Angle Creations (led by George Pious and Suresh Balaje, son of producer-actor K. Balaje, who produced the original Billa with Rajinikanth in 1980) and presented by Mumbai based Sunir Kheterpal, CEO of IN Entertainment (India) Limited, part of the Hinduja Group.

Bollywood star Sudhanshu Pandey, Sri Charan and Malayalam actor Manoj K. Jayan will play prominent roles in this film.