2004 Indian Tamil film by Dharani
This article is about the 2004 Tamil film. For the 2009 Kannada film, see
Gilli (film) .
Not to be confused with
Gillie .
Ghilli ( transl. Gutsy ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil -language sports action film [ 12] directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam . It is a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar , with few changes made to the story. The film stars Vijay in the lead role, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj (reprising his role from the original version). Ashish Vidyarthi , Dhamu , Mayilsamy , Janaki Sabesh , Nancy Jennifer , Nagendra Prasad , Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in an exhibition match, but instead rescues a woman from a gang leader, who wants to marry 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.[ 13] [ 5]
A re-mastered version in 4K was re-released worldwide in theatres on 20 April 2024 and received huge response among the audience.[ 14] It has grossed around ₹ 26–32.50 crore during its re-release, becoming the highest grossing re-release in Indian cinema overtaking Titanic. [ 15] [ 4] This record was later broken by Hindi film Tumbbad in September 2024.[ c]
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^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (23 November 2024). "Not Kal Ho Naa Ho, Rockstar, or K3G, this ₹5 crore film is 2024's highest-grossing re-release; sold a million tickets" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ Jogani, Rishi (23 September 2024). "Highest Grossing Re-Releases In India Since 2000: Sohum Shah's Tumbbad surpasses Thalapathy Vijay's Ghilli to claim top spot" . Pinkvilla . Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025 .
^ Musthak (24 September 2024). "ரீ ரிலீஸ் படங்களின் வசூல்… விஜய்யின் கில்லியை பின்னுக்கு தள்ளப்போகும் த்ரில்லர் படம்!" . News18 (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 January 2025 .
^ "Producer AM Rathnam's Double Delight: Vijay's Ghilli's Re-release Collections, Pawan's HHVM's Teaser" . Times Now . 4 May 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025 .
^ Acharya, T. Maruthi (18 October 2024). "Prabhas's fans celebrate as over 6 films gear up for re-release on his birthday" . India Today . Retrieved 11 January 2025 .
^ "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 .
^ " '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 .
^ "Highest Grossing Re-Releases In India Since 2000: Sohum Shah's Tumbbad surpasses Thalapathy Vijay's Ghilli to claim top spot" . Pinkvilla . 23 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024 .
^ "Tumbbad Beats Thalapathy Vijay's Ghilli To Become Highest-Grossing Re-Release In India Since 2000" . Times Now . 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024 .
^ "Tumbbad box office: Sohum Shah starrer becomes the highest-grossing re-release in India since 2000, surpassing Thalapathy Vijay's Ghilli" . Firstpost . 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024 .
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