Directed by R.T. Neason · Music by D. Imman · January 2014 (Pongal)
Mass entertainer. Vijay-Mohanlal face-off drew huge crowds.
This was Vijay's film 56 of 69 as a lead actor — counted from his debut Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) — released in 2014 during the 2010s.
Soundtrack composed by D. Imman
Brought Malayalam legend Mohanlal and Vijay together on screen for the first time — an event film for South Indian cinema.
The father-son emotional arc between Mohanlal and Vijay was the soul of this Pongal blockbuster.
Jilla (2014) was a well-received chapter in Vijay's steadily rising career, part of the remarkable consistency that defined his run through the 2010s and built the enormous fan base that would later power his political movement.