Ghilli is a 2004 Tamil action comedy film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. A remake of the Telugu blockbuster Okkadu directed by Gunashekar, the film stars Vijay, with Trisha Krishnan and Prakash Raj playing the female lead and antagonist, respectively. The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by Vidyasagar. Ghilli was released on Tamil New Year's Day on 14 April 2004; it opened to highly positive reviews and became a high commercial success and an All Time Blockbuster. Ghilli is the nickname for the popular state level kabbadi player Velu . His... disciplinarian father Sivasubramanian , an assistant police commissioner in Chennai, who finds his son incorrigible. His mother , on the other hand, dotes on him. His younger sister Bhuvana is the typical sharp and inquisitive schoolgirl. Velu goes to Madurai for a kabbadi match, but circumstances force him to lend a helping hand to Dhanalakshmi who is fleeing from the cantankerous Muthupandi , a State Minister's son, madly in love with her.
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| Release date: | April 17, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Dharani |
| Runtime: | 142 Minutes |
| Producer: | A. M. Rathnam |
| Editor: | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by: | Vidyasagar |
| Screenplay by: | Sujatha, Gunasekhar |