What is "jilla"

Jilla is a 2014 Tamil action comedy-drama film written and directed by R. T. Neason. It stars Mohanlal, Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in lead roles as well as Soori, Mahat Raghavendra and Sampath Raj in supporting roles. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, features soundtrack composed by D. Imman with Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max handling cinematography and editing respectively.

The story revolves around Sakthi, the adopted son of a local crime boss. Sakthi is forced to join the police force, despite his hatred of the police. A horrific incident changes his perspective, and he decides to take the police job seriously, in addition to reforming his father.

The film released on 10 January 2014 and received positive reviews from critics. Jilla completed a 100-day theatrical run on 19 April 2014. As of 5 February. 2014, the film had earned ₹85 crore at the box office.

Jilla is the feature film soundtrack of the 2014 Tamil film of the same name directed by T. Nesan starring Mohanlal, Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film's soundtrack and Background score were composed by D. Imman which marks his first collaboration with Mohanlal and Nesan and his second collaboration with Vijay after the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. The soundtrack consists of 6 Tracks and 2 Karaoke Tracks whose lyrics were written by Yugabharathi, Vairamuthu and Viveka. Vijay along with Shreya Ghoshal crooned for the song Kandangi Kandangi. The audio rights of the film were purchased by Star Music. The Album was released on December 21, 2013 and received positive response from critics as well as audience.