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Villu is a 2009 Indian Tamil action masala film written and directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay in a dual role while Ranjitha, Nayantara and Prakash Raj play other prominent roles. Manoj K. Jayan, Vadivelu, Adithya and Geetha play supporting roles whilst Prabhu Deva, Mumaith Khan, Zabyn Khan, and Kushboo Sundar appear in item numbers. The film is produced and distributed by Ayngaran International and composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The movie was dubbed into Hindi as Ek Aur Jaanbaaz Khiladi and in Telugu as Yama Kantri. It is inspired from the Hindi film Soldier starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta. The film was released on 12 January 2009 receiving mixed to negative reviews.
Villu is a Mitanni ( Hurrian) fish-deity. Villu is depicted as a god of water with influence over droughts and thirst. Villu is known today only by a few surviving clay statues which were cult objects. He was used in a jurisdictional role, as people convicted in crimes involving the sea, water or blood would be stoned to death with the Villu statues. Because of this, the surviving statues are hardly recognizable. The surrounding mythology held that if the criminal were to be punished in any other way, Villu would decrease the river flow, causing drought and famine. Following the conquest of Mitanni by the Hittites, his cult and the punishment declined.
Villu (Tamil: வில்லு) (Telugu: విల్లు) means Bow in some South Indian Languages
- Hari Villu kamal
- Onavillu, a simple, short bow-shaped musical instrument
- Villu (deity), a Mitanni fish-deity
- Villu (film), a 2009 Tamil film directed by Prabhu Deva
- Villu Paatu (or 'Bow Song'), an ancient form of musical story-telling art of South Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Villupuram, a district and town in Tamil Nadu
- Villu (given name), an Estonian masculine given name
Villu is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of William.
People named Villu include:
- Villu Kangur (born 1957), actor and translator
- Villu Reiljan (born 1953), politician
- Villu Tamme (born 1963), punk musician ( J.M.K.E.)
- Villu Veski (born 1962), saxophonist and composer