Monday Apr 06 2009, Hyderabad

The Don is back to rock the Boxoffice!

Directed by - Mehar Ramesh

Produced by - Prabhod and Narendra

Music by - Manisharma

Casts - Anushka, Namitha and others

Starring - Prabhas, Krishnamraju

Prabhas starrer 'Billa' in Telugu, yet another remake of Salim-Javed's 'Don', is on its way to conquer the box-office. The much anticipated film, a rip off of Vishnuvardhan directed 'Billa' with Ajith in the lead, lives upto its billing and is as stylish as the original. The movie by Mehar Ramesh has loads of attitude and glamour.

Prabhas in the double role--underworld don Billa and his lookalike Ranga--has given a convincing performance. He has Anushka Shetty and Namitha for company in the glam department. Hansika Motwani appears in a sizzling item number to up the heat in the theatres.

Prabhas, with a chiselled body, looks stunning and fights like a dream in action sequences. He mouths the famous oneliners with convition, such as, "It is not only difficult to nab Don but also impossible". As Billa, he is the picture of confidence. In style, Prabhas shows that he is second to none. The masses would find it difficult not to admire this anti-hero.

The music by Mani Sharma is peppy and gives that edge of the seat feel. The visuals by Soundarrajan are stylish and beautiful, especially, the scenes in Malaysia.

Everyone knows the plot: Gangster Billa is killed by a police officer (played by Krishnam Raju). The officer wants to bust the entire racket with the help of a petty thief (Ranga) who has a striking resemblance to the don.

Ramesh has 'studied' the original 'Don' and its remakes well, it seems. Efforts to add an extra Telugu flavour to the film sometimes go awry. The film is all set to become a landmark in the career of Prabhas and Mehar Ramesh.