Dhill is a Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Dharani and stars Chiyaan Vikram and Laila in the lead roles while Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Deepa Venkat played prominent characters. The film was released 20 years ago on this day and received a positive response from critics.
Chiyaan Vikram developed himself as a leading actor in the Tamil cinema industry, and he has never failed when doing challenging roles. On this day 19 years back, Vikram's blockbuster film 'Dhill' was released and here is an interesting fact to look back on.
Vikram played the role of Kanagavel, an aspiring police officer in the film. To get into a trim avatar as a cop, Vikram follows a strict diet and hires a bodybuilder to train him. The film received a thunderous response and turned as an all-time favorite commercial feast from Vikram and director Dharani. Vidyasagar won the Best Music Director award at the 2001 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Singers Unnikrishnan and Sujatha won the best playback singer male and female awards respectively for the song, Un Samayal Arayil. The film was also remade in four languages including Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali.
