'Ghilli' completes 19 years: Reasons why the Vijay starrer is still enduring

'Ghilli' is one of the successful Tamil films, and the entertaining film is still grabbing the attention of the audience even after years of its release. 'Ghilli' is the Tamil remake of the Telugu film 'Okkadu'. As 'Ghilli' clocks 19, let's take a look at the reasons why the film has a massive fanbase.

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Vijay played the role of a youngster, who works for a career in Kabbadi, and he faces a challenge. Even though Vijay had a replica of Mahesh Babu's role from the original version, the Tamil actor delivered the best better than the original performance in several scenes. Vijay looked fiery throughout the film, and the film's success developed the actor to do more mass action dramas.

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Trisha played the female lead in 'Ghilli' and she paired up with Vijay for the first time in the film. Trisha's character added more power to the film's story as she drives the film ahead from a certain point. The team up worked well and the duo paired up again in multiple films.

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Prakash Raj played the antagonist against Vijay in 'Ghilli' and he played a ruthless gangster with a political background. Prakash Raj was also the antagonist in the original version 'Okkadu'. But his dialogues and battle against Vijay made it a memorable performance of the actor, and his dialogue 'Hi Chellam' has a separate fanbase of its own.

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After opting to do the 'Okkadu' remake, director Dharani made the screenplay for the remake a racier one, and it worked well for the film to be an out-and-out entertainer. Vidyasagar's music is also a great plus and he delivered a chartbuster album. Songs like 'Appadi Podi' and 'Arjunar Villu' found a place among the most-heard Tamil songs.

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'Ghilli' had a successful theatrical run of over 200 years, and the film grossed over Rs 50 crores to become Vijay's first to achieve the landmark. The box office success of the film made filmmakers invest more in Vijay, and he delivered several commercial dramas later to climb into the top place in Tamil cinema.

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