Jilla (English: District) is an upcoming 2014 thriller film written and directed by R. T. Nesan and starring Mohanlal, Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary under the banner Super Good Films will feature a soundtrack composed by D. Imman and cinematography by R. Ganesh. The film is scheduled for a release during the 2014 Pongal festival.

actors list

·         Mohanlal as Shiva

• Vijay as Shakthi
• Kajal Agarwal
• Goundamani
• Soori
• Thambi Ramaiah
• Poornima Bhagyaraj

director and details

Director R. T. Nesan, a former assistant director of M. Raja, described Jilla as a "Madurai-based movie." Mohanlal liked the script and accepted the film. Meanwhile, Nisha Agarwal was rumored to be performing in the film, but she denied these rumors on Twitter, stating that she had not been approached for a film role. Kajal Aggarwal and Poornima Bhagyaraj were also slated to perform in the film. Gautam Kurup was signed up as the second antagonist. Niveda Thomas said that she would be playing the daughter of Mohanlal's character and sister of Vijay's character. Due to clash of dates, cinematographer Natarajan Subramaniam was replaced by R. Ganesh. During a photoshooting with the main cast, Nesan announced that filming would take place in Madurai, Chennai and Andhra Pradesh, while songs would be filmed overseas.

The opening ceremony for the film was held on March 11, 2013 at R. B. Choudary's Chennai office. The first schedule of film shooting took off on May 13 in Madurai and Karaikudi with Mohanlal and Poornima Bhagyaraj. Vijay was reported to join by the end of the month, but this didn't materialise. For the next schedule the film crew shifted to a Chennai-based studio where large sets resembling the city of Madurai were build up for the film. In September 2013, it was reported that Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal would be playing police officers in the film.

Mohanlal-Vijay’s ‘Jilla’ has been progressing at a brisk pace. The fourth schedule of the film was supposed to start on August 14. However, the shooting got cancelled due to heavy rain. The film seems to be 80% rapped up with only song sequences left for shoot. The leftover 20% should be completed by December for pre-production deadlines and so far the film is keeping up with its pongal release promise.