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{{short description|2001 film by Dharani Director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhill
| image = Dhill poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Dharani (director)|Dharani]]
| writer = [[Bharathan (Tamil director)|Bharathan]] '''(Dialogue)'''
| screenplay = Dharani
| story = Dharani
| starring = [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] [[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| producer = T.Ajaykumar
| cinematography = Gopinath
| narrator = [[P. Ravi Shankar]] {{Small|'''(climax)'''}}
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| studio = [[Tatineni Rama Rao| Lakshmi Productions]]
| distributor = Lakshmi Productions
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|07|13}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| language = Tamil
| gross = {{INRConvert|13|c}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://i49.tinypic.com/14mthlx.jpg|title=The boss, no doubt|work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|author=Krishna Gopalan|date=29 July 2007|access-date=25 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606140544/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/the-boss,-no-doubt/1/267.html|archive-date=6 June 2014 }}</ref>
}}

'''''Dhill''''' ({{trans|Grit}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Dharani (director)|Dharani]]. The film stars [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] in the lead roles, while [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], while Gopinath handled the camera work.

The film was released on 20 July 2001, and achieved critical and commercial success at the box office. The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Sreeram]]'' (2002), [[Hindi]] as ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]'' (2003), [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sye (2005 film)|Sye]]'' (2005) and in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bangladesh]] as ''Arman'' (2002). Dhill was the first film to credit Vikram with the title ''Chiyaan''.

==Plot==
Dhill is the story about Kanagavel ([[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]), whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend named Asha ([[Laila (actress)|Laila]]). One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach, Kanagavel goes to pay the bill, leaving Asha behind. At that moment a corrupt police officer named Inspector 'Encounter' Shankar ([[Ashish Vidyarthi]]) drinks and behaves indecently to Asha. He then attempts to assault her but is severely beaten up by Kanagavel, and he receives a scar on his face. Shankar, angered by this, seeks revenge against Kanagavel. In the end, Kanagavel kills Shankar and his goons.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as Kanagavel
* [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] as Asha
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Inspector Shankar, later DSP / aka Encounter Shankar
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Chief of Police Training Academy
* [[FEFSI Vijayan]] as Aadhi Bhagavan aka Adi
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Megaserial Mahadevan
* Rajasekhar as Subramaniam Kanagavel's father
* [[Kalairani]] as Kanagavel's mother
* [[Deepa Venkat]] as Kanagavel's sister
* Akash as Kanagavel's brother-in-law, and Asha's brother
* Vijaya Bharathi as Commissioner's wife
* Sukran as Ashok
* [[Mayilsamy]] as Kanagavel's friend
* [[Vaiyapuri]] as Udumalai
* [[Mohan Raj]] as Minister Vedhanayagam
* [[Charuhasan]] as Minister
* [[M. R. Krishnamurthy|MRK]]
* [[R. N. R. Manohar]]
* [[Crane Manohar]]
* Karnaa Radha
* [[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]] in an [[item number]] (''Machan Meesai'')
{{colend}}

==Production==
Vikram, after the success of the critically acclaimed ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'', chose to sign on to appear in an action film directed by his [[Loyola College, Chennai|Loyola College]] classmate Dharani. The director had previously worked under the name of Ramani and had made the [[Mammootty]] starrer ''[[Ethirum Pudhirum]]'' in 1999.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/29ss.htm</ref> The film was initially titled as ''Kanagavel'' after the lead character, before being renamed to ''Dhill''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/feb/radha.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306214255/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/feb/radha.htm|archive-date=6 March 2005|title=Dinakaran}}</ref> To appear trim in the role of the aspiring police officer, Vikram went on a strict diet eating only fruits and drinking juice.<ref name="starint">{{cite news|author=Selva, T|date=10 January 2005|title=Vikram's star rises|newspaper=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|access-date=2011-07-31|url=http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/1/10/movies/9803468&sec=movies|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609122941/http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F1%2F10%2Fmovies%2F9803468&sec=movies|archive-date=9 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He revealed that for the film when bulking, he was on 25 egg whites and one whole cooked chicken a day and also employed a body builder to train him.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/01/stories/2006040100220300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906014930/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/01/stories/2006040100220300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 September 2006 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=V for Vikram | date=1 April 2006}}</ref>

Vikram often helped out during the shooting of the film by helping suggest changes to scenes.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/news-interviews/28258661_1_blast-ramani-dharani | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710183027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/news-interviews/28258661_1_blast-ramani-dharani | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 July 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Blast from the past | date=27 October 2010}}</ref> The film also marked the Tamil debut of Hindi actor [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], who has since gone on to appear in several other prominent films. The actor had to wear prosthetic make-up for the film, noting that it took over one hour to put on.<ref>http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/'DIL'%20-%20(Vikram%20-%20Laila).htm</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The Music Was Composed By [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]].

{{Infobox album
| name = Dhill
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
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| released = 2001
| recorded = 2001
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| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 24:01
| label = Hit Musics [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| prev_title = [[Randam Bhavam]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]
| next_year = 2001
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:01
| title1 = Dhill Dhill
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| extra1 = Timmy, [[Sriram Parthasarathy]], [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]]
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Kannukulle
| lyrics2 = [[Arivumathi]]
| extra2 = [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Machan Meesai
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay
| extra3 = Pushpa Anand
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = Oh Nanbane
| lyrics4 = Arivumathi
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[K.S.Chithra]]
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Un Samayal Arayil
| lyrics5 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| extra5 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length5 = 4:52
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==Release==
''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that "Vikram has the ability and potential" and that "Vikram has once again proved that his success in ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' was not a fluke".<ref name="dhillhindu">{{cite news|author=Kumar, Ashok|date=27 July 2001|title=Film Review: Dhil|access-date=2011-07-31|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/27/stories/09270222.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030730150404/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/27/stories/09270222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Ayappa Prasad from Screen Magazine wrote that " ''Dhill ''stands out for its convincing storyline and a good performance by Vikram who has strained a lot to be a good action hero who can also emote".<ref>http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/C7C0176562FC0DAEE5256B170039A5C7{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Dhill'' became Vikram's first success in the [[masala (film genre)|masala film genre]] and led the way for more such films in the same genre for him.<ref name="dhillhit">{{cite news|author=Kumar, Ashok|date=9 August 2002|title=Raising expectations|access-date=2011-07-31|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/09/stories/2002080901030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908024202/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/09/stories/2002080901030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

''Dhill'' won six [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for 2001 with Vidyasagar winning the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] award for his work in ''Dhill'' alongside ''[[Thavasi]]'' and ''[[Poovellam Un Vasam]]''. The film also won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]] for [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]] for [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] and the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist|Best Make-up Artist]] award for Nageswar Rao. Furthermore, dubbing artistes [[Sai Ravi]] and [[Sreeja Ravi|Sreeja]] picked up the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist|Best Male Dubbing Artist]] and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist|Best Female Dubbing Artist]] respectively for their work in the film.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html</ref>

The success of ''Dhill'' prompted Vikram and Dharani to come together in 2002 for a project titled ''[[Dhool]]'', which also went on to do become a large commercial success.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/09/stories/2002080901030200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908024202/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/09/stories/2002080901030200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 September 2003 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Raising expectations | date=9 August 2002}}</ref> Furthermore, to capitulate on the hit pair of Vikram and Laila, a 1997 Malayalam film they had starred in together, ''Ithu Oru Snehagadha'' was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Thrill''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704161026/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/17/stories/2002051701380300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 July 2003 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=A shot in the arm | date=17 May 2002}}</ref>

== Remakes ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Language
!Main Cast
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Sreeram]]''
|Telugu
|[[Uday Kiran]], [[Natassha|Anita Hassanandani]]
|-
|''Arman''
|Bengali Bangladesh
| [[Manna (actor)|Manna]], [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]]
|-
|2003
|''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]''
|Hindi
|[[Vivek Oberoi]], [[Diya Mirza]]
|-
|2005
|''[[Sye (2005 film)|Sye]]''
|Kannada
|[[Sudeep]], [[Kanika (actress)|Kanika]]
|}

== Reception ==
In 2004, ''Dhill'' was also dubbed and released in Telugu despite an original version in ''Sreeram'' already in existence, but still performed well at the box office.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140409004703/http://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-is-red-hot-in-andhra-news-telugu-kkfvHnjchci.html sify.com]</ref> In spite of a Hindi remake, the original was dubbed in Hindi named ''Meri Aan: Men At Work'' to capitalize on Vikram's popularity gained from ''[[Raavan]]'' (2010).

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0375705|Dhill}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dharani]]
[[Category:2001 action films]]

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>Denisarona at 15:37, 6 July 2021