# Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (கேடி பில்லா கில்லாடி ரங்கா)
**Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga** (கேடி பில்லா கில்லாடி ரங்கா) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Pandiraj, starring [Sivakarthikeyan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sivakarthikeyan) and Vimal as two unemployed friends who chase political careers and love interests before being forced into responsibility.[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) It was produced by Pandiraj's Pasanga Productions together with P. Madan's Escape Artists Motion Pictures, distributed by Studio Green, and released on 29 March 2013.[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) • [2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-music-review.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 29 March 2013, Tamil language, U certificate[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) • [3](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga.html) |
| Director and writer | Pandiraj, who also co-produced with P. Madan[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) |
| Lead cast | Sivakarthikeyan, Vimal, Bindu Madhavi, Regina Cassandra, with Soori in a supporting comic role[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) |
| Music | Yuvan Shankar Raja, his first collaboration with Pandiraj; soundtrack released 6 February 2013[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-music-review.html) |
| Runtime | 135 minutes (2h 15m) per IMDb; other listings give 2h 12m to 2h 29m[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/) |
| Reception | 3.5/5 from The Times of India and from a Sify-based critic; IMDb user rating 5.8/10 from about 1,200 votes[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/movie-review/19279715.cms) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/) |
| Commercial outcome | Completed 100-day runs in many theaters in Tamil Nadu; remade in Kannada as *Katte*[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) • [6](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/0-0-2733) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The film follows two idle friends, Kesavan (Vimal), nicknamed Billa, and Pattai Murugan (Sivakarthikeyan), who live off their fathers, ignore family advice, and share a single ambition: to enter politics and become councillors.[7](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review-172624.html) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/cast/2030027495/) Kesavan falls for Mithra Meenalochini ([Bindu Madhavi](https://www.edgepedia.org/bindu-madhavi)) and Murugan for Parvathy, called Paapaa ([Regina Cassandra](https://www.edgepedia.org/regina-cassandra)), and both women eventually reciprocate after a series of confusions.[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga)
Murugan contests a councillor election, with Paapaa giving him money to spend on the campaign, and loses; his father Aachivardham (Manoj Kumar) dies falling from a train platform, after which Murugan takes his father's job.[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) Kesavan marries Mithra, and the two friends conclude that life is empty without work and return to their respective homes; the film closes with each writing a tribute to his father, "DAD IS MY GOD" and "MY FATHER IS HERO".[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) A third friend, Sindru (Soori), an unemployed married man treated as a burden by his family, supplies comic one-liners throughout.[9](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10971/tamil/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/4173/review.htm) • [10](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/fans-review-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-106445.html)
The story is set in the Ponmalai area of [Tiruchirappalli](https://www.edgepedia.org/tiruchirappalli) (Trichy).[7](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review-172624.html)
## Production and music
Pandiraj cast two actors he had introduced himself: Vimal, launched in *Pasanga*, and Sivakarthikeyan, launched in *Marina*.[11](https://cinema.dinamalar.com/review/x/875) The film was his fourth as director, after *Pasanga*, *Vamsam*, and *[Marina](https://www.edgepedia.org/marina-2012-film)*, and his first built entirely as a comedy.[7](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review-172624.html)
[Yuvan Shankar Raja](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuvan-shankar-raja) composed the soundtrack and background score, working with Pandiraj for the first time; the album was released on 6 February 2013 with lyrics by Yugabharathi, and singers included Sathyan, Silambarasan TR (STR), Velmurugan, Vijay Yesudas, and Yuvan himself.[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-music-review.html) The song "Oru Porambokku" was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, written by [Na. Muthukumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/na-muthukumar), and performed by Silambarasan TR and Yuvan Shankar Raja.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/) Vijay handled cinematography and Athiyappan Siva the editing.[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-music-review.html)
## Reception
**Critical response.** M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5, writing that although the tale of a wastrel turning responsible had been done to death in [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema), what set the film apart was "the refreshingly effortless manner in which the director spins his tale".[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/movie-review/19279715.cms) The New Indian Express called it a wholesome family entertainer and praised Pandiraj for scripting comedy without crudity or double entendre.[12](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/Apr/02/kedi-billa-khiladi-ranga-tamil-464323.html) [Behindwoods](https://www.edgepedia.org/behindwoods) highlighted the film's family-friendly tone, Pandiraj's witty dialogue, and the unusually strong female characters, and judged Regina Cassandra "the find of the season".[13](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review.html) Haricharan Pudipeddi of Nowrunning took a more reserved view, calling it plain entertainment with a plot "inundated with loopholes and unignorable cliches".[9](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10971/tamil/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/4173/review.htm) The Tamil Filmibeat review also gave 3.5/5, crediting Pandiraj's dialogue as the film's biggest strength while noting that the second half's father-son sentiment carries the emotional weight.[7](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review-172624.html)
**Audience response and commercial performance.** Opening-day fan reports described the film as an out-and-out comedy and a "paisa-vasool" (worth-the-money) affair.[10](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/fans-review-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-106445.html) The film completed 100-day runs in many theaters across [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu).[1](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga) On IMDb it holds a weighted user rating of 5.8/10 from about 1,200 votes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/)
## Legacy
The film's success led to a Kannada remake, *Katte*.[6](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/0-0-2733) A Hindi-dubbed version circulated under the title *Sabse Bada Zero 2*.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/)
## References
1. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), TamilMDb](https://www.tamilmdb.com/movie/5397/2013-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga)
2. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Songs Review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-music-review.html)
3. [கேடி பில்லா கில்லாடி ரங்கா, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga.html)
4. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2419506/)
5. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Movie Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/movie-review/19279715.cms)
6. [Watch Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga on ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/0-0-2733)
7. [கேடி பில்லா கில்லாடி ரங்கா - விமர்சனம், Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/reviews/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review-172624.html)
8. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga - Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/cast/2030027495/)
9. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Review by Haricharan Pudipeddi, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10971/tamil/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/4173/review.htm)
10. [Fans Review: Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/fans-review-kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-106445.html)
11. [கேடி பில்லா கில்லாடி ரங்கா விமர்சனம், Dinamalar](https://cinema.dinamalar.com/review/x/875)
12. ['Kedi Billa Khiladi Ranga' (Tamil), The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2013/Apr/02/kedi-billa-khiladi-ranga-tamil-464323.html)
13. [Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Movie Review, Behindwoods](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga/kedi-billa-killadi-ranga-review.html)
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