Ilami (2016)

இளமி

Two villages which are at loggerheads over a deity decide to sort the issue out by holding a Jallikattu event, and this decision puts a romance hanging in the balance.

Date of release
2016-11-25

Casting

Interesting facts

Ilami is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by J. Julian Prakash, based on the backdrop of Jallikattu. It stars Yuvan and Anu Krishna in the lead roles, with Akhil and Ravi Mariya in supporting roles, and Kishore in a guest appearance. Ilami had a low profile theatrical release on 25 November 2016. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director.

Production

Julian Prakash revealed that he was inspired to make a film about vadam jallikattu as a result of his fascination with the sport, while growing up as a youngster in Madurai and called for more Tamil people to celebrate their culture. While rookie actors Yuvan and Akhil were cast in the film in the leading and lead negative roles, Anu Krishna, previously seen in Kaththi (2014), was signed on to portray the titular character.

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