Language Tamil Budget 6  crore  ( US$ 1.2 million) Box office 40  crore  ( US$ 7.98 million) Plot Velu ( Vijay ) rescuing Dhanalakshmi ( Trisha ) from Muthupandi ( Prakash Raj ). Ghilli is the nickname for the popular state level kabbadi  player Velu ( Vijay ). His disciplinarian father