Reception
This film released on 12 January 2009 on the same day Prabhu Deva and Vijay's previous film Pokkiri had released. Produced at a cost of 17 crore, the film received mainly negative reviews. Behindwoods.com gave 1.5 on 5 and said "With tacky production values, shabby cinematography and amateurish direction Villu comes across as a more than two-hour long." while another website stated "On the whole, Vijay's Villu is an action-packed mass masala film for his ardent fans but with loose ends."Rediff reviewed the film "Leave your brains behind and prepare to enjoy the adventures of a Tamil James Bond".IndiaGlitz called it "loose strings with style". The film was an average grosser at the box office .
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