Vijay's 'Jilla' launched

Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Superstar Vijay's upcoming Tamil action-drama "Jilla" was launched here Monday in the presence of the cast and crew of the movie.

The launch of "Jilla" happened at the office of producer R.B. Chowdhary. Vijay had flown down from Mumbai for the occasion, a spokesperson of the film told IANS.

To be directed by debutant Nesan, the film will feature Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. The cast also includes Mahat Raghavendra, Kajal Aggarwal, Lakshmi Rai, Nassar and Santhanam.

D. Imman has been roped in to compose music for the film, which will have cinematography by Natraj.

Meanwhile, Vijay is busy wrapping up Tamil romantic-thriller "Thalaivaa", which is getting ready for summer release.