Billa's stupendous success was too much for Rajni. He even contemplated bidding farewell to the celluloid world. But thanks to good counselling by his guru and mentor K Balachander and colleagues like Kamal Hasaan, better sense prevailed.
Billa introduced a new genre of Rajni films, a mixture of comedy and action. With the phenomenal success of Billa, Rajnikanth's fame and remuneration skyrocketed. The film kicked off the most productive phase of his career and promoted him to the superstar bracket. It was also the harbinger of many of his superhits that followed like Pokkiri Raja, Thanikkatturaja, Annamalai, Yejaman, Muthu, Basha, Padayappa etc.
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