Vikram as Shiva's friend Pandu as a police officer Bayilvan Ranganathan as a police officer Madhan Bob as Sundaramoorthy's assistant Lavanya as Thangam's friend Vinu Chakravarthy as Minister Priyanka as Lavanya's friend R. S. Shivaji as Pyramid Natarajan's House Security R. Sundarrajan as Minister's related Besant Ravi Kanal Kannan in a special appearance as a henchman K. S. Ravikumar in a special appearance as himself Vasanthi (Agent Tina) in a special appearance in "Adicha Nethi Adi" Production The film saw the first collaboration of Ajith and K. S. Ravikumar, with the former revealing that he was initially reluctant to work with the director in fear of a misunderstanding. Kiran was signed the film after the success of Gemini. The shooting of the film was completed in 39 days. Soundtrack The soundtrack features 7 songs composed by Vidyasagar and lyrics written by Vairamuthu. Release and reception The film was released in Diwali on 4 November 2002 alongside Vijay starrer Bagavathi. The Hindu reviewer claimed that "if you don't rack your brains about the feasibility of the hero's game plans, you could enjoy watching "Villain"" and that "Ajit scores on both fronts". Another critic cited that it was "great slag-less and racy screenplay and some stunning performances from Ajith make this film a treat for the senses". Ajith's performance earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The film was later remade in Telugu with the same title by Ravikumar with Rajasekhar, while the original was also dubbed into Hindi. References External links 2002 films Tamil films remade in other languages Films set in Chennai Twins in Indian films Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Vidyasagar Robin Hood films Indian action films 2002 action films