The film's title Villu (bow) indicates a man Pugazh, who avenges for his father (arrow) fired at his enemies to destroy them. The film was also dubbed into Hindi as Ek Aur Jaanbaaz Khiladi. The story revolves around an assassin who infiltrates and destroys a criminal gang to avenge his father's death. Villu settled to a domestic distributor profit of ₹50 lakhs. The film acquired #221 spot in 2009 at the United Kingdom box office. The film was released on 12 January 2009. Cinematography was done by Ravi Varman, while editing was handled by Kola Bhaskar. The film is produced and distributed by Ayngaran International and composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It is unofficial remake of Hindi movie Soldier.
Jayan, Devaraj, Adithya, Anandaraj, Sriman and Geetha play supporting roles whilst Prabhu Deva, Mumaith Khan, Zabyn Khan, and Khushbu appear in item numbers.
The film stars Vijay in a dual role as father and son while Nayanthara, Ranjitha, Prakash Raj, and Vadivelu play other prominent roles. The bow) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film written by AC Mugil and directed by Prabhu Deva.
