Bow) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Ayngaran International.

The film stars Vijay in the main dual lead role as father and son alongside Nayanthara, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu, Manoj K. Jayan, Devaraj, Anandaraj, Sriman.

The film has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography handled by Ravi Varman and editing by Kola Bhaskar.

Villu was released worldwide on 12 January 2009 in the theatres to negative reviews from critics and became an average at the domestic box office.

[1] A re-edited comical 4K version of Villu with very less serious scenes was scheduled to re-release worldwide in theatres on June 21, 2024.

Janavi takes Pugazh to Munich (Germany) to introduce him to her father J. D., a wealthy businessman and covert arms smuggler.

During his stay in Bern, he encounters J. D.'s gang, consisting of Shaan, a hotel pimp named Max, and another henchman.

During a peacekeeping mission, he noticed J. D., Shaan, Raaka, and their two henchmen, who were then army officers working in his team, accepting money from terrorists in exchange for allowing them to carry out their activities.

[8] Prabhu Deva then changed the titled to Vill, meaning "bow" in Tamil, a more formal spelling of Villu.

[9] Director Prabhu Deva started shooting for Villu with the team's first location being Palani, Tamil Nadu.

[12] Devi Sri Prasad, Kola Bhaskar and Ravi Varman were confirmed the film's composer, editor, and cinematographer respectively while FEFSI Vijayan was chosen as the stunt coordinator.

Prabhu Deva trusted the actor, due to their widely known friendship, after their success with Pokkiri the previous year.

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.

"[21] Rediff reviewed the film "Leave your brains behind and prepare to enjoy the adventures of a Tamil James Bond."

[23] Dinamalar wrote "Director Prabhu Deva, despite having such a thousand facilities, has messed up without giving a hit as much as Pokkiri.

[24] Kumudham praised the humour and music but panned the character design of antagonists and concluded calling Villu as bow which does not have arrow to drop fruit.

[24] Times of India wrote " But while director Prabhu Deva has weilded the bow well enough, he appears to have forgotten the arrow, and the film misses the bull's eye".

Well, barring a couple of thrills, Villu has neither the humour, style or sophistication nor the bevy of beauties one associates with the Bond films.

[26] The Hindu wrote "With an excellent team to bolster the proceedings, Prabhu Deva could have had a surefire potboiler provided he had worked more on the screenplay.