Dhilluku Dhuddu (film series)

Dhilluku Dhuddu is an Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film series starring Santhanam. While the first two films were directed by Rambhala, the third film was directed by S. Prem Anand.[1] The film series consists of unrelated horror stories. All of the films in the film series are noted for being commercially successful films featuring Santhanam as a lead actor.[1]

Dhilluku Dhuddu
Created byRambhala
Original workDhilluku Dhuddu (2016)
OwnerSri Thenandal Films
Mishri Enterprises
Films and television
Film(s)Dhilluku Dhuddu
Dhilluku Dhuddu 2
DD Returns

Production

After the success of Dhilluku Dhuddu (2016), Rambhala subsequently worked on Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 (2019), a sequel to his first film, with the same technical team and Santhanam. He revealed that he was keen to explore some ideas written for the original that he was unable to feature owing to time constraints.[2][3]

Recurring cast

This table lists the actors who appear in two or more of the Dhilluku Dhuddu films. Since the first two film's director Rambhala, Santhanam and S. Prem Anand (third film director) are from the comedy show "Lollu Sabha",[2] many comedians from the show feature in the films including Maaran, Manohar and Swaminathan (third film).

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Actors Films
Dhilluku Dhuddu Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 DD Returns
Santhanam Kumar Vijay (Viji) Sathish
Rajendran Sketch Mani Viji's uncle Professor
Lollu Sabha Maaran Teacher "Mike" Maaran Ravi
T. M. Karthik Kajal's brother-in-law Dr. Karthik
Bipin Garudaraja Bhattadhri (Maya's father) Kulanthai
Lollu Sabha Manohar TBA Manohar

Additional crew and production details
Occupation Film
Dhilluku Dhuddu
(2016)		 Dhilluku Dhuddu 2
(2019)		 DD Returns
(2023)
Director/Writer Rambhala S. Prem Anand
Producer N. Ramasamy Santhanam C. Ramesh Kumar
Cinematographer Deepak Kumar Pathy
Editor Gopi Krishna Madhavan M. N. B. Srikanth
Music S. Thaman, Karthik Raja Shabir OfRo
Production Companies Sri Thenandal Films Handmade Films RK Entertainment

Reception

The first film received mixed to positive reviews,[4] the second film was released to mixed reviews from critics but positive response from audience,[5] and the third film received positive reviews.[1]

Box office

All three films ran well at the box office and became superhits.[6][7]

References
  1. "DD Returns Movie Review: A terrific third act and side-splitting self-awareness keep this Santhanam franchise's flag flying high". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. "Tamizh Padam was stolen from Lollu Sabha: Rambhala, director of Dhillukku Dhuddu 2". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. "'Dhilluku Dhuddu 2' to be more than a horror film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. "Review: Dhilluku Dhuddu is a waste of time". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. "Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 review: A distasteful 'horror' film; barely funny or scary". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. "CHENNAI BOX OFFICE". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. "Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 box office collection: Santhanam's film opens well, Viswasam, Petta collections slow down". IBTimes. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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