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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Dhilluku Dhuddu
| image =
| creator = [[Rambhala]]
| origin = ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu]]'' (2016)
| owner = [[Sri Thenandal Films]] Mishri Enterprises
| films = ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu#Soundtrack|Dhilluku Dhuddu]]'' ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu 2#Soundtrack|Dhilluku Dhuddu 2]]'' ''[[DD Returns#Music|DD Returns]]''
| soundtracks =
| website =
}}
''''' Dhilluku Dhuddu ''''' is an Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film series starring [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]. While the first two films were directed by [[Rambhala]], the third film was directed by S. Prem Anand.<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/jul/28/dd-returns-movie-review-a-terrific-third-act-and-side-splitting-self-awareness-keep-this-santhanam-46045.html|title= DD Returns Movie Review: A terrific third act and side-splitting self-awareness keep this Santhanam franchise’s flag flying high|work=Cinema Express}}</ref> 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.<ref name="T"/>

== 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.<ref name="L">{{Cite web |title=Tamizh Padam was stolen from Lollu Sabha: Rambhala, director of Dhillukku Dhuddu 2 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/feb/06/tamizh-padam-was-stolen-from-lollu-sabha-rambhala-director-of-dhillukku-dhuddu-2-9989.html |access-date=24 December 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/sep/11/dhilluku-dhuddu-2-to-be-more-than-a-horror-film-1870711.html|title='Dhilluku Dhuddu 2' to be more than a horror film|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== 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]] and [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] are from the comedy show "Lollu Sabha",<ref name="L"/> many comedians from the show feature in the films including [[Lollu Sabha Maaran|Maaran]], [[Lollu Sabha Manohar|Manohar]] and [[Swaminathan]] (third film).<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:justify; width:95%; float:center; padding:5px 6px 6px; display:table;">
{{center|'''List indicator(s)'''}}
*A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
*TBA blue cell indicates the character name not fixed yet in the film.
</blockquote>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Actors
! scope="col" colspan="4" style="text-align:center:"| Films
|-
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu]]''
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu 2]]''
! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[DD Returns]]''
|-
! [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
| Kumar
| Vijay (Viji)
| Sathish
|-
! [[Rajendran]]
| Sketch Mani
| Viji's uncle
| {{TBA}}
|-
! [[T. M. Karthik]]
| Kajal's brother-in-law
| Dr. Karthik
| {{TBA}}
|-
! [[Lollu Sabha Maaran]]
| Teacher
| "Mike" Maaran
| {{TBA}}
|-
! Bipin
| {{CEmpty}}
| Garudaraja Bhattadhri (Maya's father)
| {{TBA}}
|-
! [[Lollu Sabha Manohar]]
| {{TBA}}
| {{cEmpty}}
| {{TBA}}
|-
|}

== Additional crew and production details==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Occupation
! colspan="3" | Film
|-
! width:"10%;"| ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu]]'' (2016)
! width:"10%;"| ''[[Dhilluku Dhuddu 2]]'' (2019)
! width:"10%;"| ''[[DD Returns]]'' (2023)
|-
! Director/Writer
|colspan="2"|[[Rambhala]]
|S. Prem Anand
|-
! Producer
|N. Ramasamy
|[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|C. Ramesh Kumar
|-
! Cinematographer
|Colspan=3|Deepak Kumar Pathy
|-
! Editor
|[[Gopi Krishna (film 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 released to mixed reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-dhilluku-dhuddu-is-a-waste-of-time/20160708.htm|title=Review: Dhilluku Dhuddu is a waste of time|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> the second film released to negative reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dhilluku-dhuddu-2-movie-review-rating-5574385/|title=Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 review: A distasteful ‘horror’ film; barely funny or scary|work=Indian Express}}</ref> and the third film released to positive reviews.<ref name="T"/>

== Box office ==
Despite the mixed reviews, all three films ran well at the box office with the first film termed as a "superhit".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/dhilluku-dhuddu/dhilluku-dhuddu-box-office-jul-24.html|title=CHENNAI BOX OFFICE|work=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dhilluku-dhuddu-2-box-office-collection-santhanams-film-opens-well-viswasam-petta-collections-791744|title=Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 box office collection: Santhanam's film opens well, Viswasam, Petta collections slow down|work=IBTimes}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian film series]]
[[Category:Indian horror films]]
[[Category:2010s comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Thaman S]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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