Dhilluku Dhuddu

Dhilluku Dhuddu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRambhala
Written byRambhala
Produced byN. Ramasamy
Starring
CinematographyDeepak Kumar Pathy
Edited byGopi Krishna
Music byOriginal songs:
S. Thaman
Background score:
Karthik Raja
Production
company
Distributed byMishri Enterprises
Release date
  • 7 July 2016 (2016-07-07)
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹12 crores [2]

Dhilluku Dhuddu (lit. 'Money for Guts') is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Rambala and produced by Sri Thenandal Films. The film features starring Santhanam and Anchal Singh in the leading roles, while Saurabh Shukla appears in a pivotal role. Featuring music composed by S. Thaman, Dhilluku Dhuddu began production in November 2015 and released on 7 July 2016 to positive response and turned to be successful at box office.[3][4][5] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Raj Mahal 3 in 2017. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Dammunte Sommera in 2018.[6] The film was remade in Kannada in 2019 as Gimmick starring Ganesh.

This is the first film of the Dhilluku Dhuddu film series. A sequel Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 was released in 2019,[7] while a third film, titled DD Returns released in 2023.

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  6. ^ "Santhanam starrer 'Dammunte Sommera' is gearing up for release in Telugu". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "'Dhilluku Dhuddu 2': The release date of the Santhanam starrer unveiled". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.