Dhilluku Dhuddu

My review: Dhilluku Dhuddu

"Dhilluku Dhuddu" by the famous Vijay TV "Lollu Sabha" team with Santhanam as the protagonist and the director of that show Rambhala at the helm, is a dreary affair. What the team spoofed in their super hit show is what they have ended up doing in this banal movie. It is really funny to see the team taking themselves seriously in trying to give us a movie that is neither here nor there. The intended serious scenes brings out all the laughter while the intended comical scenes leaves you high and dry. Right from the introduction scene of Santhanam where he tries to keep his face serious and does acrobatics dance moves ala Simbu, you keep laughing at the movie. 

Only redeeming aspect is the 15 minutes or so scenes in the pre-climax portions involving Rajendran and his team of bumbling gangsters which brings the roof down. Other than this portion, only periods you laugh are when Santhanam takes himself seriously trying to emulate the heroes he spoofed to claim all the fame in his "Lollu Sabha" days, be it in the over the top action sequences or something which they try to project as romantic portions. He does dance well, but you just can't control the laughs when he does those dance moves with poker face. 

As I have mentioned earlier, other than Rajendran, every one else just irritates. The newcomer, Shanaya, neither emotes nor speaks her lines, guess what was she doing during the shooting. She can at best be classified as a glorified set property. It is sad to see talented Saurabh Sukhla reduced to  a caricature. Anandraj and Karunas try their level best to irritate the audience which they have succeeded to a large extent. 

Nothing much to rave about in this movie which looks, sounds and feel amateurish, worse than their "Lollu Sabha" shows on TV. On the whole, "Dhilluku Dhuddu" is a grave misadventure by a team which could have just stuck to their strength which is spoof, which they haven't and hence it is a torturous watch. 

Bottomline: Skip the movie, watch Rajendran's portions alone in youtube/comedy channels. 

1.5/5