DJ Tillu
DJ Tillu | |
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Directed by | Vimal Krishna |
Written by | Vimal Krishna Siddhu Jonnalagadda |
Produced by | Suryadevara Naga Vamsi |
Starring | Siddhu
Jonnalagadda Neha Shetty Prince Cecil |
Cinematography | Sai Prakash Ummadisingu |
Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
Music by | Songs: Sricharan Pakala Ram Miriyala (1 song) Score: Thaman S |
Production companies | Sithara Entertainments Fortune Four Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | est. ₹8 crore |
Box office | est. ₹30.30 crore[2] |
DJ Tillu is a 2022 Indian
The film was announced in October 2020 under the title Narudi Brathuku Natana. Principal photography began in February 2021 with filming taking place in
DJ Tillu was released theatrically on 12 February 2022 and received highly positive reviews from critics, becoming a commercial success at the box office. A sequel titled Tillu Square was released on 29 March 2024 with most of the cast returning to reprise their roles.
Plot
Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias DJ Tillu is an aspiring
Radhika calls Tillu and tells him to come to her apartment. Tillu arrives and sees all the photos in the room with Rohit and also Rohit's dead corpse. Tillu gets scared and tells Radhika to call the police, but Radhika does not want to call the police as she is afraid that she will be sentenced to prison for killing Rohit. She explains everything to Tillu and they decide to bury the body somewhere. When they were burying Rohit's body, a drunk man named Chandrakant sees them bury the body and films the entire process. Chandrakant stops Tillu and Radhika, where he blackmails them to provide ₹25 lakh in two days in order for the video not to be leaked. Radhika suggests that she knows a club and the club's owner Shannon does illegal business and can obtain the money from him. She then manages to seduce Shannon and steals ₹2 crore. Frustrated on how Radhika obtains the money and seeing the way she seduces Shannon, Tillu gets into an argument with Radhika.
Seeing the fight ensure,
Tillu goes to the restroom, while Radhika leaves the hotel with the money. Shannon and Rao thrash Tillu, who goes into a coma and loses his memory. Tillu is then admitted to the hospital, where Shannon and Rao interrogate Tillu for the money and Rao's phone. With Tillu not remembering what happened, Rao files a case in court with Radhika and attempts to get them both arrested for the murder. At court, it is revealed that Tillu actually bribed Chandrakant and Rao's colleague Fish with a video and manages to get both Radhika and Rao arrested. A month later, Tillu visits Radhika in prison and explains that he never lost his memory and made a plan to find Radhika and obtains the money by bribing a music director, who behaved rudely with Radhika. He manages to issue a bail order and gets Radhika released. Tillu explains that he only helped her, because he felt bad for her. Later, Shannon calls Tillu and asks for his money, where Tillu tells him that the money is in Paris and that the plot would continue from there.
Cast
- Siddhu Jonnalagadda as Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias "DJ Tillu"
- Neha Shetty as M. Radhika
- Prince Cecil as Shannon Gonzales, club owner
- Brahmaji as Inspector Rao
- Fish Venkat as Head Constable Fish
- Pragathi as Judge I. Sharada Devi
- Narra Srinivas as Chandrakant
- Raja Ravindra as Music Director
- Kireeti Damaraju as Photographer Rohit, Radhika's boyfriend
- Muralidhar Goud as Tillu's father
- Praneeth Reddy Kallem as Marcus, Tillu's friend
Production
Development and casting
Vimal Krishna narrated the storyline of the film to actor Jonnalagadda in 2019, but got delayed in further production due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3] The film was announced in October 2020 under the title Narudi Brathuku Natana.[4] Director Trivikram Srinivas also guided Krishna and the team in designing the story and screenplay of the film. In an interview with The New Indian Express, Vimal Krishna revealed about the Tillu's character that, "During my initial days in Hyderabad, I happened to meet and interact with a few DJs and was really bowled over by their conversations, attitude and body language. They carry a different persona and each one is his own boss. I have infused these characteristics and developed Tillu's character".[5] In January 2021, the film was then officially launched under the same title.[6]
The film's title was then changed to DJ Tillu for a shorter name.
Filming
Principal photography for the film began in February 2021 but was then later stopped due to the second lockdown in India. Filming was then resumed in June 2021.[9]
Soundtrack
DJ Tillu | |
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YouTube |
Thimmarusu (2021) |
DJ Tillu (2022) |
Major (2022) |
Pushpaka Vimanam (2021) |
DJ Tillu (2022) |
- "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe"
Released: 6 January 2022 - "Pataas Pilla"
Released: 24 January 2022 - "Nuvvala"
Released: 7 February 2022
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe" | Kasarla Shyam | Ram Miriyala | Ram Miriyala | 3:03 |
2. | "Pataas Pilla" | Kittu Vissapragada | Sricharan Pakala | Anirudh Ravichander | 3:12 |
3. | "Nuvvala" | Ravikanth Perepu | Sricharan Pakala | Siddhu Jonnalagadda | 2:04 |
4. | "Nuvvala (Female version)" | Ravikanth Perepu | Sricharan Pakala | Yamini Ghantasala | 2:01 |
Total length: | 10:22 |
Release
The film was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 2022 coinciding with the festival of
Home media
The satellite and digital rights were acquired by Star Maa and Aha. It was premiered in Aha on 4 March 2022.[21][22][23]
Reception
DJ TIllu received mixed reviews with some critics praising the "madcap fun moments", but criticised its narration.[24]
Critical reception
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave three out of five stars and wrote "DJ Tillu relies heavily on dialogue and less on the actual story at hand. Such films usually end up being the perfect weekend watch, so this one's for you if you enjoy humour".[25] Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote "DJ Tillu has more 'mass' in it than the introductory songs for top stars in mass masala movies. And Thaman's background music hits the ball out of the park, designed to make the scenes look like they have been choreographed to enable the BGM composer have a blast in the studio. The editing is solid, making the shots look consummately etched".[26]123Telugu gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote "DJ is a timepass comedy which has standout performance by Siddhu Jonnalagadda. You will love his character and the comedy that he generates. The film has no strong storyline and rushed situations but when the hero's character is so strong and the situations give you ample entertainment, you should give this film a shot and have a good weekend".[27]
Box office
DJ Tillu grossed ₹8.1 crore (US$1.0 million) worldwide on its opening day, with ₹5.93 crore (US$740,000) coming from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[32] It collected a worldwide share of ₹16.92 crore (equivalent to ₹18 crore or US$2.2 million in 2023) and grossed ₹29.7 crore (equivalent to ₹31 crore or US$3.9 million in 2023) until 5 March 2022.[33] According to Pinkvilla, the film emerged as the first commercially successful Telugu film of 2022.[34] By the end of its theatrical run, DJ Tillu collected a worldwide gross of ₹30.30 crore with a distributor's share of ₹17.25 crore.[35]
Sequel
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External links
- DJ Tillu at IMDb