Dikkiloona

Dikkiloona also spelt as Dikkilona is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Karthik Yogi. The film stars Santhanam, Anagha and Shirin Kanchwala, while Yogi Babu, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendran and Anandaraj play supporting roles.[1]

Dikkiloona
Directed byKarthik Yogi
Produced byKS Sinish
Starring
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
KJR Studios
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

The film title was inspired from the word Dikkilona which was used by Goundamani and Senthil in the 1993 action film Gentleman.[4]

Santhanam was roped into play three roles in the film as protagonist, antagonist as well as a comedian.[6] It also marks Santhanam's first film featuring in triple roles.[7] He began shooting for the film after completing his portion for R. Kannan's directorial Biskoth. The principal photography of the film commenced in November 2019.[2][8] Anagha who played lead role in Natpe Thunai was cast in the female lead role alongside Shirin Kanchwala. In October 2019, filmmakers announced that former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh would play the supporting role in the film and Harbhajan eventually made his debut in Kollywood through the project.[9][3] Harbhajan Singh began shooting for his portion of the film in December 2019.[10]

The shooting of the film was wrapped up in March 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.[11][12]

Soundtrack
Dikkiloona
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Recorded2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelSony music India
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Hero
(2019)		 Dikkiloona
(2019)		 Chakra
(TBD)

The music for the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Yuvan Shankar Raja remixed a popular classical song Per Vachalum Vaikama Ponalum from the 1990 Kamal Haasan starrer Michael Madana Kama Rajan which was composed by his father Ilaiyaraaja.[13][5]

Release

The film was initially supposed to have its theatrical release in April 2020 but was postponed and called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. KJR Studios announced that the film would be released via OTT platform.[14]

References
  1. "Anagha and Shirin Kanchwala to play the female leads in Santhanam's Dikkiloona". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Santhanam wraps up Kannan's film, begins Dikkiloona". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh to make Kollywood entries with 'Vikram 58' and 'Dikkiloona' respectively". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 14 October 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 August 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Harbhajan Singh in Santhanam's 'Dikkiloona' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. "Santhanam's 'Dikkilona' director Karthik Yogi brings in THIS legendary star to the film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. "First look of Santhanam's Dikkiloona out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "'Dikkilona' first look: Santhanam looks impressive in the first of three looks from the film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. "Santhanam's triple action film titled Dikkilona - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. "Harbhajan to begin shoot for Dikkilona in December - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. "Harbhajan Singh begins shooting for 'Dikkiloona' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. "Santhanam wraps shooting of Dikkilona". newsminute.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. "Dikkilona shoot wrapped up - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. "Yuvan Shankar Raja to recreate Ilayaraja's classic song for Santhanam's 'Dikkilona'? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  14. "Dikkiloona and Ka Pae Ranasingam to be released online". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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