Santhanam starrer science-fiction comedy film ‘Dikkiloona’ is all geared up for a direct-to-OTT release on the Zee5 OTT platform. The Tamil language film is slated to release on September 10, 2021, coinciding with the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Dikkiloona’s release on 10th September will also coincide with the release of another Tamil language film namely ‘Tughlaq Durbar’ that is releasing on the Netflix OTT platform on the same day. Besides ‘Dikkiloona’, Zee5 is also expected to release the Telugu language drama film ‘NET’ on the same day.
Santhanam will ostensibly be seen essaying triple roles for the first time in his career. He is said to be playing multiple roles of the film’s antagonist, protagonist besides also playing the part of the comedian. ‘Dikkiloona’ is written and directed by Karthik Yogi and features Yogi Babu, Anagha, and Shirin Kanchwala besides Santhanam in the lead role.
Another distinctive factor regarding the film’s casting is that the legendary Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh will also reportedly play an important role in the film. While it seems that the titular role is reportedly being essayed by none other than Yogi Babu, who will be seen playing a scientist in this sci-fi film.
Being touted as a downright entertainer which was also evident from the film’s trailer, ‘Dikkiloona’ was cleared by the Censor Board some time back with a clean U certificate.
Although the film’s shoot was concluded in the month of March 2020, and it was previously scheduled for a theatrical release in April 2020. However, the film’s release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the present pandemic situation, the film’s production company KJR Studios has finally decided to directly release ‘Dikkiloona’ on an OTT platform instead of a theatrical release.