Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film stars Jonnalagadda as the titular character alongside Neha Shetty, Prince Cecil and Brahmaji.

DJ Tillu was released theatrically on 12 February 2022 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics, becoming a blockbuster 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.

Bala Gangadhar Tilak alias DJ Tillu is an aspiring disk jockey who meets Radhika in a club and asks her for a drink to which she agrees.

As they are burying Rohit's body, a drunk man named Chandrakant sees them and films the act.

Radhika claims that she knows a club owner Shannon is involved in illegal business and can obtain the money from him.

Radhika explains that Rao actually came into her apartment and found blood, threatened that he would get her arrested and attempted to assault her, but she managed to escape.

With Tillu not remembering what happened, Rao files a case in court with Radhika and attempts to get them both arrested for the murder.

Vimal Krishna narrated the storyline of the film to actor Jonnalagadda in 2019, but production got delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.

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.

[21][22][23] DJ TIllu received mixed reviews with some critics praising the "madcap fun moments", but criticising its narration.

[24] 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.

[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.

[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.

[27] Deccan Chronicle gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote "DJ Tillu is a breezy entertainer that has elements of fun and quirkiness.

[28] The Hans India gave the film a rating of 2+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote "Vimal tried to keep the audience to sit with his narration.

[30] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated "Director Vimal Krishna helms a laughter riot populated with quirky, morally ambiguous characters".