Featuring music composed by S. Thaman, Dhilluku Dhuddu began production in November 2015 and released on 7 July 2016 to positive response and turned to be successful at box office.

The story shifts to present-day Chennai where Kajal (Shanaya) hosts a party for reuniting with her school friends.

As the story shifts to the present day, Kumar's uncle Mohan (Karunas) who hasn't paid the due for his truck loses it to the financier (Saurabh Shukla) who is also Kajal's father.

Defeated, Kajal's father hires a rowdy, Sketch Mani (Rajendran) to kill Kumar.

Before they leave, Kumar's mother prays to Lord Muruga and accidentally drops the Vel in the bag and takes it along.

The monk realizes, that when the moon's light touches the box, the ghost inside it will be released.

The monk sends a disciple to get that box, but Kumar's father and Mohan mistake him for an intruder and knock him out.

The monk enters a realm where Kajal's soul is trapped and hears a cry calling out for Kumar.

In May 2014, Santhanam and Rambala, who had previously directed the actor for the spoof serial Lollu Sabha, planned to collaborate for a film titled Dhilluku Dhuddu.

[8][9] In early 2015, Rambala then announced that he would make the film with Shiva and Nandita, but the project did not develop.

[10][11] Following the release of Inimey Ippadithaan, Santhanam began pre-production on his work with Rambala during July 2015 and sported a new look for the project.

Sarbudeen of Paper Flight Pictures argued that Rambala had unceremoniously left the project and sought to stop Dhilluku Dhuddu release, which he failed to do.

The movie got a good start at the box office and turned out to be very successful earning ₹120 million in its four-day weekend in Tamil Nadu.