DD Returns

A group of friends hides a bag full of money and jewels in a haunted bungalow to ditch the police. When they try to retrieve the bag, a ghost makes them play a survival game In mid-2019, announced his intentions of making a third part to his film series featuring in the lead role and was referred to as during production. The film was reported to be shot in 3D and expected to be produced by Chowdhary of 18 Reels Entertainment. Following a period of stagnation, Rambhala’s assistant Prem Anand took over as the project director in early 2022, following creative differences between the director and Santhanam. The film subsequently marked the second project of Prem Anand, who had earlier worked with Santhanam on the comedy series and had co-directed the film (2015). Actresses and Masoom Shankar joined the film’s shoot, as did , with scenes shot across Chennai and Pondicherry. Production on the untitled film took place throughout 2022, with the project completed by December 2022. The title of the film was publicly revealed as in April 2023. A song was shot on . The film’s music is composed by in his maiden collaboration with Santhanam and Prem. was released theatrically on 28 July 2023. The streaming rights of the film were acquired by and the film had its worldwide streaming release on 1 September 2023. Revanza Global Ventures has sold the Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada Dubbing Rights for the movie “DD Returns” to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. Logesh Balachandran of gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “Except for the first few minutes, the film is undoubtedly a fun ride for movie lovers looking for a clean entertainer for the weekend.” Pechi Aavudaiyappan of gave the film a positive review and noted that Santhanam gave another hit film with this horror comedy film.