DJ Tillu (2022) [Hindi-Telugu]

DJ Tillu is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic crime comedy film directed by debutant Vimal Krishna who co-wrote the film with Siddhu Jonnalagadda. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film stars Jonnalagadda as the title character alongside Neha Shetty, Prince Cecil, and Brahmaji.

The film was announced in October 2020 under the title Narudi Brathuku Natana. Principal photography began in February 2021 with filming taking place in Hyderabad. The film’s music is scored by S. Thaman while the soundtrack is composed by Sricharan Pakala and Ram Miriyala. Initially scheduled to be released on 14 January 2022, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

DJ Tillu was released theatrically on 12 February 2022. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film was successful at the box office. A sequel, titled TilluSquare, is scheduled to begin its production in August 2022.

When a local DJ and his affair with a young woman put him square in the middle of a crime, he must do his best to get out of the predicament he’s in.

Bala Gangadhar Tilak, also known as DJ Tillu, is a young man who wants be a DJ. One day, he meets Radhika in a club and falls for her; he asks her for a drink to which she nods. After the drinks, Tillu drops Radhika at her apartment. While walking towards her apartment, she calls her boyfriend, Rohit, but she hears the sound of another girl with him and confirms that he is cheating on her. She decides to pay back her boyfriend and begins a relationship with Tillu hiding the fact from him that she’s already in a relationship with Rohit.

A few weeks pass by and on Tillu’s birthday, Rohit shows images of Radhika and Tillu together and he decides to expose them. Radhika on the other hand, leaks about the affair that Rohit was having and she decides to leave the apartment. She then goes into her room to pack her luggage and Rohit, full of anger and jealousy, tries to assault her. In self-defense, Radhika pushes Rohit, which causes him to hit his head on the wall and die from the injury. Radhika then calls Tillu and tells him to come her apartment and he does so leaving his party. Tillu shows up angry but after cooling down, he asks Radhika where the bathroom is. As he is going to the bathroom near him, Radhika says that the flush was not working and asks him to go to another bathroom. As Tillu exits the bathroom, he sees all the photos in the room with Rohit and he also sees Rohit’s dead body. Tillu being scared tells Radhika that he wants to call the police and that they will tell the police what happened. Radhika however does not want to call the police as she is afraid that she will be sentenced to prison for killing Rohit. She explains everything to Tillu and they both decide to bury the body somewhere were nobody would find them. However, when they were burying the body, a drunk man saw them bury the body and filmed the entire process. The man then stops Tillu and Radhika and shows them the video and he states that he wants ₹25 lakh in two days in order for the video not to be leaked. Radhika then suggests the idea that she knows a club and that the owner, Shannon, does illegal business and they can obtain the money from him. She then manages to seduce Shannon and obtains the ₹25 lakh. Tillu frustrated on how Radhika obtained the money and seeing the way she seduced Shannon, he gets into an argument Radhika about it. Seeing the fight ensure, a cop pulls over Tillu and Radhika and to get out of the situation, Radhika says that she does not know Tillu and that she needs to be dropped off at home.