Dikkiloona is a science fiction comedy film written and directed by Karthik Yogi. It stars Santhanam, Anagha and Shirin Kanchwala in the lead roles, while Yogi Babu, Motta Rajendran, Munishkanth, Sha Ra and others play supporting roles. The film is bankrolled by Kotapadi J Rajesh and KS Sinish, under the banners KJR Studios and Soldiers Factory respectively.
Dikkiloona starts off in the year 2027, where Mani (Santhanam), an ex-hockey player leads a stressful married life, and works as a lineman for the electricity board. While trying to solve an issue, he meets a group of scientists who are developing a time machine. He uses it to travel back to 2020 and change the root cause of all his problems. What happens next forms the plot of the film.
Santhanam is witty as ever with his funny punchlines, and he does keep dropping them regularly. Although the success rate of them is questionable, there is genuine effort from his side. There are a few laugh out loud lines as well, such as, when someone asks him how a woman looks in a yellow saree, he says "She looks like an item song dancer from a Mysskin film."
Not just the humour writing, but even the screenplay looks written in a hurry. It lacks coherence at various places and this severely affects the engagement in the middle. There is a lot of predictability which also doesn't help the film's cause. The characters too could have been fleshed out better.
Apart from Santhanam, Munishkanth, Yogi Babu and Arun Alexander perform extraordinarily well. The female leads, perform decently well within the limited scope of their characters. The director has tried to convey a message at the end, which doesn't go well with the theme of the film.
On the technical side, Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score is the biggest plus of the film. The songs are peppy in nature, and the remix of Ilayaraja's Paer Vetchalum from Michael Madana Kama Rajan is a earworm. The choreography of the song is also done well. The cinematography by Arvi and editing by Jomin are up to the mark.
On the whole, Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score carries the film on it's shoulders for most part. The same humor which gives us good moments, is also the reason for most flaws in the film. Director Karthik Yogi deserves an appreciation for taking up such a complex screenplay for this comedy drama, and has succeeded to present it well without much confusion.
With more effort in the writing department, the film could have been completely different. With not much vulgarity, the family audiences can have a good laugh at most scenes.