Santhanam will begin his next film, the tentatively-titled Dhillukku Dhuttu, this October. He has penned the story for the film, and will also play the lead role. The movie will have two heroines; one of them being his Vallavanukku Pullum Aayutham co-star, Ashna Zaveri.
A major portion of filming is scheduled to happen in Pondicherry and the team is on the lookout for another actress to essay the secondary lead role. The movie is directed by Sethu and Murganandam of Lollu Sabha fame, and produced by Santhanam’s Handmade Films.