On Thursday, the makers of Santhanam's DD Next Level announced that the dubbing for the film has officially begun. The fourth film in the DD franchise, this horror comedy is written and directed by S Prem Anand, who also directed the original film. The film is slated to hit theatres in May 2025.

Produced by Arya, the upcoming film also stars Selvaraghavan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Geethika, Yashika Aannand, Maaran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Kasthuri Shankar, and Rajendran, among others.

Niharika Entertainment will also produce the upcoming film. DD Next Level will have music composed by oFRo, editing by Bharath Vikraman, and cinematography by Deepak Kumar Padhy.

The  Dhilluku Dhuddu franchise began in 2016 with the namesake horror comedy, directed by Rambhala. He returned to direct Dhilluku Dhuddu 2, which was released in 2019. A third film, a standalone sequel titled DD Returns, was released in 2023 and was helmed by Prem Anand. All the films were commercial hits at the box office.