{{short description|2020 Indian Tamil-language film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = Dagaalty | image = Dagaalty poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Vijay Anand | producer = S.P. Chowdhary | writer = Vijay Anand | story = Vijay Anand | starring = Santhanam<br/>Rittika Sen<br/>Yogi Babu | music = Vijay Narain | cinematography = Deepak Kumar Padhy | editing = T. S. Suresh | studio = Handmade Films<br />18 Reels | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2020|01|31|df=y}} | runtime = 120 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAGAALTY |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/dagaalty-film |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322075319/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/dagaalty-film |archive-date=22 March 2020 |website=British Board of Film Classification}}</ref> | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = <!-- CITE A RELIABLE SOURCE --> | gross = <!-- CITE A RELIABLE SOURCE --> }}
'''''Dagaalty''''' ({{Translation|''Trickster''}}) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Santhanam, Rittika Sen and Yogi Babu. It marks Santhanam and Yogi Babu's second collaboration, after they previously appeared in an episode of Lollu Sabha. It revolves around a trickster who turns good, a girl sought by a Samrat and how other characters' plans for winning the prize money (for bringing the girl to Samrat) go away. The film was released on 31 January 2020. This film marks Rittika's acting debut in the Tamil film industry.
== Plot == {{Expand section|October 2025|date=October 2025}} Guru (Santhanam), a fraudster is assigned a task by Bhaiya (Radha Ravi) to find a person (Rittika Sen) and bring her to Mumbai. He goes to Thiruchendur in search of that girl and eventually finds her. What happens next forms the crux of the story.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Santhanam as Guru * Rittika Sen as Malli * Radha Ravi as Bhaiya * Yogi Babu as Dheena * Tarun Arora as Vijay Samrat * Brahmanandam as China Madhan * Hemant Pandey as Robert * Stunt Silva as Narasimha Reddy * Namo Narayana as Malli's brother-in-law * Santhana Bharathi as Malli's father * Rekha as Malli's mother * Manobala as Film director * Saroja Ammal as Malli's grandmother * Surender Thakur as Malik * Telephone Raj as Tea master * Scarlett Mellish Wilson in an item number }}
== Production == Principal photography began on 27 December 2018 in Chennai. Shooting wrapped up in September 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=30 November 2019 |title=Dagaalty teaser to be out tomorrow |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dagaalty-teaser-to-be-out-tomorrow/articleshow/72304520.cms |access-date=2019-12-01 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> This is the biggest budget film in Actor Santhanam's career so far. Vijay Anand was an Associate of Director Shankar.
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack and background scores are all composed by Vijaynarain. Star Music India has acquired the audio rights. {{Track listing | extra_column = Artist(s) | title1 = Dagaalty Naa! | lyrics1 = Arivu | extra1 = Arivu | length1 = 1:05 | title2 = Paaren Paaren | lyrics2 = Subu | extra2 = Vijaynarain | length2 = 4:39 | length8 = | length7 = | extra6 = Vijaynarain | length10 = | title10 = | extra5 = Gowtham Bharadwaj, Harshitha Krishnan | title8 = | title7 = | lyrics5 = Madhan Karky | lyrics4 = Subu | lyrics3 = Subu | title9 = | extra3 = Vijaynarain, Santhosh Narayanan, Govind Vasantha | extra4 = Dhee | total_length = 19:15 | length6 = 0:54 | title6 = The Dagaalty Theme | length5 = 4:16 | title5 = Aaliyah Aaliyah | length4 = 3:52 | title4 = Yedho Maayam | length3 = 4:29 | title3 = Kotha Kothudhu Bodhai
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== Marketing == The film's first look was released in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhanam's new film titled 'Dagaalty', first look revealed! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-s-new-film-titled-dagaalty-first-look-revealed-news-tamil-tgglckffgegih.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606224736/http://www.sify.com/movies/santhanam-s-new-film-titled-dagaalty-first-look-revealed-news-tamil-tgglckffgegih.html |archive-date=6 June 2019 |access-date=2019-12-01 |website=Sify |language=en}}</ref> Teaser was released on 1 December 2019 after announcements in the film director's ''Twitter'' handle.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=DAGAALTY OFFICIAL TEASER {{!}} Santhanam {{!}} Ritika Sen {{!}} Yogi Babu {{!}} Vijay Anand |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRpl_g66gZs |access-date=2019-12-01 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Vijay |date=2019-11-29 |title=#Dagaalty Teaser on December 1st |url=https://twitter.com/vijayanans/status/1200384804178386945 |access-date=2019-12-01 |website=@vijayanans |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 31 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santhanam's Dagaalty to face the actor's Server Sundaram at the box office on January 31 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/11/santhanams-dagaalty-to-face-santhanams-server-sundaram-at-the-box-office-on-january-31-16476.html |access-date=2020-01-27 |website=Cinema Express}}</ref>
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Category:2020 Tamil-language films Category:2020 Indian films Category:2020 films Category:Indian action comedy films Category:2020 action comedy films Category:Tamil-language Indian films