Starring: Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Deekshith Shetty, Sai Kumar, Shine Tom Chacko, Samuthirakani, Purnaa, Zarina Wahab
Director: Srikanth Odela
Producers: Sudhakar Cherukuri
Music Director: Santhosh Narayanan
Cinematography: Sathyan Sooryan
Editor: Naveen Nooli
Story:
Dasara is set in the village of Veerlapalle in Godhavarikhani. Dharani (Nani), his friend Soori (Dheekshith Shetty) and others are addicted to alcohol.
Vennela (Keerthy Suresh) is their common friend since childhood.
Chinna Nambi (Shine Tom Chacko), son of Shivanna (Samuthirakani) is
elected as the Sarpanch and he looks after the Silk Bar. Rajanna (Sai Kumar) helps Soori and his friends in a case and they elect him as their Sarpanch.
After this, someone kills Soori on the night of his wedding with Vennela. Who killed Soori? What’s the future of Vennela?
What did Dharani do then? All the questions are answered in the film.
Deekshit Shetty is a revelation as Suri and shows that he is an actor with immense potential.
Dasara is no Mahanati for Keethy Suresh. Nevertheless, she is central to the drama and gives it her all.
She portrays Vennela’s spring in the step as a young bride and later the quiet resignation to fate followed by resilience convincingly.
Jhansi and the several supporting actors contribute by doing their parts well.
The film ultimately belongs to Nani.
In a completely de-glam part, watch him cower in fear and later in shame that he cannot think straight under the influence of alcohol.
Several portions require him to convey his emotions with his body language and silence, and he is fantastic.
In the final episode, he displays the rage of Dharani in full glory.
Dasara is not perfect. A few tropes could have been smarter.
But this is a film with a lot of heart and succeeds in hitting the sweet spot between a gritty drama and a ‘massy’ mainstream film.
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