Dorasaani

The film is set against the backdrop of rural Telangana in the ’80s. Devika or Dorasani (Shivatmika) is essentially the daughter of a landlord (Vinay Varma) in a village in Telangana. A rather interesting character, for she isn’t allowed to step out of Gadi, her residence, and if anybody touches her or attempts to even look at her, then they are subjected to punishment. Raju (Anand Devarakonda) comes from a poor, lower caste family whose members paint houses for a living.

During the Bonalu celebrations at the landlord’s residence, Raju notices Devika and falls for her beauty. Subsequently, he begins to write and dedicate poetry to her, and enchanted by his charm, she reciprocates. Soon after, for the first time ever, she steps out of Gadi — with Raju — and finds herself spellbound by the beauty of the world outside. Thereafter, she begins frequenting the outdoors with Raju. Alas, the landlord notices them and loses his cool. His reaction, their reaction, and their fate are what the film’s plot revolves around.

• Anand Devarakonda as Raju
• Shivatmika as Devaki / Dorasani
• Vinay Varma as a landlord (dora)
• Sharanya Pradeep as a domestic maid (dasi)
• Kishore as the communist head
• Chowdhary

The film released on 5 July 2019.[1]

The Times of India gave the film three and a half out of five stars and praised the performances of the cast, the cinematographer, and the music director.[2] The Deccan Chronicle gave the film three out of five stars and also praised the cast and crew.[3] The Hindu praised the film, but criticized the lack of development of the plot and sub-plots.[4] Similar to The Hindu review, The New Indian Express stated the film lacked an "engaging love story".[5]

The songs were composed by Prashanth R Vihari and the soundtrack was produced under the label Madhura Audio.

• "Ningilona Paalapuntha" - Anurag Kulkarni[6]
• "Kallallo Kala Varamai" - Chinmayi[7]
• "Kappathalli" - Anurag Kulkarni
• "Aadi Pade" - Lokeshwar

• Dorasaani at IMDb