Dasara (film)

Dasara
Promotional poster
Directed bySrikanth Odela
Written by
  • Srikanth Odela
  • Jella Srinath
  • Arjuna Paturi
  • Vamsi Krishna P.
Produced bySudhakar Cherukuri
Starring
CinematographySathyan Sooryan
Edited byNaveen Nooli
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Film Distributors (Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
KRG Studios (Karnataka)
AA Films (North India)
Phars Film Co. (Overseas)
Release date
  • 30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)[1]
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹65 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹121 crore[3]

Dasara (transl.Vijayadasami) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film directed by Srikanth Odela and produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri. It stars an ensemble cast of Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Samuthirakani, P. Sai Kumar and Shamna Kasim. The film marks the directorial debut of Odela and Chacko's acting debut in Telugu cinema. Santhosh Narayanan composed the soundtrack and background score, while the cinematography and editing were composed by Sathyan Sooryan and Naveen Nooli.

The film was announced in October 2021. Principal photography commenced in March 2022 and ended in January 2023. The film is set in the backdrop of Singareni Coal Mines at Veerlapalli village near by Godavarikhani and Ramagundam cities of Telangana.

Dasara was released on 30 March 2023 to positive reviews from critics and emerged as a commercial success at the box office, grossing over ₹117.50 crore worldwide.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nani's Dasara pre-release profits reach ₹12 crore". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Dasara Hit or Flop: A Box Office Analysis of Nani's Latest Telugu Movie!". 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.