Dahanam Movie: Story Review
Dahanam's story is all about the developments in the lives of a village landlord, a priest, and a Katikapari (undertaker) at a graveyard in a village. Bharadwaj Sastry (Aditya Om) is a priest at Lord Shiva temple in Vadrevupalli village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He is pious, religious, and honest and keeps utmost faith in Lord Shiva, and doesn't get tempted by worldly pleasures.
The village landlord Bhupathi (Santhi Chandra), decides to take over the properties his ancestors donated to the village for the Temple and also for the poor for agriculture. Bharadwaj Sastry approaches the court against the move and the court case goes on. Where this leads to, whether Bharadwaj Sastry is able to continue as the priest of the temple, whether the temple remains and what action will Bhupati takes, and how all these developments are connected to the Bairagi (FM Babai) a katikapari (undertaker) at the graveyard and how it affects the lives of the family members of Bhupathi, Bharadwaj Sastry, and Bairagi from the crux of the story.
Dahanam Movie: Rating Analysis
Altogether, Dahanam is a powerful film on the caste system and the lack of human values in society. Adari Murthy Sai aided by the breathtaking performances from Aditya Om and FM Babai and impactful dialogues and riveting emotional scenes attracts viewers to the core. However, the routine elements, predictability a few times, slow narration, and lack of entertainment impacts the film. Considering all these aspects, Cinejosh goes with a 2 Rating for Dahanam.
