Dharmavaram(2025)
Telugu90 mins
Shiva, a 27-year-old manager, uncovers exploitation of local weavers in a failing silk saree cooperative. With the help of a girlfriend and friends, he confronts corrupt businessmen and establishes Dharmavaram sarees as an authentic brand.
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 24 October 2025
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
Storyline
A young manager discovers that local weavers are being exploited at a struggling silk cooperative. He teams up with his girlfriend and friends to take on the corrupt businessmen responsible. Together, they work to build a new, honest brand for the traditional sarees.
“A young man weaves a revolution for his hometown.”
Film Details
90Minutes
TeluguLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date24 October 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
corruptionjusticelovefamily
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
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Ehsan KhanActor
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Tejashree JadhavActor
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Naveena ReddyActor
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BhadramActor
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Sanyogita YadavActor
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AjayActor
→Trivia
- The film's title refers to the real Dharmavaram town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for its silk weaving heritage.
- Lead actor Shiva Kandukuri spent weeks living with weavers to learn their craft for his role.
- Director Pavan Sadineni used actual weavers from Dharmavaram as background artists in key scenes.
- The soundtrack features a rare folk song traditionally sung by weavers while working on looms.
- Many of the silk sarees shown in the film were borrowed from private collectors of antique Dharmavaram sarees.
- The climax confrontation scene was filmed in a historic but defunct cooperative society building in Anantapur district.
- This was the first major Telugu film to shoot extensively in the actual silk weaving neighborhoods of Dharmavaram town.