Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam

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Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam (“Dharmasthala constituency”) is a 2026 Telugu political action drama written and directed by Jai Jnana Prabha Thota (also credited as Jai Gnana Prabha Thota) in his directorial debut, and produced by Merum Bhaskar under Moving Dreams India Private Limited. Sai Kumar and Suman play the central roles. It opened in theatres on 4 September 2026.

What the story is about

Bhairaj has held the Dharmasthala seat as MLA for seven terms and done little for it. A private college in the constituency secretly supplies drugs to its students. A lecturer, Arundhati, and a group of students led by Bhadri, son of the tea-stall owner Eeswaraiah, try to expose the racket, and Bhadri is murdered. His grieving father enters politics and contests the election against Bhairaj. The film takes on drug abuse among young people, problems in education, the role of money in politics and the value of a single vote. The director has said the script is fictional but was inspired by a real incident.

Cast

• Suman as Eeswaraiah
• Sai Kumar as Bhairaj
• Nataraj Peri as Bhadri, in his first film
• Vithika Sheru as Arundhati
• Rajeev Kanakala as Vasudev and Kasthuri Shankar as Kasthuri, who run the college
• Rayancha Kokkura as Eesha, Shivakumar Ramachandravarapu as Vishwa and Raja Ravindra as Stalin
• Varun Sandesh in a cameo

Crew and music

Mahavir Yallandar Rao composed the songs and background score. Venkatahanuma Nariseti is the cinematographer and Sai Babu Talari the editor, and the dialogues are by Aslam. The first look was released on 1 January 2026, by which time filming was complete.

What critics said

Deccan Chronicle found it an engaging political drama that conveys its message without straying from the plot, singling out Varun Sandesh’s closing monologue on the importance of one vote. TeluguBulletin called it routine but relevant, with Sai Kumar as its biggest strength and Rajeev Kanakala and Kasthuri Shankar convincing in negative roles.

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