Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam Review: Political Drama Tackles Student Drug Abuse
Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam is a political drama about students, drugs and elections.
A powerful politician named Byrraju has won seven elections in a row.
A college is secretly connected to a group selling drugs to students.
Lecturer Arundhathi and some students try to stop the problem.
One student named Badri is killed.
His father Eeshwaraiah runs a tea stall and decides to enter politics.
He runs against Byrraju while seeking justice for his son.
The movie also talks about education, social responsibility, free gifts in politics and the importance of one vote.
The film follows tea-stall owner Eeshwaraiah as he enters politics after his son Badri’s death and challenges seven-time MLA Byrraju.
A college allegedly operates as a front for a drug network that targets students and profits from addiction.
Lecturer Arundhathi and students resist the racket, but student leader Badri is murdered during the conflict.
Reviews praise Suman, Sai Kumar, Vithika Sheru and the supporting cast, along with the film’s relevant social message.
One review calls the editing neat, while another finds some portions loosely edited; the film received a 3/5 rating from one reviewer.
- Who
- The story centers on Eeshwaraiah, MLA Byrraju, lecturer Arundhathi, student Badri, the students opposing the drug network, and college operators Vasudev and Kasturi.
- What
- It is a political drama about a tea-stall owner entering an election after his son’s death and confronting a powerful MLA linked in the story to the conflict.
- When
- The film has been released in theatres; the articles do not specify the exact release date or the story’s time period.
- Where
- The story is set in the Dharmasthala constituency, including its college and surrounding political community.
- Why
- Eeshwaraiah enters politics to seek justice for Badri and oppose the political and criminal influence portrayed in the film.
Positive Assessment
Reservations
Social message
Positive Assessment
The film meaningfully connects politics, education, student issues, drug abuse and social responsibility, while emphasizing teachers, women’s determination and the value of education.
Reservations
The reviews do not identify a major problem with the film’s themes, but one notes that its message-oriented approach makes it less like a typical commercial entertainer.
Technical execution
Positive Assessment
The direction, music, lyrics, cinematography, dialogues, art direction and production values are praised for supporting the narrative.
Reservations
One review says the editing could have been tighter in certain portions, although another describes the editing as neat and the overall technical quality as good.
Commercial impact
Positive Assessment
The political campaign, emotional conflict, strong performances and climax discussion of the importance of one vote make the film an engaging watch.
Reservations
The film is described as sincere and worthwhile rather than a conventional commercial entertainer, and one review rates it 3/5.
- Film
- Dharmasthala Niyojakavargam
- Genre
- Political action drama
- Director
- Jai Gnana Prabha Thota
- Producer
- Merum Bhaskar
- Central issues
- Student drug abuse, education, political influence and social responsibility
- Main conflict
- Tea-stall owner Eeshwaraiah faces seven-time MLA Byrraju in the Dharmasthala election
- Rating
- 3/5 in one review
- Overall assessment
- An engaging, socially relevant drama with strong performances and generally satisfactory technical work
