Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Rishikanth’s 15-Year Journey Leads to Major Dorothy Role
Rishikanth is an actor whose next big opportunity is the film Dorothy.
He plays a character named Karthi.
Karthi is one of two close friends at the center of the story.
The film takes place in rural Madurai during the 1980s.
It shows how caste divisions, prejudice and ideas about masculinity affect their lives.
At first, Karthi is quieter and more timid than his friend Subbu.
As the friends grow older, Karthi starts behaving more aggressively.
Karthik Subbaraj wrote and directed the film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before its Indian theatrical release on September 25.
Rishikanth plays Karthi in Dorothy, alongside Keerthy Suresh and Sananth.
Written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Dorothy premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was scheduled for Indian theatrical release on September 25.
Set in 1980s rural Madurai, the story follows friends Karthi and Subbu.
Karthi begins as quiet and timid but gradually adopts more aggressive behaviour amid caste divisions, prejudice and ideas of masculinity.
- Who
- Rishikanth stars as Karthi, with Keerthy Suresh and Sananth also in the cast; Karthik Subbaraj wrote and directed the film.
- What
- Dorothy is a story about the friendship between Karthi and Subbu and Karthi’s changing personality.
- When
- The film premiered before its Indian theatrical release on September 25; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The story is set in rural Madurai in the 1980s, and the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Why
- The film explores how caste divisions, prejudice and ideas of masculinity shape the friends’ lives and behaviour.
- Film
- Dorothy
- Rishikanth’s role
- Karthi
- Other named cast members
- Keerthy Suresh and Sananth
- Writer and director
- Karthik Subbaraj
- Music composer
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Setting
- Rural Madurai in the 1980s
- Release information
- Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before its Indian theatrical release on September 25