Earlier this week, we had reported about Bindu Madhavi joining the cast of Navdeep starrer social drama Dhandoraa. On Friday, the makers shared a character poster for Manika Chikkala, who plays the role of Sujatha in the film. 

In the poster, Manika can be seen seated outside a movie theatre that’s playing Titanic. The caption read, “She’s cute, she’s a bundle of energy! Say a warm hello to ‘Sujatha’ from Dhandoraa! & a happy happy birthday to Manika.” Manika made her debut 2 years ago with the film Ninnu Chere Tarunam.

The film also stars Shivaji, Mounika Reddy, Nandu, and Ravi Krishna.  Directed by Muralikanth, Dhandoraa promises to be a rural drama touching upon themes like societal injustice, caste barriers and honour killings among other issues. Muralidhar has previously worked as a screenwriter for the film Nee Dhaarey Nee Katha, which released last year.

Dhandoraa is produced by Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni under Loukya Entertainments banner, which has previously bankrolled films like Colour Photo and Bedurulanka 2012. The film’s technical crew includes Mark K Robin composing music, Venkat R. Sakhamuri as the cinematographer, and Srujana Adusumilli taking care of editing. Kranthi Priyam is the art director. Dhandoraa is currently being filmed in Dharipally Village.