

Honor, drama, and family chaos—Kannada cinema's most dramatic dinner table ever served.
The film's plot revolves around the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to maintain their honor while facing complex societal and familial issues.
Acting
Ambareesh brooding magnificently; honor has never looked this heavy.
Direction
V. Somashekar crafts family tension like a pressure cooker artist.

Director
V. Somashekar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Devarelliddane exemplifies 1980s Kannada cinema's obsession with joint family dynamics and the crushing weight of social reputation in rural Karnataka.
Ambareesh was reportedly so committed to his role that he refused lighter scenes for weeks, method-acting his way through actual family tension.