Prabha prepares to meet Nandini, his childhood friend, at a reunion party organised by his father. However, things take a turn when Nisha, a gangster's daughter, falls in love with him.
Acting
Prabhas charm carries 152 minutes like it's nothing.
Direction
Karunakaran's emotional beats hit despite the chaos.
Director
A. Karunakaran
Prabhas
Prabhas "Prabha"
Kajal Aggarwal
Nandini
Prabhu
Hanumantha Rao
Tulasi
Rajeswari
Ahuti Prasad
Vishwanath
Chandramohan
Bhadram
M. S. Narayana
Appala Raju/Church Father
Dharmavarupu Subramanyam
Buchchaiah Mama/ Booch Thomas
Mukesh Rishi
Nisha's father
Shraddha Das
Nisha
Vamsi Krishna
Rishi Varma
Srinivasa Reddy
Prabha's Friend
Prabhas Sreenu
Prabha's Friend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Prabhas's immediate pre-Baahubali era — you can see the star power calcifying in real time.
The 'gangster daughter as romantic obstacle' trope peaked in 2010s Telugu cinema, and Darling is basically its thesis statement.
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