

The villain you couldn't forget finally gets his throne.
Daali is an upcoming Kannada language film directed by Prabhu Srinivas and produced by Yogesh Narayan under the banner Yogesh Motion Pictures. It is a spin-off of 2018 blockbuster film Tagaru starring Shivarajkumar, Dhananjay and Vasishta Simha. In Daali, Dhananjay reprises his role from Tagaru and it also features Rachitha Ram in an important role.
Acting
Dhananjay expanding Tagaru's scene-stealer into full antihero territory.
Direction
Prabhu Srinivas building a cinematic universe before Marvel made it cringe.
Director
Prabhu Srinivas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Daali represents a rare Kannada phenomenon: the villain spin-off, treating regional cinema's grey-shaded antagonists with the same franchise potential as heroes.
Dhananjay's Daali became so iconic in Tagaru that audiences cheered his entry over the protagonist—a phenomenon this film deliberately weaponizes.