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Dasama
Dasama
Directed by	Raja D
Written by	Raja Dash; Kumarshree Sahoo;
Produced by	Deepak Kumar Jena
Starring	Sailendra Samantaray; Nilakhi Patra; Akash Hota; Susanta Dashmohapatra; Rabi Mishra; Suman Pattnaik;
Music by	Gaurav Ananda; Anurag Pattnaik; Preet Priyo; Subrat Behera; Sandeep Panda; Subhrajit Mohanty; Bianya Ratha;
Production; companies	D Films Cine Production; Shradhanjali Entertainment;
Release date	9 January 2024;
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Odia

Dasama (Odia: ଦଶମ) is a 2024 Odia coming-of-age romantic drama directed by Raja D. The film revolves around a group of Class 10 students and captures their friendship, first love, school memories, and the emotional transition from adolescence to adulthood.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

"Dasama" is set in a small, close-knit village in Odisha and follows the lives of a group of friends during their tenth-grade year. The film captures the innocence, friendship, and youthful exuberance of their school days, seamlessly weaving between their past and present. It explores universal themes of teenage angst, first love, and the joys and trials of adolescence. The movie stands out for its authentic portrayal of everyday life in a village, devoid of the typical glitz and glamour of mainstream cinema, and is further distinguished as Odisha's first musical film.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Sailendra Samantray
Akash Hota
Nilakhi Patra
Suman Pattnaik
Armaan Mohanty
Xonty Funny
Pratik Jyoti
Ranjan Rout
Rabi Narayana Mishra
Santu Nije
Udit Guru

References

1 2 "'Dasama', A Nostalgic Journey To High School". My City link. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
1 2 "AAO NXT Presents 'DASAMA': A Heartfelt Ode to Adolescence and Friendship in Rural Odisha". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
1 2 "AAO NXT Presents 'DASAMA': A Heartfelt Ode to Adolescence and Friendship in Rural Odisha". SPtimes. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

External link

Dasama at IMDb
Dasama on AAONXT

[of-1] 1 2 "'Dasama', A Nostalgic Journey To High School". My City link. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[ab-2] 1 2 "AAO NXT Presents 'DASAMA': A Heartfelt Ode to Adolescence and Friendship in Rural Odisha". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[uf-3] 1 2 "AAO NXT Presents 'DASAMA': A Heartfelt Ode to Adolescence and Friendship in Rural Odisha". SPtimes. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

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