After Kalki 2898 AD, we had not seen any Telugu movies hit the theatres lately. But after what seems like a long enough gap, we have Darling, gearing up for a July 19 release.

Darling stars Priyadarshi Pulikonda and Nabha Natesh in the lead roles. The film revolves around a simple man whose life is turned upside down when he gets married to a woman with split personality disorder. After Aparichitudu, we now have another mainstream film where a character suffers from this specific psychiatric ailment.

When asked about what attracted these actors to their respective roles, Nabha and Priyadarshi surprisingly quoted the other person’s character as a key reason. “Nabha plays such a wild character and I am constantly on the other side, reacting to it. The prospect of reacting continuously to a character like that drew me to this film.”

Nabha talks about the interdependence between men and women, saying, “Behind every woman who achieves so much, there is a man out there to support her. Be it her father, brother or partner. I loved the dynamic shared by Priyadarshi and my character in the film. This made Darling stand out for me.”