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Dora


'Dora', as most of us would recollect is a household name, thanks to the popular cartoon character that is shown taking a journey on its own, meeting various people and doing different things all alone. 

How well the title augurs for an actress like Nayanthara is something that I mulled over while watching the movie. Her ability to pull masses and command an opening and her well-curated charisma with carefully hand-picked roles is something that only a few heroines have attained in the past. Dora is another solo experiment by Nayanthara and is slotted in the very popular horror genre.




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