Synopsis: Set in the 1980s, Dahanam is the story of a temple priest Bharadwaj Sastry. The temple is situated in Vaadarevupalli in the Visakhapatnam region and belongs to Bhupathi. Bharadwaj Sastry believes in Lord Shiva and devotes his whole life to the service of God. On one side, the temple’s income keeps decreasing, and on the other hand, he has to win a legal battle against Bhupathi to safeguard the temple. Bharadwaj Sastry believes in Dharma completely and is not a man who is after money. Hence he faces several hardships even to feed his family. The rest of the film is about how Bharadwaj Sastry tackled his life issues.