[6] Natyam is a village that is renowned for Indian classical music and is home to several traditional dance schools.
At a dance school, she is told the story of Kadhambari by the guru there, who found it in a diary left in Francis' antique car.
However, the MLA-cum-temple owner asks his son, who had earlier harassed Sitara to ruin the performance, to make sure "someone dies".
They get distracted and accidentally kiss, which the MLA's son uses to spark a riot, forcing Rohit to take Sitara with him to Hyderabad.
She goes despite Rohit, his friends and her mother's protests, but Hari reveals his true intentions to shame her and rile up the crowd to again drive her out without being able to attend the competition.
[9] Raju plays the character of Sitara, a dancer who wishes to remove superstitious and beliefs by performing the story of Kadambari.
All music is composed by Shravan BharadwajSangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that "The dance is good, but the film needed a better script".
She further stated: "Natyam is an interesting and brave attempt, but required a better script to make it the compelling drama that it could have been".
[13] In contrast, Thadhagath Pathi felt that the film is a refreshing dance drama and gave a rating of 3 out of 5.
He wrote that "Natyam does not just manage to put forth the art form but it also digs deep into history to narrate the tale in an engaging manner.