This is a simple example showing how to create a shadow for a textView in android.
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="CoderzHeaven" android:textColor="#FF0000" android:shadowColor="#008000" android:shadowRadius="1.5" android:shadowDx="2" android:shadowDy="5" android:textSize="35sp" android:gravity="center" />