Dada (2023 film)
| Dada | |
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| File:Dadareleaseposter.jpg Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | Ganesh K. Babu |
| Written by | Ganesh K. Babu |
| Produced by | S. Ambeth Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ezhil Arasu K. |
| Edited by | Kathiresh Alagesan |
| Music by | Jen Martin |
Production company | Olympia Movies |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | est. 4 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹20.9 crore[2] |
Dada (also known as Dada the Appa) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Ganesh K. Babu in his directorial debut.[3] The film stars Kavin, Aparna Das and K. Bhagyaraj. It is loosely a remake or inspired of Hindi Movie Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973 film). The film focuses on the life of a young man who later adores the role of fatherhood and as a single parent.[4] The film sends out a stronger message indicating that parenthood is gender neutral.[4][5]
Dada was released by theatrically on 10 February 2023 and received highly positive reviews from critics and audience, and was a commercially success at the box-office.[3][6]
Plot
Manikandan and Sindhu are final-year college students and are in a relationship. However, Sindhu gets pregnant, and their lives change. Manikandan asks Sindhu to abort the baby but she refuses.
They both rent a house and live there. Due to Manikandan's drinking problem, he mistreats Sindhu by not paying attention to her and not caring about her. After Sindhu had given birth, Manikandan reaches the hospital to see just his baby there, and Sindhu missing.
It came to his attention that she had ran away somewhere far. Thus, caring for the baby, Manikandan names his baby Aditya and raises him to be a gentleman.
After a few years, Manikandan was searching for a new job. When he finally landed a job, he met Sindhu in the same company and knew she was the manager of the company. He was very scared to work at the office at first but he started to feel ok about going to the office.
One day, Manikandan brought Aditya to his office. When Sindhu meets Aditya, Aditya tells her that Manikandan is his father, which meant that Aditya was her son. After realizing it, she went to talk to Manikandan. When he asks about why she left the baby despite him asking him to abort the baby but her refusing it, she replied that her parents had lied that the baby had died and she thought it was due to Manikandan's irresponsible behavior.
They 3 then reunite together as one family. Even though Manikandan did not want to ever talk to Sindhu again, fate had other plans.[7]
Cast
- Kavin as Manikandan
- Aparna Das as Sindhu
- K. Bhagyaraj as Manikandan's father
- Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran as Manikandan's mother
- VTV Ganesh as Gokul
- Pradeep Antony as Saravanan
- Harish K. as Amith
- Fouzee as Shadana
- Kamaldeep
- Arvind Ezhilarasan as Manikandan's brother
- Master Ilan Arjunan as Adithya
- Baby Nalan Premkumar as baby Adithya
- Master Arav
- Master Bedal Sanjay
Production
The film project was announced by debutant filmmaker Ganesh K. Babu. The film project marked first film for Aparna Das as lead actress in Tamil after previously making her debut in a small role in Nelson Dilipkumar's directorial venture Beast (2022).[8]
The principal photography of the film began in March 2022 and the film was predominantly shot and set in Chennai.[9] The shooting of the film was wrapped up in September 2022.[10]
Release
Theatrical
The film was released in over 400 theatres across Tamil Nadu.[11] The Tamil theatrical release for the film was acquired by Red Giant Movies.[8]Overseas rights bagged by Ayngaran International
Home media
The digital streaming rights of the film has been bagged by Amazon Prime Video while the Satellite Rights has sold to Kalaignar TV. The film was made available on the streaming platform from 10 March 2023.[12]
Critic Reception
Logesh Balachandran critic from Times of india gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and stated that " Director Ganesh K. Babu's writing is effective enough to pull the audience into the world of Manikandan, a single parent, who gets into that redemption phase. "appreciated film[13].Navein Darshan critic from Cinema Express wrote that "The film is emotional but is equally fun with a strong undercurrent of tasteful humour" and gave 3.5 rating out 5 [14].Janani K from India Today critic gave 3 out of 5 stars and appreciated film.[15]Haricharan Pudipeddi Critic from Hindustan Times noted that "The most refreshing aspect of DaDa is that it sends out a very important message loud and clear – parenthood is gender neutral"[16].The Hindu critic gave mixture of review and wrote that " The writing, on the other hand, only solidifies. There are some really enjoyable, heart-melting touches in the second act"[17]
References
- ^ "Dada Box Collection". Sacnilk.
- ^ "Dada Box Office Collection". Sacnilk.
- ^ a b Chandar, Bhuvanesh (2023-02-10). "'DaDa' movie review: Kavin, Aparna Das impress in this emotional rollercoaster". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ a b "DaDa review: Enjoyable coming-of-age drama about accidental parenthood". Hindustan Times. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "'Our film will break stereotypes about parents': Actors Kavin and Aparna Das - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "DaDa Movie Review: Kavin, Aparna Das' film is thoughtful and effective". India Today. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh. "Dada Movie Review : Kavin excels in this well-written feel-good emotional drama". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ a b "Kavin's Dada to release in this month". CinemaExpress. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Kavin's Dada to release on November 18?". CinemaExpress. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Kavin & Aparna Das' 'Dada' teaser". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Kavin's 'Dada' to release on over 400 screens in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Kavin starrer Dada gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Dada Movie Review : Kavin excels in this well-written feel-good emotional drama". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Dada Movie Review: A well-written drama made with plenty of heart". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "DaDa Movie Review: Kavin, Aparna Das' film is thoughtful and effective". India Today. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "DaDa review: Enjoyable coming-of-age drama about accidental parenthood". Hindustan Times. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (2023-02-10). "'DaDa' movie review: Kavin, Aparna Das impress in this emotional rollercoaster". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-03-17.