Dada | |
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| Directed by | Ganesh K. Babu |
| Written by | Ganesh K. Babu |
| Produced by | S. Ambeth Kumar |
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| 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 (transl. Father) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film directed by Ganesh K. Babu in his directorial debut and produced by S. Ambeth Kumar. It stars Kavin and Aparna Das in the lead roles, while K. Bhagyaraj, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran and VTV Ganesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by Jen Martin, while K. Ezhil Arasu and Kathiresh Alagesan handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
Dada was released theatrically on 10 February 2023 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.
Plot[edit]
Manikandan and Sindhu are final-year college students and are in a relationship, but Sindhu becomes pregnant and their lives change. Mani asks Sindhu for an abortion, but she refuses and they both rent a house. Due to alcoholism, Mani mistreats Sindhu by not paying attention to her and not caring about her. After Sindhu gives birth, Mani reaches the hospital to see Sindhu missing and leaving the baby behind. Caring for the baby, Mani names his child as Aditya and raises him to be a gentleman.
After a few years, Mani searches for a new job and finally lands a job, where he meets Sindhu in the same company. Knowing that she is the manager of the company, Mani feels scared to work at the office at first, but later starts to feel good about going to the office. One day, Mani brings Aditya to his office. Sindhu meets Aditya, who tells her that Mani is his father, which meant that Aditya was her son.
After realizing this, Sindhu converses with Mani, who asks Sindhu about leaving the baby despite his insistences for an abortion, Sindhu reveals that her parents had lied that the baby had died and she thought it was due to Mani's irresponsible behavior and had left him. After clearing the misunderstanding, Aditya, Sindhu and Mani reunite as a family.
