Dada Movie review

Director Ganesh K Babu's debut Dada revolves around an unplanned pregnancy. The story of the film isn't path-breaking by any means, but what makes it ...

The film is emotional but is equally fun with a strong undercurrent of tasteful humour. Director Ganesh's Dada can be processed as the story of a man's pursuit of peace. But Ganesh makes it clear that Mani is not a brute and Sindhu is no angel. The story of the film isn't path-breaking by any means, but what makes it enjoyable is the soulful treatment and witty writing. Dada is almost like a marriage between a Radha Mohan film and a Selavaraghavan film. The scene may not offer tremendous insight, but attention to these little details makes the conversation relatable and grounded—and you can find this throughout the film.

Ganesh K Babu's debut film is a restrained yet beautiful take on the many joys and complexities of parenthood.

A lot of things are left unsaid in Dada, and it’s a refreshing quality for a film that deals with motherly negligence. Almost every character that populates the universe of Dada has agency and a purpose. And just when you lean into your seat to get ready for a cutesy romance montage, the screen cuts to a shot of Sindhu weeping. “Do you want to know who your mom is,” Mani asks the child, to which he slips under the sheet, deciding to sleep instead of having to face the difficult conversation. He goes on to comfort her with a line right out of the nice boyfriends’ handbook — “I’ll make sure that you never shed a tear again,” he says. But what Ganesh does with these tropes – notoriously known for its melodramatic tendencies – is turn it into a meaningful yet understated coming of age story of a young father.

The emotional drama, helmed by Ganesh K Prabhu, revolves around the struggles of a single father.

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