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{{short description|2001 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krissna}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Daddy
| image = Daddy 2001 film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krissna]]
| producer = [[Allu Aravind]]
| writer = [[Satyanand]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay = [[Suresh Krissna]]
| story = Bhupathi Raja
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]]<br /> [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]<br>[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]<br>[[Ashima Bhalla]]
| music = [[S.A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| studio = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2001|10|4}}
| runtime = 156 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Daddy''''' is a 2001 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced by [[Allu Aravind]] under the [[Geetha Arts]] banner and directed by [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krissna]] and cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]]. It stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] and [[Ashima Bhalla]], with music composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. The film was dubbed into Tamil and Hindi as ''Dance Master'' and ''Meri Izzat'' in 2003 and 2008 respectively.

==Plot==
Raj Kumar or Raj ([[Chiranjeevi]]) is a rich audio company owner who owns a modern dance school. Dance is his passion and his life until he meets and marries Shanti ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]). They have a daughter Akshaya (Anushka Malhotra). Raj believes in his friends and does anything for them. However, they take advantage of him and usurp his wealth. Though Raj and his family are happy in their not-so-lavish lifestyle, their happiness is shattered when Akshaya becomes ill with a heart condition. Raj, instead of bringing the money Shanti had stored in the bank to the hospital to save Akshaya, uses it to save his former dance student Gopi ([[Allu Arjun]]), who was hit by a car. Shanti, who is pregnant, leaves him because she feels that he killed their daughter.

Six years later, Raj, who is once again wealthy, sees his second child, Aishwarya, who looks exactly like his Akshaya, in whose honor he builds a foundation which takes care of poor, unhealthy children and their families. He builds a relationship with Aishwarya without Shanti's knowledge. However, Shanti finds out, tries to reconcile with him after realizing her mistake, but doesn't because she sees him with the same friend who took advantage of them earlier. Raj agrees to leave, says a final goodbye, and as he is about to leave, sees his child caught in an accidental fire at her school function. He saves her, but he is wounded. Shanti sees how much he loves her and Aishwarya, and they finally reunite.

==Cast==
* [[Chiranjeevi]] as Raj Kumar
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Shanti
* Anushka Malhotra as Akshaya / "Aish" Aishwarya
* [[Ashima Bhalla]] as Priya
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] as Prasad
* [[Sarath Babu]] as doctor
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Shanti's paternal uncle
* [[Allu Arjun]] as Gopi Krishna (in a cameo appearance)
* [[Achyuth]] as Ramesh
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Priya's father
* [[Uttej]] as Priya's friend

==Songs==
{{Infobox album
| name = Daddy
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2001|9|14}}
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:56
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| prev_title = Nee Premakai
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Sivaramaraju
| next_year = 2001
}}

The audio was released on 14 September 2001. The fans of Chiranjeevi all over the state organized the audio release of the film and they selected the district headquarters as the venues and invited the top-rank government officials and politicians.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news158.html Telugu Cinema Etc]. Idlebrain.com (2001-09-18). Retrieved on 2017-01-09.</ref> Music was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]] and the lyrics were provided by [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]], [[Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry]], [[Bhuvanachandra]] and Srinivas. The songs were received well by the audience.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|''1''||''"Aadu Aadinchu"''||''[[Shankar Mahadevan]]'' || [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|''Chandrabose'']] || 05:19
|-
|''2''||''"Mandhaara Buggalloki"''||''[[Udit Narayan]]'', ''[[Kavita Krishnamurti]]''||''Srinivas''|| 04:53
|-
|''3''||''"Vaana Vaana"''||''[[K. S. Chithra]]'', ''[[Udit Narayan]], Baby Vaishali ''||[[Chandrabose (lyricist)|''Chandrabose'']]|| 05:16
|-
|''4''||''"Gummaadi Gummaadi"''||[[Hariharan (singer)|''Hariharan'']] || rowspan="2" |[[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|''Sirivennela Sitaramasastri'']]|| 04:52
|-
|''5''||''"Naa Praanama"''||''[[K. S. Chithra]]'', ''[[Udit Narayan]]''|| 04:56
|-
|''6''||''"Patta Pakkinti"''||[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|''S.P. Balu'']], ''[[Kavita Krishnamurti]]'', ''[[Anuradha Sriram]]''||[[Bhuvana Chandra|''Bhuvanachandra'']]|| 05:10
|-
|''7''
|''"Gummaadi"(Version ll)''
|''[[Rajesh Krishnan]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry|''Sirivennela Sitaramasastri'']]
|
|-
|''8''
|''"Dooranga Poke"''
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|''S.P. Balu'']]
|
|}

==Box office==

''Daddy'' completed 50 days in 97 centres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/daddy50days.html|title=Cycle Stand - Chiranjeevi Daddy - 50 days centers|publisher=idlebrain.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003051943/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/daddy50days.html|archive-date=3 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 100 days in 15 centres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/daddy100days.html|title=Cycle Stand - Chiranjeevi Daddy - 100 days centers|publisher=idlebrain.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003051940/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/daddy100days.html|archive-date=3 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Meri Izzat''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|title=Daddy|id=0297067}}
* [http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-daddy.html Movie review at idlebrain.com]

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