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| name = Daddy Cool | | name = Daddy Cool | ||
| image = Daddy Cool Malayalam.jpg | | image = Daddy Cool Malayalam.jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = [[Aashiq Abu]] | | director = [[Aashiq Abu]] | ||
| producer = Bose Kurian<br />Alwyn Antony | | producer = Bose Kurian<br />Alwyn Antony | ||
| writer = [[Aashiq Abu]] | | writer = [[Aashiq Abu]] (dialogues)<br />[[Bipin Chandran]] | ||
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mammootty]]||Dhananjay|[[Richa Pallod]]|[[Daniel Balaji]]|[[Biju Menon]]|[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]]|[[Govind Padmasoorya]]}} | | starring = {{ubl|[[Mammootty]]||Dhananjay|[[Richa Pallod]]|[[Daniel Balaji]]|[[Biju Menon]]|[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]]|[[Govind Padmasoorya]]}} | ||
| cinematography = [[Sameer Thahir]] | | cinematography = [[Sameer Thahir]] | ||
| editing = V. Sajan | | editing = V. Sajan | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|8|7|}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|8|7|}} | ||
| runtime = 157 minutes | | runtime = 157 minutes | ||
| studio = Ananya Films<br />Marikar Films | | studio = Ananya Films<br />Marikar Films | ||
| distributor = Marikar Release | | distributor = Marikar Release | ||
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'''''Daddy Cool''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film]] starring [[Mammootty]], Dhananjay, [[Richa Pallod]], [[Daniel Balaji]] and [[Biju Menon]] in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of [[Aashiq Abu]]. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were [[Cochin]] and [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/17slid1-mammootty-in-daddy-cool.htm|title=Mammootty is Daddy Cool!|work=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> | '''''Daddy Cool''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film]] starring [[Mammootty]], Dhananjay, [[Richa Pallod]], [[Daniel Balaji]] and [[Biju Menon]] in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of [[Aashiq Abu]]. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were [[Cochin]] and [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/17slid1-mammootty-in-daddy-cool.htm|title=Mammootty is Daddy Cool!|work=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> | ||
The movie was released on August | The movie was released worldwide on August 7, 2009 and received mixed reviews. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon | The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon is a crime branch CI, but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi. And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Annie his wife finds this irritating. | ||
The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth | The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth when they save him from some [[Street fighting|street fight]]. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Aadi saw a man with the gun and screams at his father. Simon turns back and shoots him, but he kills the wrong person. Antony now faces murder charges and is suspended from duty. | ||
Later that day, Aadhi is found missing. | Later that day, Aadhi is found missing. Antony being a cop, the entire police force in the district is in search. They find that Shakthi, the one who was killed by Simon was the younger brother of Shiva the leader of a gang who were trying to get Sreekanth into a match-fixing deal and from whom Antony saved Sreekanth once. They are trying to get revenge on Simon for killing Shakthi and that is why they abducted Aadi. The rest of the film is about how Simon fights Shiva and his gang and gets Aadhi back from them with the help of Sreekanth and Roy Alex in the brave ways. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{colbegin}} | {{colbegin}} | ||
*[[Mammootty]] as CI Antony Simon | *[[Mammootty]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Antony Simon | ||
*Dhananjay as Adi Antony | *[[Master Dhananjay]] as Adi Antony | ||
*[[Richa Pallod]] as Annie | *[[Biju Menon]] as Roy Isaac | ||
*[[Richa Pallod]] as Annie Antony | |||
*[[Daniel Balaji]] as Shiva | *[[Daniel Balaji]] as Shiva | ||
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Bheem Bhai | *[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Bheem Bhai | ||
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Varghese | |||
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as | *[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Shiva Prasad | ||
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] Shiva Prasad | |||
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Soman | *[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Soman | ||
*[[Vinayakan]] as | *[[Vinayakan]] as Selva, Shiva's [[henchman]] | ||
*[[Govind Padmasoorya]] | *[[Govind Padmasoorya]] as Sreekanth, a [[Cricket player|cricketer]] | ||
*[[Anoop Chandran]] as Kappal Basheer | *[[Anoop Chandran]] as Kappal Basheer | ||
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Roy's father | *[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Isaac Zachariah, Roy's father | ||
*[[P. Sreekumar]] as Annie's father | *[[P. Sreekumar]] as Annie's father | ||
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Annie's mother | *[[Ambika Mohan]] as Annie's mother | ||
*[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]] as Annie's sister | *[[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]] as Milly, Annie's sister | ||
*Babu Swamy | *Babu Swamy | ||
*Gopakumar | *Gopakumar | ||
*[[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Ainkutty (cameo appearance) | *[[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Ainkutty/Selvan (cameo appearance) | ||
*[[Lena (actress)|Lena Kumar]] as Adi's class teacher (cameo appearance) | *[[Lena (actress)|Lena Kumar]] as Adi's class teacher (cameo appearance) | ||
*[[Bipin Chandran]] as The | *[[Bipin Chandran]] as The News Reader (cameo appearance) | ||
*[[Nikita Thukral]] as [[item number]] in the song "Saamba Salsa". | *[[Nikita Thukral]] as [[item number]] in the song "Saamba Salsa". | ||
* Archived footage of [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] is also used | |||
{{colend}} | {{colend}} | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
The role of a cricketer was first offered to [[S. Sreesanth]] before it was given to Govind Padmasoorya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sreesanth-was-offered-a-tainted-cricketers-role-in-daddy-cool/articleshow/20275626.cms|title=Sreesanth was offered a tainted | The original script of the film was written by Bipin Chandran but he presented it to Aashiq Abu who didn't gave him any credit (later credited as dialogue writer) The role of a cricketer was first offered to [[S. Sreesanth]] before it was given to Govind Padmasoorya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sreesanth-was-offered-a-tainted-cricketers-role-in-daddy-cool/articleshow/20275626.cms|title=Sreesanth was offered a tainted cricketer's role in Daddy cool?|last=Prakash|first=Asha|date=26 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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| title2 = Daddy My Daddy | | title2 = Daddy My Daddy | ||
| extra2 = [[Swetha Mohan]], Sanand Unnithan, Aditya Krishna, Amrutha Krishna, Anju Bhaskaran | | extra2 = [[Swetha Mohan]], Sanand Unnithan, Aditya Krishna, Amrutha Krishna, Anju Bhaskaran | ||
| lyrics2 = Santhosh Varma | | lyrics2 = [[Santhosh Varma]] | ||
| title3 = Kadha | | title3 = Kadha | ||
| extra3 = [[Bijibal]] | | extra3 = [[Bijibal]] | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
''[[Sify]]'' rated the film 3/5 and noted that "In all fairness, ''Daddy Cool'' is meant to be a visual spectacle not to be taken with much seriousness. In the current form, it leaves you just cold or to a great extent, let down!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/daddy-cool-review-malayalam-pclxlyjhgdhji.html|title=Daddy Cool|date=10 August 2009|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Paresh C. Palicha of ''[[Rediff]]'' rated the film 1.5/5 and opined that "Malayalam film Daddy Cool directed by newcomer Aashiq Abu is one more substandard film of Mammootty to hit the theatres in the recent times after ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/malayalam-movie-review-daddy-cool/20090810.htm|title=This Daddy ain't cool|last=C. Palicha|first=Paresh|work=[[Rediff]]|date=10 August 2009}}</ref> | ''[[Sify]]'' rated the film 3/5 and noted that "In all fairness, ''Daddy Cool'' is meant to be a visual spectacle not to be taken with much seriousness. In the current form, it leaves you just cold or to a great extent, let down!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/daddy-cool-review-malayalam-pclxlyjhgdhji.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426173139/http://www.sify.com/movies/daddy-cool-review-malayalam-pclxlyjhgdhji.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2017|title=Daddy Cool|date=10 August 2009|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Paresh C. Palicha of ''[[Rediff]]'' rated the film 1.5/5 and opined that "Malayalam film Daddy Cool directed by newcomer Aashiq Abu is one more substandard film of Mammootty to hit the theatres in the recent times after ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]''".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/malayalam-movie-review-daddy-cool/20090810.htm|title=This Daddy ain't cool|last=C. Palicha|first=Paresh|work=[[Rediff]]|date=10 August 2009}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daddy Cool}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Daddy Cool}} | ||
[[Category:2009 films]] | [[Category:2009 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2009 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films about child abduction in India]] | [[Category:Films about child abduction in India]] | ||
[[Category:Films about families]] | [[Category:Films about families]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian films about revenge]] | [[Category:Indian films about revenge]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Aashiq Abu]] | [[Category:Films directed by Aashiq Abu]] | ||
[[Category:2009 directorial debut films]] | [[Category:2009 directorial debut films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:17, 12 March 2026
| Daddy Cool | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Aashiq Abu |
| Produced by | Bose Kurian Alwyn Antony |
| Written by | Aashiq Abu (dialogues) Bipin Chandran |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Bijibal |
| Cinematography | Sameer Thahir |
| Edited by | V. Sajan |
Production company | Ananya Films Marikar Films |
| Distributed by | Marikar Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Daddy Cool is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action film starring Mammootty, Dhananjay, Richa Pallod, Daniel Balaji and Biju Menon in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of Aashiq Abu. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were Cochin and Hong Kong.[1]
The movie was released worldwide on August 7, 2009 and received mixed reviews.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon is a crime branch CI, but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi. And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Annie his wife finds this irritating.
The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth when they save him from some street fight. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Aadi saw a man with the gun and screams at his father. Simon turns back and shoots him, but he kills the wrong person. Antony now faces murder charges and is suspended from duty.
Later that day, Aadhi is found missing. Antony being a cop, the entire police force in the district is in search. They find that Shakthi, the one who was killed by Simon was the younger brother of Shiva the leader of a gang who were trying to get Sreekanth into a match-fixing deal and from whom Antony saved Sreekanth once. They are trying to get revenge on Simon for killing Shakthi and that is why they abducted Aadi. The rest of the film is about how Simon fights Shiva and his gang and gets Aadhi back from them with the help of Sreekanth and Roy Alex in the brave ways.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mammootty as CI Antony Simon
- Master Dhananjay as Adi Antony
- Biju Menon as Roy Isaac
- Richa Pallod as Annie Antony
- Daniel Balaji as Shiva
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Bheem Bhai
- Vijayaraghavan as DYSP Varghese
- Sai Kumar as Shiva Prasad
- Baburaj as Soman
- Vinayakan as Selva, Shiva's henchman
- Govind Padmasoorya as Sreekanth, a cricketer
- Anoop Chandran as Kappal Basheer
- Rajan P. Dev as Isaac Zachariah, Roy's father
- P. Sreekumar as Annie's father
- Ambika Mohan as Annie's mother
- Radhika as Milly, Annie's sister
- Babu Swamy
- Gopakumar
- Suraj Venjaramood as Ainkutty/Selvan (cameo appearance)
- Lena Kumar as Adi's class teacher (cameo appearance)
- Bipin Chandran as The News Reader (cameo appearance)
- Nikita Thukral as item number in the song "Saamba Salsa".
- Archived footage of Vijay is also used
Production[edit | edit source]
The original script of the film was written by Bipin Chandran but he presented it to Aashiq Abu who didn't gave him any credit (later credited as dialogue writer) The role of a cricketer was first offered to S. Sreesanth before it was given to Govind Padmasoorya.[2]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The film features a soundtrack, consisting of 6 songs, composed by Bijibal.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Daddy Cool" | R. Venugopal | Gayatri Suresh | |
| 2. | "Daddy My Daddy" | Santhosh Varma | Swetha Mohan, Sanand Unnithan, Aditya Krishna, Amrutha Krishna, Anju Bhaskaran | |
| 3. | "Kadha" | Anil Panachooran | Bijibal | |
| 4. | "Kadhayoru" | Anil Panachooran | Hariharan | |
| 5. | "Samba" | Santhosh Varma | Jassie Gift | |
| 6. | "Samba Salsa" | Santhosh Varma | Anuradha Sriram, Jassie Gift |
Reception[edit | edit source]
Sify rated the film 3/5 and noted that "In all fairness, Daddy Cool is meant to be a visual spectacle not to be taken with much seriousness. In the current form, it leaves you just cold or to a great extent, let down!".[3] Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff rated the film 1.5/5 and opined that "Malayalam film Daddy Cool directed by newcomer Aashiq Abu is one more substandard film of Mammootty to hit the theatres in the recent times after Ee Pattanathil Bhootham".[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mammootty is Daddy Cool!". Rediff.
- ↑ Prakash, Asha (26 May 2013). "Sreesanth was offered a tainted cricketer's role in Daddy cool?". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Daddy Cool". Sify. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- ↑ C. Palicha, Paresh (10 August 2009). "This Daddy ain't cool". Rediff.