Daada

Daada (Kannada: ದಾದಾ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada film, directed by P. Vasu and produced by R. K. Manik Chand. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Suparna and Sangeetha in the lead roles. The film ran for 25 weeks and became a blockbuster. The film has musical score by Vijay Anand.

Daada
Directed by	P. Vasu
Produced by	R. K. Manik Chand
Written by	P. Vasu
Screenplay by	P. Vasu
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Geetha Suparna Sangeetha
Music by	Vijay Anand
Cinematography	Kulashekar
Edited by	K. Balu
Production company	Shakthi Productions
Release date	7 November 1988 (1988-11-07)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as Daada (Ganga and Guruprasad)
• Geetha
• Suparna Anand as Press Officer Sudha
• Sangeetha as Seetha
• K. S. Ashwath as Senior Daada
• Pandari Bai as Daada's mother
• Ramesh Bhat as Krishna
• Devaraj as Micheal
• Avinash
• Sudarshan
• Mysore Lokesh
• Balakrishna
• Bemel Somanna
• Janardhan
• Srimathi Rao
• Manjumalini
• Chethan Ramarao
• Ashwath Narayana
• Bemel Lakshman
• Sanni Kumar
• Ram Purohith
• Sundar Krishna Urs
• Doddanna
• Lohithashwa
• Mysore Babu
• Shanimahadevappa
• Lakshman

Production

Following the success of the 1987 movies, Jayasimha and Jeevana Jyothi both starring Vishnuvardhan in the lead role, director P.Vasu decided to work on another script for a Kannada movie. Vasu prepared two scripts and decided to direct one while the other was filmed by H. R. Bhargava. R.K.Manik Chand ventured to produce Vasu's film.

Vishnuvardhan was chosen to play the male lead. Geetha and Suparna Anand were signed as heroines. Vijay Anand who worked with Vasu in Jayasimha and Jeevana Jyothi was retained as the music director.

Inspiration

The role of Daada played by Dr.Vishnuvardhan in the film showed great similarities to the role Shahenshah played by Amitabh Bachchan in the 1988 film of the same title. Daada is a vigilante with a unique chain-sleeved black suit ; the same dress in which Amitabh appeared in Shahenshah. Daada as an old man has grizzled beard and hair which is the key feature of Shahenshah. Similarly, both Shahenshah and Daada are crime fighting figures.

Apart from that Daada is a movie made in the usual style of P.Vasu - an action film with elements of melodrama and romance.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijay Anand.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Ee Yauvvana"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Daada Daada Ee Droha"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Shyamasundara Kulkarni
3	"Hasivayasina"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	R. N. Jayagopal
4	"Dhairyavu Iralu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chi. Udaya Shankar
5	"Nanna Cheluvane Rasikane"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	R. N. Jayagopal