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Dada

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2023 · Tamil · 2h 15m

Coming of Age / Drama / Romantic Comedy / Comedy / Romance

Released
10 February 2023
Runtime
2h 15m

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Overview

Manikandan and Sindhu, final year college students, become parents accidentally. Situations separate them, forcing Manikandan to raise his child, Adhithya, as a single parent. What follows is a beautiful tale of a father and son and their journey against all odds.

Where to watch in India

Streaming data from JustWatch, via TMDB · checked 2 Oct 2026

Why you may like this

Tamil coming of age with big laughs, a love story at its centre, real emotional weight and a lighter touch.

  • comedy
  • coming of age
  • emotional
  • family
  • feel good
  • road trip
  • romantic

Vibe

Dark11
Funny89
Emotional86
Fast63
Tense25

FrameSouth's reading, from genre, story and runtime · confidence 100/100

Cast & crew

Directed by Ganesh K. Babu

  1. Kavin RajManikandan
  2. Aparna DasSindhu
  3. Harish Kumar
  4. Pradeep AnthonySaravanan
  5. Arvind EzhilarasanManikandan's brother
  6. Monica Chinnakotla
  7. K. BhagyarajManikandan's father
  8. Aishwarya BhaskaranManikandan's mother
  9. MV. Tamil SelviSindhu's Mother
  10. VTV Ganesh
  11. FouzeeShadana

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