Daddy (2001 film)
| Daddy డాడీ | |
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| File:Daddy Telugu DVD.jpg DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krishna |
| Written by | Satyanand(Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Krishna |
| Story by | Bhupathi Raja |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Simran Gadde Rajendra Prasad Ashima Bhalla |
| Cinematography | Chota K. Naidu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Geetha Arts |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date | 4 October 2001 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹150 million (US$1.8 million) |
| Box office | ₹200 million (US$2.4 million) |
Daddy (Template:Lang-te) is a 2001 Telugu film. The movie stars Chiranjeevi and Simran. It was produced by Allu Aravind on the Geetha Arts banner under the direction of Suresh Krishna. The film was successful at the box office. It was released on 4 October 2001. The film was also dubbed into Hindi as Meri Izzat.
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 till he meets and marries Shanti (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 (Anushka Malhotra), 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 Aish 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 Aish and they finally reunite.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Raj Kumar
- Simran as Shanti
- Baby Anushka Malhotra as Akshaya / Aishwarya
- Gadde Rajendra Prasad as Prasad
- Ashima Bhalla as Priya
- Sarath Babu as doctor
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Shanti's paternal uncle
- Allu Arjun as Gopi Krishna (Cameo)
- Achyuth as Ramesh
- M. S. Narayana as Priya's father
- Uttej as Priya's friend
Crew
- Director: Suresh Krishna
- Writers: Bhupathi Raja (story), Satyanand (dialogue) and Suresh Krishna (screenplay)
- Producer: Allu Aravind
- Music: S. A. Rajkumar
- Cinematography: Chota K. Naidu
- Fights: Vikram Dharma and Pawan Kalyan
- Choreography: Saroj Khan and Raju Sundaram
- Executive producer: Nagaraju Chittajallu
- Editor: Marthand K. Venkatesh
- Art: Ashok
Songs
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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.[1] Music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and the lyrics were provided by Chandrabose, Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry, Bhuvanachandra and Srinivas. The songs were received well by the audience.
| # | Title | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | " Adu Aadinchu " | Shankar Mahadevan | Chandrabose | 05:19 |
| 2 | " Mandara Buggaloki " | Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | Srinivas | 04:53 |
| 3 | " Vana Vana " | Udit Narayan, Chitra | Chandrabose | 05:16 |
| 4 | " Gummadi Gummadi " | Hariharan | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | 04:52 |
| 5 | " Naa Pranama Suswagatam " | Udit Narayan, Chitra | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | 04:56 |
| 6 | " Patta Pakkinti " | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Sriram | Bhuvanachandra | 05:10 |
Box office
Daddy was successful at the box office completing 50 days in 97 centres[2] and 100 days in 24 centres.[3] It was dubbed in Hindi as Meri Izzat.