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Chiranjeevi goes from king of the dance floor to king of pain — bring tissues.
TMDB
68
IMDb
66

Daddy (2001)

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Overview

FamilyDrama

An audio company and dance school owner is a very rich man but also gullible. He gets married to the girl he loves; but loses all his money to his scheming friends. They lose their daughter to a heart disease following which his wife leaves him.

Flag of ININTelugu
Content warning
blind trust and manipulationparental grief and lossmaterialism vs. loveredemption through suffering

Standout Aspects

Acting

Chiranjeevi's devastating breakdown scenes hit different.

Direction

Suresh Krissna knows exactly when to twist the knife.

Score

Music that weaponizes your emotions against you.

Best for:Solo: Ugly-crying alone where no one judges you.·Family: Bonding over shared trauma and dramatic pauses.
Heads up:Emotional: Child death and complete emotional devastation of a family.·Disturbing: Prolonged scenes of grief and mental breakdown.
Suresh Krissna

Director

Suresh Krissna

ReleasedOct 3, 2001
Runtime2h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Geetha Arts

Top Cast

Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi

Raj Kumar

Simran

Simran

Shanti

Ashima Bhalla

Ashima Bhalla

Priya

Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad

Prasad

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Shanti's paternal uncle

Sarath Babu

Sarath Babu

doctor

Uttej

Uttej

Priya's friend

Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun

Gopi Krishna (Cameo Appearance)

M. S. Narayana

M. S. Narayana

Priya's father

Achyuth

Achyuth

Ramesh

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This 2001 Telugu blockbuster exemplifies the 'family sentiment' genre that dominated South Indian cinema — where emotional manipulation is an art form.

Insight

Chiranjeevi reportedly struggled with the hospital scenes; his own father's recent death made the grief sequences uncomfortably authentic.

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