Film : Daddy Cool
Producer : Bose Kurian USA, Alwin Antony
Director : Ashiq Abu
Main : Cast- Mammootty, Master Dhananjay,Richa Pallod
Story,screenplay,dialogues : Ashiq Abu
Review By : Unni
‘Daddy Cool’ is a movie that goes against our expectations. You expect it to be the story of a father and a son, as the posters very well suggest. The film begins on this note and progresses till interval (which comes in just 55 minutes) on this note. But post interval, the film takes a totally different twist and turns into an action movie, and that too one that delivers nothing new or extraordinary. The film of course keeps us glued to our seats, eager to see what happens next. But when finally we are out of it, it all seems to confuse us. We find it difficult to make out what was it that we had actually seen. ‘Daddy Cool’ is all about a Daddy and a Son, Antony Simon (Mammootty) and his son Adhi (Master Dhananjay). Antony is a Circle Inspector with the Crime Branch. He and Adhi are like friends and both of them are mad after cricket. And this craze for cricket even makes Antony turn callous in his work, eventually getting him suspended. Though those in his team (Vijayaraghavan, Baburaj etc) take chances to rebuke him every now and then, Roy (Biju Menon), who is also a member of their team and who is in love with Antony’s sister in law (Radhika), stands by him always. Antony’s wife Annie (Richa Pallod), often irked by the carelessness and callousness of Antony and Adhi, pack her bags and goes to her parents, who however are living in the adjacent flat, only to return in a couple of days. Anyhow things take a new turn after Antony, with all support from Roy, decides to nab the very same Bheembhai (Ashish Vidyarthi), an underworld guy who had once escaped his hands, all because of his folly.
The film is not badly crafted on the whole. The scenes are all well conceived, the flow smooth and everything goes ok. But the story, that proves to be the villain. If the film had stood firm on one track and developed on that particular track, it would have been much much better. As of now, ‘Daddy Cool’ leaves much to be desired.
Performances
Mammootty as Antony Simon is good and appears smart and stylish in many scenes. Master Dhananjay renders good support as Adhi. Richa Pallod, who makes her debut in Malayalam, is just OK. Biju Menon is good. ‘Classmates’ fame Radhika looks much different, playing Annie’s sister. The others in the cast are all good.
Technical aspects
The frames of the film betray the fact that the director has been associated with ad-film making. The cinematography (by Samir Thahir), editing (by V.Sajan) and art work (by Suresh Kollam) are all in sync with the theme and the situations.
Music
There is nothing extraordinary to say about the songs, which are not at all impressive, though colourful on the main.
Script
It’s the story and the script, by director Ashiq Abu himself, that plays foil to his debut directorial venture. If he had remained firm to one track, especially regarding the story, the film would have been more impressive, on the whole.
Direction
Debutant director Ashiq Abu deserves to be appreciated, for having done an excellent work of the direction part. He is very much in control of things and his experience as a maker of ad-films has stood him in good stead in the song visualization. Ashiq of course shows all promises of a bright future in Malayalam Cinema, representing the new generation film-makers who have started emerging recently. Of course he should either improve himself on the script side or entrust that job with someone else in future endeavours.
Overall verdict- Not that cool!
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