Daddy Cool(2009)
Daddy Cool (also known as Daddy Cool: Join The Fun) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani, and Aarti Chabria. Set in Goa, the story follows a family funeral that spirals into chaos when a stranger blackmails the deceased's sons with a secret. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the 2007 British-American comedy Death at a Funeral. It borrows its title from the Boney M. disco song, which also serves as the film's title track. The music was composed by Raghav Sachar. Daddy Cool was released on August 28, 2009, and received mixed reviews from critics.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Airtel Xstream Play, Sun NXT
- Theatrical Release
- 28 August 2009
- Director
- K. Muralimohana Rao
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 3.0/10
Storyline
Steven's father dies, and the family gathers in Goa for the funeral. A short man named Andrew arrives and claims he was the father's gay lover. He blackmails Steven and his brother Brian for money. Meanwhile, a mix-up with the coffin and crazy relatives turn the funeral into a complete mess.
“Join the fun at the funeral”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Daddy Cool
Cast reunions in this film: Sunil Shetty & Rajpal Yadav (9 films together), Sunil Shetty & Aftab Shivdasani (5 films together), Sunil Shetty & Prem Chopra (4 films together), Javed Jaffrey & Aashish Chaudhary (3 films together), Chunky Pandey & Rajpal Yadav (3 films together), and Rajpal Yadav & Aftab Shivdasani (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, K. Murali Mohana Rao, was primarily known for directing Telugu films, making this a rare Hindi-language project in his career.
- The movie was a remake of the 2007 Telugu film 'Dhee', which starred Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles.
- Despite being a comedy, the film performed poorly at the box office and received largely negative reviews from critics upon release.
- Actor Suniel Shetty played a supporting role in the film, which was one of his few comedic appearances during that period.
- The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, a popular South Indian composer, marking one of his early Hindi film projects.
- The plot revolves around a funeral, a theme relatively uncommon in mainstream Hindi comedies at the time.
- The film's title, 'Daddy Cool', was also the name of a popular 1970s disco song by Boney M., though the movie has no direct connection to the song.