Daddy Cool (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Daddy Cool is an action and comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu, running about 131 minutes. “Behind every successful man there's a BOY” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon (Mammootty) is a crime branch CI , but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi (Dhananjay). And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Richa Pallod portrays his wife who finds this irritating. The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth (Govind Padmasurya) when they save him from some street fight. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Adhi saw a man with the gun and screams at his father. Simon turns back and shoots him but he kills the wrong person. Simon now faces murder charges and is suspended from duty.

Who’s in it. Daddy Cool stars Mammootty as CI Antony Simon, Dhananjay as Adi Simon, Richa Pallod as Annie Simon and Biju Menon as Roy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Daddy Cool has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Sun Nxt. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Daddy Cool page.

If you liked it. Fans of Daddy Cool tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.