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Dada Sahib (2000)

Dada Sahib poster
Original title
ദാദാ സാഹിബ്
Directed by
Vinayan
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 24m
Rated
A
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father who fought for Indian independence and his son who serves in the army are played by the same actor. Their lives and struggles connect across different eras in this action drama.

dramaticaction-packedpatrioticnostalgictensespirited

What happens

Dada Sahib is a 2000 Malayalam-language political action drama film co-written and directed by Vinayan, starring Mammootty in dual roles as a father and son. He played the roles of Dada Sahib, of the Indian independence movement and his son Abubacker, an army man. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Sai Kumar, Murali, Rajan P Dev, Babu Namboothiri, Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Madhupal and Mohan Sharma play other pivotal roles. Dada Sahib movie also used Digital DTS Surround (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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