''Dada is Back'' is a 2017 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

crime film directed by Santhosh produced by Ajay Raj Urs and Dr Shankar under the Apple Films & Dayanand Sounds production The film stars Arun Kumar, Ajay Raj Urs, Shravya along with the Tamil actor

R. Parthiepan Radhakrishnan Parthiban (born 15 November 1957) is an Indian actor and film director who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 16 films, produced 14 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for ...

, making his debut in Kannada cinema. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by

Anoop Seelin J. Anoop Seelin is an Indian film music director and playback singer primarily associated with the Kannada film industry. He has composed musical scores for films including ''Gooli'', ''Eddelu Manjunatha'', ''I Am Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona'', ...

whilst the cinematography is by Nagesh Acharya. The film's trailer was officially released on 1 April 2017 by actor

Sudeep Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Kichcha Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi cinema, Hindi, Te ...

in Bangalore. The film was released across Karnataka on 21 July 2017.

Cast

as Tippu * Arun Kumar * Ajay Raj Urs * Shravya *

Sudharani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 1 ...

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema alongside some Tamil and Telugu films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continue ...

as Delli * Raghava Uday

Soundtrack

composed the film's background and scored for its soundtrack. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, including one theme song.

Reception

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'' reviewed the film giving 3 stars out of 5 and remarked that the film is for "those who like tales revolving crime and underworld. Though, it doesn't provide as much action one would expect from an underworld film".

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About Dada is Back

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2017 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian crime drama films Indian gangster films Films scored by Anoop Seelin {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub