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Filmi Score
Very good
7 reviews
70
What the critics say
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Critics enjoy Mohanlal's comic energy, strong chemistry and a warm, well-crafted family story, but call the script predictable and overlong, with the second half dragging into familiar territory.
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Summary
Bro Daddy (2022, Malayalam) has a Filmi Score of 70 from 7 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Hulu in the US.
John Kattady and his wife Annamma think about marrying off their son Eesho to Anna, who is the daughter of their long-time family friend Kurien. Eesho and Anna don’t act too impressed with each other, despite their parents’ interest in the alliance. Little do the families know what is going on behind the curtains in their lives.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran · written by Sreejith N & Bibin Maliekal · music Deepak Dev
Prithviraj SukumaranDirector
Sreejith NWriter
Bibin MaliekalWriter
Deepak DevMusic
Abinandhan RamanujamCinematography
Akhilesh MohanEditing
MohanlalLead
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Meena
Lalu Alex
Kaniha
Soubin Shahir
Kavya Shetty
Jagadish
Unni Mukundan
Mallika Sukumaran
Antony Perumbavoor
Full crew
SoundM. R. Rajakrishnan
CostumeSujith Sudhakaran
LyricsLakshmi Shrikumar · Madhu Vasudevan
MakeupSreejith Guruvayur
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Summary
John Kattady and his wife Annamma think about marrying off their son Eesho to Anna, who is the daughter of their long-time family friend Kurien. Eesho and Anna don’t act too impressed with each other, despite their parents’ interest in the alliance. Little do the families know what is going on behind the curtains in their lives.
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What the critics said
7 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 7 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Padmakumar K · 26 Jan 2022
The critic praises the film across the board as a warm, well-crafted celebration of familial bonds, with excellent performances and technical… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
81
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 29 Jan 2022
The critic is won over by the film's well-staged comedy and organically written script, singling out the direction and cast chemistry, with minor… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Janani K · 26 Jan 2022
Bro Daddy Movie Review: Mohanlal, Prithviraj's fun family drama is not Badhaai Ho, but better Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Anand Kochukudy · 26 Jan 2022
The critic welcomes Mohanlal's return to comic form and the strong first half, but finds the narrative predictable with a lagging, underwhelming… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
26 Jan 2022
Bro Daddy Movie Review: A breezy fun ride with its heart in the right place Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Deepa Soman · 25 Jan 2022
Bro Daddy Movie Review: A fairy-tale family film Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 63
60
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 26 Jan 2022
The critic finds the film entertaining and well-acted in a lighthearted, mature take on unplanned pregnancy, but says the second half drags into… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
52
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 7 readings; 3 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Bro Daddy: quick answers
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What is Bro Daddy's OTT release date?
Bro Daddy arrived on OTT on 26 Jan 2022 on JioHotstar in India.
Where can I watch Bro Daddy?
Bro Daddy is streaming on OTT: JioHotstar (India) and Hulu (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bro Daddy?
Bro Daddy has a Filmi Score of 70 (Very good), the mean of 7 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 52 (Hindustan Times) to 81 (Onmanorama). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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