Dharala Prabhu is a 2020 Indian Tamil-languageromantic comedy film written and directed by Krishna Marimuthu, in his directorial debut. A remake of the 2012 Hindi film Vicky Donor, The film stars Harish Kalyan, Vivek and Tanya Hope in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release on 13 March 2020 and opened to positive reviews from critics and became a breakthrough film for Harish Kalyan and ended up as a decent hit.
Plot
A shrewd fertility clinic owner Dr. Kannadasan convinces an unemployed and happy guy to become a sperm donor.The story goes on until he gets problems.
The soundtrack album of Dharala Prabhu, features eight songs composed by eight different composers, which includes Anirudh Ravichander, Sean Roldan, Vivek-Mervin, Inno Genga, Madley Blues, Bharath Shankar, Kaber Vasuki and Oorka. The background score is composed by Bharath Shankar. Lyrics for the songs were written by Vignesh Shivan, Subu, Nixy, Bharath Shankar and Kaber Vasuki. The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music India. Before the album released, five out of eight songs were been released as singles. The first single "Aaha Ooho" composed by the Oorka band, was released on 5 February 2020. The second single "Unnaal Penne" composed and sung by Inno Genga, with lyrics written by Vignesh Shivan, was released on 17 February 2020. The third single track "Rasa Mavan" sung by stand-up comedianAlexander Babu and Harish Venkat, with the former making his singing debut, was released on 28 February 2020. The fourth single "Kaadhal Theevey", composed by Sean Roldan and sung by Sid Sriram, was released on 4 March 2020. The fifth single "Dharala Prabhu Title Track" sung and composed by Anirudh, was released on 7 March 2020. The remaining songs were released later on the time of release.
Marketing
The first look was released on 9 January 2020. The official trailer of the film was unveiled on 23 February 2020.
Critical reception
Times of India wrote "A better background score and more effort on the emotional scenes would have made the movie a perfect remake." Sify wrote "The film takes a light-hearted, optimistic look at infertility and artificial insemination that entertains and enlightens the audiences". Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Very deceptively, very casually, Dharala Prabhu addresses a number of issues without making them feel like “issues”....even the central issue is treated with lightness." Despite positive reviews, the film was made available for viewing on OTT platforms just three days after its theatrical release due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.
