A couple in love, accidentally become teenage parents. Unpleasant situations make them fall apart. Manikandan, left alone with his son, struggles as a single teenage father

Dada (transl. Father) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film directed by Ganesh K. Babu in his directorial debut and produced by S. Ambeth Kumar. It stars Kavin and Aparna Das in the lead roles, while K. Bhagyaraj, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran and VTV Ganesh play supporting roles. The music was composed by Jen Martin, while K. Ezhil Arasu and Kathiresh Alagesan handled the cinematography and editing respectively.

Manikandan and Sindhu, final-year college students, are in a relationship. Sindhu becomes pregnant, and their lives changes. Mani asks Sindhu to get an abortion, but she refuses, and they both rent a house. Due to his alcoholism, Mani mistreats Sindhu by not paying attention to her and not caring about her. After Sindhu gives birth, Mani reaches the hospital to see Sindhu missing and leaving the baby behind. Caring for the baby, Mani names his child, Aditya and raises him to be a gentleman.