His wife Annamma is a homemaker and son Eesho is a sought-after creative director at a leading advertising company in Bangalore.

John's childhood friend Kurian Maliekkal is a self-made man who grew from humble beginnings and runs an advertisement company.

Kurian has a history with Annamma; when he proposed to her, her father despised him for being a "nouveau riche" and chased him by unleashing their dog.

Unexpectedly Eesho is called by John to visit Kerala at once, and he gets scared that his father somehow got the news of his girlfriend's pregnancy.

She asks Eesho to inform his parents about her pregnancy as well along the lines "He committed the same mistake as John" and affirms that there won't be any shocks in this case.

Kurian wants to marry her off to someone in advertising field as he fears his company has no heir since Anna is not into his business and his only hope is through a son-in-law.

Eesho tries to make amends with Kurien and presents a catchy ad concept which Cyril approves, winning back the respect and friendship of Kurian.

Months later, in front of a labour room, a nurse calls for Anna's husband, to which both John and Eesho respond and stare at each other.

It's either a murder mystery or a dark satire or an investigative thriller", it was when he was thinking about this Sreejith and Maliekal approached him with the screenplay of Bro Daddy, "I found it to be interesting, hilarious and more than anything, I believe it will be a really enjoyable, light watch".

[4] Beside Mohanlal and Prithviraj, the rest of the cast billed in the title poster during the film's announcement were Kalyani Priyadarshan, Meena, Lalu Alex, Murali Gopy, Kaniha, and Soubin Shahir.

[6] Bro Daddy marks the Malayalam debut of Kannada actress Kavya Shetty[7] and Tamil actor Charle.

Bro Daddy, the soundtrack album, marks the launch of Aashirvad Cinemas' record label.

[20] The song "Vannu Pokum" sung by Mohanlal and Prithviraj was released online on 20 January and shows snippets from their recording session.

The original visuals of the song, placed in the opening credits, shows a comic strip video featuring a couple getting married at a young age and their newborn son.

[23][24] Janani K. of India Today rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film is "a delicious family drama with a lot of underlying messages.

The dexterously crafted sequences, the coherent scenes and artfully realistic dialogues suggest how well the script has been churned out".

Mohanlal "effortlessly juggles with expressions and handles situations in style ... the movie showcases the vibrancy and comic timings of vintage Mohanlal", while Prithviraj "displays an exceptional poise in comic timing" and Lalu Alex is "at his zealous", and also praised the rest of the cast.

[26] Baradwaj Rangan writing for Film Companion said: "Bro Daddy is a sweet, silly, likeable, well-written comedy with lots of laughs.

[27] Arjun Menon of Pinkvilla rated 3.5 out of 5 and stated that the film is "a superior product of the post lockdown phenomena of the spatially contained covid quickies, shot on a smaller budget with a fewer cast and never feels tampered down by the restrictions.

The movie is in some way a litmus test just to see how much of the older sensibilities of the fun, jolly, escapist dramas works out for the content savvy millennials".

Mohanlal "just oozes vitality and charm" whose "wide-eyed glances, naughty interludes that play out in full throttle coupled with the effortless body acting, orchestrated with flamboyant candour by a fanboy turned filmmaker, who knows how to show his icon on the screen".

[28] Anand Kochukudy of The Quint also rated 3.5 out of 5 and called it "a breezy, light-hearted comedy that ticks most of the boxes" and Mohanlal's role has "ample scope to tickle the funny bone of the audience".

He praised the acting of Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Lalu Alex and others, and the background score, but opined that the duration could have been trimmed.

[29] Deepa Soman of The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 and "Bro Daddy keeps one interested in the proceedings right from the beginning.

Prithviraj and Mohanlal offer some interesting moments of the equations between a son and dad, who don’t have much age gap between them.

Lalu Alex has also tried to tickle our funny bones at various stretches in the film, in which Kalyani Priyadarshan’s characterisation, too, is refreshing.