Dharala Prabhu

Dharala Prabhu

Year: 2020

Runtime: 152 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Krishna Marimuthu

Echo Score: 76
Comedy

A spirited young man named Prabhu is presented with an unexpected opportunity to donate sperm and earn money. Unaware of the potential consequences, he agrees to the proposal from a fertility clinic. As he navigates this unusual situation, Prabhu must confront the unforeseen impacts of his decision and consider the complexities of family and legacy.

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1

Kannadasan spots Prabhu Govind as a donor candidate

In Chennai, Dr. Kannadasan runs a fertility clinic and searches for a healthy sperm donor. He screens applications from the Employment Exchange Department and finds Prabhu Govind, a promising candidate from the sports quota. This identification sets the plot in motion as Kannadasan eyes Prabhu as the key to his clinic's success.

Chennai
2

Prabhu meets Nidhi at the mall; Kannadasan begins pursuit

Prabhu, a cheerful young man with a football flair, meets Nidhi Mandhana at a mall and is instantly drawn to her. Kannadasan starts following Prabhu, quietly pressing him to donate sperm. Prabhu is initially wary and rejects the idea, while his budding romance with Nidhi continues.

Mall
3

Prabhu resists donation; Kannadasan persists

Prabhu rejects Kannadasan's request outright, disgusted by the meddling in his personal life. Kannadasan remains determined to secure a donor to keep his business afloat. The tension between them over the donation persists as Prabhu continues with his life.

Mall/Clinic
4

Prabhu changes heart; begins donating and earning money

After seeing his football coach lament about infertility, Prabhu decides to donate sperm regularly. Kannadasan pays him for each donation, and Prabhu enjoys the money while keeping the arrangement from his family. This financial incentive deepens his secret life and strains his relationships.

Kannadasan's clinic
5

Kannadasan sabotages Prabhu’s job attempts; Prabhu chooses love

Kannadasan sabotages Prabhu’s attempts to get steady employment so he remains in business. Feeling betrayed, Prabhu walks away from that path and resolves to marry Nidhi. The donor-clinic dynamic drives a wedge between Prabhu's ambitions and his personal life.

City
6

Kannadasan helps Prabhu secure his dream job; family reconciles

Realizing Prabhu's potential, Kannadasan helps him land his dream job and begins rebuilding bridges with his family and Nidhi. Prabhu marries Nidhi, signaling a tentative consolidation of their lives. Yet the underlying secret of the donor remains unresolved.

Chennai
7

Final donation leads to minister's child; Kannadasan profits

At Kannadasan's prompting, Prabhu makes one last donation. Kannadasan covertly uses Prabhu's sperm to father a child for a state minister and secures a large settlement. The event demonstrates the extent of Kannadasan's influence and the price of secrets.

Kannadasan's clinic
8

Nidhi infertile; three years pass; adoption decision

Nidhi and Prabhu struggle to have a child and three years pass without success. Kannadasan suggests surrogacy, but the couple chooses to adopt instead. This marks a hopeful pivot toward building a family through adoption.

Home
9

Kavya adopted; revealed to be Prabhu's biological child

The couple adopts Kavya, a three-year-old whose parents died in a car accident. Later, Prabhu learns Kavya is his biological child, conceived through one of his donations. He is horrified, and Kannadasan admits the truth, creating a moral crisis.

Home
10

Prabhu confronts the truth; vows to raise Kavya

Prabhu confronts Kavya's origins and urges Kannadasan to tell Nidhi. Kannadasan confesses but argues Prabhu should raise Kavya with love. Prabhu agrees to keep Kavya's true origins secret from the rest of the family and to care for her as his own.

Home
11

Income Tax arrests; Kannadasan helps; truth revealed

Prabhu is arrested by the Income Tax Department on charges of handling black money. Kannadasan steps in to aid him, and with no other record they reveal the truth to the police. They escape prosecution due to the minister's influence, exposing political protection behind the scheme.

Police station/City
12

Nidhi leaves; reconciliation at the orphanage function

Disillusioned by the revelations, Nidhi leaves Prabhu. Prabhu reconciles with Kannadasan, and the two invite Nidhi, Kavya, and other families to a function at an orphanage. Kannadasan reveals that 49 children were conceived via Prabhu's donations, which helps heal the rift and brings the families together.

Orphanage

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