Nandamuri Balakrishna is gearing up for his upcoming action drama ‘Dada’, directed by Gopichand Malineni. On the occasion of Diwali, the makers announced that the film’s first single, ‘Dada Dhamaka’, composed by Thaman, will be released on November 13, 2026.
‘Dada’ makers announce first single release date
The makers shared a poster featuring Nandamuri Balakrishna and Nargis Fakhri in what appears to be an energetic dance number. The announcement was made on the film’s official X handle, which wrote, “Keep the Diwali celebrations going… #DadaDhamaka will make sure the festive mood continues in the coming weeks too. Team #DADA wishes you all a very Happy and Blasting Diwali. First Single on November 13th. A @musicthaman musical”.
Gopichand Malineni shares update
Director Gopichand Malineni also shared the announcement on social media and wished fans on Diwali. He wrote, “Wishing you all a very very Happy Diwali. #DadaDhamaka will explode and rule your hearts and charts from November 13th 🙂 See you all.”‘Dada’ marks the second collaboration between Balakrishna and Gopichand Malineni after their successful film ‘Veera Simha Reddy’. Earlier, the makers released a glimpse of the project under the working title ‘NBK111’, which showed Balakrishna in a stylish, action-packed avatar.
Cast and technical team of ‘Dada’
Kajal Aggarwal has been confirmed as the female lead. The supporting cast includes Samuthirakani, Sarath Kumar, Abhimanyu Singh, Upendra Limaye, Manish Wadhwa and Swasika, among others.The technical team includes cinematographer Arvind S Kashyap, music composer S Thaman, production designer AS Prakash and editor Navin Nooli. Sai Madhav Burra has written the dialogues, while Ram Lakshman, Ravi Varma and Vvenkat are handling the action choreography.
‘Dada’ clash with ‘King100’
‘Dada’ is scheduled to release worldwide on December 24, 2026, during the Christmas festive season. It is expected to face stiff competition from several big releases arriving on the same day, including Nagarjuna’s ‘King100’ and Shah Rukh Khan’s action thriller ‘King’.