Three Men and a Cradle A second film by Coline Serreau, with the same characters, the same actors and called "" ("18 Years After") was released in 2003. "Trois hommes et un couffin" was remade in English as "Three Men and a Baby" in 1987 which was subsequently adapted as "Thoovalsparsham" (1990) in Malayalam which was then remade in Telugu as "Chinnari Muddula Papa", into "Asathal" (2001) in Tamil and "Heyy Babyy" (2007) in Hindi. Three Men and a Cradle Three Men and a Cradle () is a 1985 French comedy film by Coline Serreau. The film was remade in Hollywood as "Three Men and
Baby Boy (film) out of 10. The consensus states "Preachy and repetitive in parts, "Baby Boy" still manages to exude authenticity, thanks to its competent cast." The film also has a score of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 26 critics indicating 'Mixed or average reviews'. Roger Ebert gave the film 3½ stars out of 4 and stated in his review: ""Baby Boy" is a bold criticism of young black men who carelessly father babies, live off their mothers and don't even think of looking for work. It is also a criticism of the society that pushes them into that niche.