Appalam (film)

Appalam is a 2011 Malaysian comedy-drama film directed by Afdlin Shauki.[1][2] It is a Tamil-language remake of the film Papadom, also directed by Afdlin. The comedy revolves around an overprotective father, Samy, who besides his own role as a dad to his only daughter Shruti, has to take on the mother role upon the sudden death of his wife.

Appalam
Directed byAfdlin Shauki
Produced byGayatri Su-Lin Pillai
Written bySasitharan K Rajoo
Afdlin Shauki
StarringS. Gana
Raja Ilya
Jaclyn Victor
Shashi Tharan
Sharifah Amani
Music byR. Lawrence
CinematographyMeerashiniy Chandren
Edited bySasitharan K Rajoo
Production
company
Distributed byLotus Five Star
Release date
25 November 2010
Running time
115 min
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil
Box officeRM 590,707

The film became the second Malaysia Tamil movie to be shot in 35-mm film format after the 1991 Malaysian Tamil film Naan Oru Malaysian. The film was released on 15 November 2011 in cinemas across Malaysia, Singapore, and Tamil Nadu,[3] to positive critical acclaim by critics. Appalam also emerged as the highest-grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time before beaten by Maindhan in 2014.[4]

Plot

Appalasamy (Gana) and his wife Nalaini (Jaclyn Victor) is blessed with a beautiful girl called Shruthi (Raja Ilya). One fateful day, Nalaini gets into a car accident while on the phone arguing with Appalasamy. He promises to his late wife that he will take good care of their daughter, which leads him to become overprotective of her. When Shruthi turns 17 years old, she decides to continue her studies in performing arts at Kuala Lumpur and to be more independent. Secretly, Appalasamy applies for work as a gardener in her college to look after her. Trouble starts to brew when a famous singer decides to court Shruthi.

Cast

Soundtrack
Appalam
Soundtrack album by
R.Lawrance
Recorded2011
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelAstro Shaw
ProducerDaddy Shaq

The soundtrack was composed by R. Lawrance.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."After Life - Appalam OST"Dr.BurnDr.Burn2:51
2."Thanai Vanthe"R.LawranceN.Kalaivani3:28
3."Uchakattam"Dr.BurnDr.Burn, Masta K and Micheal Rao2:15

Awards
  • Malaysian Indian Film Festival 2012[5]
    • Best Film Award
  • Malaysian Tamil Awards
    • Best Film
    • Best Actress Awards - Raja Ilya
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References
  1. http://www.merinews.com/article/appalam---tamil-version-of-malay-film-papadom-to-hit-the-screens/15835438.shtml
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.cinemaonline.sg/articles/news_details.aspx?search=2010.appalam_premiere_4373
  4. http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Movies/News/2014/09/18/Beating-the-odds/
  5. http://www.cinema.com.my/Articles/Features_Details.aspx?search=2012.n_appalambestfilm_7648


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