Appu (1990 film)
Appu is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Sreekumaran Thampi, starring Mohanlal, Sunitha and Murali. The film features songs composed by T. Sundararajan and background score by S. P. Venkatesh. The film's main shooting location was Pandalam Thekkekara in Adoor.[1]
| Appu | |
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| Directed by | Dennis Joseph |
| Produced by | G. P. Vijayakumar |
| Written by | Sreekumaran Thampi |
| Starring | Mohanlal Sunitha Murali K. R. Vijaya |
| Music by |
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| Cinematography | Santhosh Sivan A. V. Thomas |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
Production company | Seven Arts Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts Release |
Release date | 1990 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Appukuttan is a poor orphan and honest young man who falls in love with Sarojini. One day Sugandhi, a dancer in the troop of Sarojini's teacher Alamelu, is found raped and murdered. Appu becomes a suspect in this murder. With the help of his friends, Chandikunju and lawyer Prabhakaran, Appu tries to find the culprits.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Appukuttan
- Sunitha as Sarojini
- Murali as Gopan
- K. R. Vijaya as Mangalath Amma (Gopan's Mother in Law)
- Roopa as Gopan's Wife
- Nedumudi Venu as Chandikkunju Aasan
- Vijayaraghavan as Ramankutty
- Lalu Alex as Adv. Prabhakaran
- Captain Raju as Suresh Muthalali
- Janardhanan as Janardhana Kaimal
- M. G. Soman as City Police Commissioner
- Balan K. Nair as Abu
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as Dance Teacher Alamelu
- Tulasi as Dancer Sugandhi
- Jagannathan as Thamarakshan
- Kundara Johnny as Sub-Inspector
- Alummoodan as Pushkaran
- Sainuddin as Ramanan
- Mohan Jose as Suresh's Henchman
- Mafia Sasi as Goon
- Rajan P. Dev as Varma (Guest appearance)
Soundtrack
The film features songs composed by T. Sundararajan, with lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi. The background score was done by S. P. Venkatesh.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Koothambalathil Vecho" | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Orikkal Nee Chirichal" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 9:44 | ||