Appu (2000 film)
Appu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by Vasanth. The movie stars Prashanth, Devayani and Prakash Raj.[1][2] The music is by Deva.[3] This film is the Tamil remake of Hindi film Sadak (1991).
| Appu | |
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| Directed by | Vasanth |
| Produced by | Rajam K. Balachander, Pushpa Kandasamy |
| Screenplay by | Vasanth |
| Story by | Robin Bhatt |
| Based on | Sadak by Mahesh Bhatt |
| Starring | Prashanth Devayani Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod Additional Cinematography: R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | R. Sridhar |
Production company | Kavithalaya Productions |
| Distributed by | Minbimbangal Studio |
Release date | 16 June 2000 |
Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Appu (Prashanth) is a taxi driver in Mumbai. He had a sister Saradha (Eashwari Rao) who committed suicide as her husband sold her to a brothel for money. One day, Appu meets Seetha (Devayani) and develops affection, but she is also sold by her uncle to a brothel managed by Maharani (Prakash Raj), a transgender woman, as he is unable to repay his debt. Appu decides to save Seetha from the brothel. In the meantime, he finds out his sister was also sold to the same brothel managed by Maharani, so he decides to take revenge. Love blossoms between Appu and Seetha. Appu loses his friend Mano (Vignesh) and lover Pooja (Kaveri), as they both get killed by Maharani. They sacrifice their lives for Appu and Seetha. Finally, Appu kills Maharani and unites with Seetha.
Cast
- Prashanth as Appuraj Nippukumar (Appu)
- Devayani as Seetha (Voice-over by Deepa Venkat)
- Prakash Raj as Maharani
- Vignesh as Mano
- Kaveri as Pooja
- Eashwari Rao as Saradha
- Ramesh Khanna as Chidambaram
- Dhamu as Dhamu
- Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Appu's grandfather
- Mohan Sharma as Bhai
- Besant Ravi as Fighter
Production
During production, the film was briefly titled as Surya before being renamed to Appu.[4] During the shoot of the film, some eunuchs hailing from Thiruvannamalai, threatened that if portions of the film were not reshot, they would initiate large scale protests and do their best to hinder shooting schedules.[5] one song is shot in South Africa
Soundtrack
| Appu | |
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| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Star Music Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva, all song lyrics by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks.[6]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Yeno Yeno' | Sujatha, Hariharan, Harini | 06:10 |
| 2 | 'Idam Tharuvaya' | Pop Shalini, P. Unnikrishnan | 05:10 |
| 3 | 'Koila Koila' | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram | 06:04 |
| 4 | 'Punnagaikku' | Sukhwinder Singh, Anupama Deshpande, S. P. B. Charan | 05:40 |
| 5 | 'Vaada Vaa' | Shankar Mahadevan, P. Unnikrishnan | 06:05 |
References
- "Film Review: Appu". The Hindu. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Vasanth disappoints with Appu". Rediff. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "The Appu Review". Indolink.com. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnnov99.html
- http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/24spice.htm
- http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Appu-songs-t0000229