Appu (2000 film)

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Appu
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Directed byVasanth
Screenplay byVasanth
Story byRobin Bhatt
Based onSadak (Hindi)
Produced byRajam K. Balachander,
Pushpa Kandasamy
StarringPrashanth
Devayani
Prakash Raj
CinematographyP. S. Vinod
Additional Cinematography:
R. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byR. Sridhar
Music byDeva
Production
company
Kavithalaya Productions
Distributed byMinbimbangal Studio
Release date
16 June 2000
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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). The film was released to mixed reviews, but the critics praised the performance of Prakash Raj.[4]

Plot[]

Appu (Prashanth) is a taxi driver in Mumbai. He had a sister Saradha (Easwari 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[]

Production[]

During production, the film was briefly titled as Surya before being renamed to Appu.[5] Simran was considered for the lead role before Devayani was finalised.[6]

This film is the Tamil remake of Hindi film Sadak (1991). Prakash Rajplayed the character of an eunuch. 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. They were upset that Raj, played the role of a 'sexually handicapped' person who is the villain. They argued that the eunuchs are treated as socially unwanted having little social standing. With such movies will further threaten their status in the society.[7]

One song is shot in South Africa.[which?]

Soundtrack[]

Appu
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released2000
Recorded2000
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelStar Music
Sa Re Ga Ma
Ayngaran Music
An Ak Audio
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva, all song lyrics were by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks.[8]

Track Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
1 "Yeno Yeno" Sujatha, Hariharan, Harini Vairamuthu 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[]

  1. ^ "Film Review: Appu". The Hindu. 23 June 2000. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Vasanth disappoints with Appu". Rediff. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ "The Appu Review". Indolink.com. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 25 April 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/03appu.htm
  5. ^ "Gokul's Tamil Cinema News". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041023132512/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/17-05-99/simran.htm
  7. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Appu Songs Download, Appu Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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