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). The film was released to mixed reviews, but the critics praised the performance of Prakash Raj.[4] Television premier was took place on July 27' 2003 for weekend Sunday @4pm.
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Directed by | Vasanth |
Screenplay by | Vasanth |
Story by | Robin Bhatt |
Based on | Sadak (Hindi) |
Produced by | Rajam K. Balachander, Pushpa Kandasamy |
Starring | Prashanth Mathana Vinod Devayani Prakash Raj |
Cinematography | P. S. Vinod Additional Cinematography: R. D. Rajasekhar |
Edited by | R. Sridhar |
Music by | Deva |
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Distributed by | Minbimbangal Studio |
Release date | 16 June 2000 |
Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Appu is a taxi driver in Mumbai. He had a sister Saradha who committed suicide as her husband sold her to a brothel for money. Appu had a habit of paying prostitutes just to talk to them. One day, Appu meets Seetha and develops affection, but she is also sold by her uncle to a brothel managed by Maharani, a transgender, as he is unable to repay his debt. Appu decides to save Seetha from the brothel by having an affair with Maharani. 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 and lover Pooja, 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 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
- Hemanth Ravan as Corrupted Mumbai Police Officer
- Besant Ravi as Fighter
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 Raj played 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.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva, all song lyrics were by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks.[8]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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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
- "Film Review: Appu". The Hindu. 23 June 2000. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. 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.
- "asanth disappoints with Appu". Rediff. 3 July 2002.
- "Gokul's Tamil Cinema News". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Dinakaran". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Appu Songs Download, Appu Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.