Appu (2000 film)

Appu
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
Distributed by Minbimbangal Studio
Release date
 16 June 2000
Running time
 132 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Appu is a 2000 Tamil romantic thriller film directed by Vasanth. The movie stars Prashanth, Devayani and Prakash Raj.[1][2] The music is by Deva.[3] The film was a remake of Hindi film Sadak. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics.[4]

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 immediately. But she is also sold by her uncle to a brothel managed by Maharani (Prakash Raj), as he is unable to repay his debt. Appu decides to save Seetha from the brothel. In the meantime, he finds out Saradha 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. 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] 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.[6]

Soundtrack

Appu
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.[7]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Yeno Yeno'Sujatha, Hariharan, Harini06:10
2'Idam Tharuvaya'Pop Shalini, Unnikrishnan05:10
3'Koila Koila'Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram06:04
4'Punnagaikku'Sukhwinder Singh, Anupama Deshpande, S. P. B. Charan05:40
5'Vaada Vaa'Shankar Mahadevan, Unnikrishnan06:05

References

  1. ↑ "Film Review: Appu". The Hindu. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vasanth disappoints with Appu". Rediff. 3 June 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Appu Review". Indolink.com. 2000-06-16. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  4. ↑ https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/03appu.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnnov99.html
  6. ↑ http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/24spice.htm
  7. ↑ http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Appu-songs-t0000229


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