Appu (2000 film)
| Appu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Vasanth |
| Produced by |
Rajam K. Balachander, Pushpa Kandasamy |
| Story by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Starring |
Prashanth Devayani Prakash Raj Ramesh Khanna |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | R. Sridhar |
Production company | |
Release dates | 16 June 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Appu is a Tamil film released in 2000. The movie stars Prashanth, Devayani and Prakash Raj. The film was directed by Vasanth. The music is by Deva.[1] The film was a remake of Hindi film Sadak.
Plot
Appu (Prashanth) is a taxi driver in Mumbai (Bombay). He is still haunted by the suicide of his sister who was sold to a brothel. He is still trying to find out the culprit. Here he meets Sita (Devayani), who is chased by Eunuch Maharani (Prakash Raj), who is also responsible for the death of his sister. Maharani is the madame or kingpin of the flesh trade in Mumbai. Maharani wants the beautiful Sita for the flesh trade. Appu fights and saves Sita from Maharani. Here his friend Mano (Vignesh) and his lover Pooja (Kaveri) die saving Appu and Sita.
Cast
- Prashanth as Appu
- Devayani as Sita
- Prakash Raj as Eunuch Maharani
- Ramesh Khanna as Chidambaram
- Vignesh as Mano
- Kaveri as Pooja
- Eashwari Rao as Appu's Sister
- Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Production
During production, the film was briefly titled as Surya before being renamed to Appu.[2]
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. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Yeno Yeno' | Sujatha, Hariharan, Harini | |
| 2 | 'Idam Tharuvaya' | Shalini, Unnikrishnan | |
| 3 | 'Koila Koila' | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram | |
| 4 | 'Punnagaikku' | Sukhwinder Singh, Anupama Deshpande, S. P. B. Charan | |
| 5 | 'Vada Vaa' | Shankar Mahadevan, Unnikrishnan | |
References
- ↑ "The Appu Review". Indolink.com. 2000-06-16. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnnov99.html
- ↑ http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Appu-songs-t0000229