''Appu'' is a 1990 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language drama thriller film directed by

Dennis Joseph Dennis Joseph (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021) was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in Malayalam films. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors Joshiy and Thambi Kannantha ...

and written by

Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w ...

. It was produced by G. P. Vijayakumar of Seven Arts Films. The film stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

as the

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. The film follows Appu who becomes a suspect in a murder case and his efforts to find the culprits. The film has songs composed by T. Sundararajan and background score by S. P. Venkatesh. The cinematography and editing were handled by

Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan ISC (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to ...

and K. Sankunni respectively.

Cast

Production

The film was the third directorial by Dennis Joseph after ''

Manu Uncle ''Manu Uncle'' is a List of Malayalam films of 1988, 1988 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Joseph and produced by Jubilee Productions, Joy Thomas. Starring Mammootty,M. G. Soman, Prathapachandran, ...

'' (1988) and '' Adharvam'' (1989). The screenplay was written by

. G. P. Vijayakumar produced the film under the banner of Seven Arts Films.

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was one of the filming locations. The film was shot in

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and places such as Mammoodu Junction and Pandalam Thekkekara.

Music

The songs are composed by T. Sundararajan, while the lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi. S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. M. G. Sreekumar sang the song "Koothambalathil Vecho". "Orikkal Nee Chirichal" was sung by M. G. Sreekumar and

Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan is a renowned Indian playback singer known for her contributions to a wide range of Indian film industries, particularly in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. Over her decades-long career, she has also recorded songs in other ...

. In a program named on

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, Dennis Joseph said that he approached T. Sundararajan, who was the harmonist of

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

, to direct the music for the film. ''Appu'' is the only film to have music composed by T. Sundararajan.

References

External links

* * {{Dennis Joseph 1990 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Dennis Joseph Indian drama films