Apple Penne | |
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Directed by | R. K. Kalaimani |
Produced by | KG Pandian |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Prabhakar |
Edited by | Antony |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | KGP Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Apple Penne (transl. Apple girl) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Vatsan and Aishwarya Menon, while Roja plays a pivotal role.
Vatsan was roped in to play the lead role in the film for the first time in his career after producer K. G. Pandian noticed him for his roles in his previous films. [1] [2] [3] The film is a woman-centric film and Roja was roped in to play a pivotal role. [4]
The film features seven songs composed by Mani Sharma. [5] Kalaipuli Thanu released the audio in September 2013. [2] The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama. [6]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Amma Unnai" | Poornima | Yugabharathi |
2 | "Aatha Appan" | Shaji | |
3 | "Padu Padu" | Padmalatha | Viveka |
4 | "Thoongatha Boologam" | Harini | Yugabharathi |
5 | "Oru Podhum" | Pavan, Gayathri | |
6 | "Velli Sevai" | Velmurugan | |
7 | "Ennai Thandi" | Uma Ramanan |
The Times of India gave the film one-and-a-half stars and wrote that "There is a dated feel to almost everything in Apple Penne, right from the plot to the filmmaking". [7]
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