Appu (1990 film)

Appu
VCD cover
Directed by	Dennis Joseph
Written by	Sreekumaran Thampi
Produced by	G. P. Vijayakumar
Starring	Mohanlal
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan A. V. Thomas
Edited by	K. Sankunni
Music by	T. Sundararajan (songs) S. P. Venkatesh (score)
Production company	Seven Arts Films
Distributed by	Seven Arts Release
Release date	1990 (1990)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Appu is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film directed by Dennis Joseph and written by Sreekumaran Thampi. It was produced by G. P. Vijayakumar of Seven Arts Films. The film stars Mohanlal as the title character. 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 and K. Sankunni respectively.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Appu alias Appukuttan
• Murali as Gopan
• Sunitha as Sarojini, Appu's love interest
• Tulasi as Sugandhi, Stage Artist
• Roopa as Remani, Gopan's Wife
• Vijayaraghavan as Ramankutty
• Nedumudi Venu as Chandikunju
• K. R. Vijaya as Mangalath Amma
• Captain Raju as Suresh
• Lalu Alex as Advocate Prabhakaran
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Alamelu
• M. G. Soman as Police officer
• Alummoodan as Pushkaran
• Janardhanan as Janardhana Kaimal
• Zainuddin as Ramanan
• Balan K. Nair as Abu
• Jagannathan as Thamarakshan
• Rajan P. Dev as Varma
• Kundara Johny as Vijayan
• Kanakalatha as Elizabeth

Production

The film was the third directorial by Dennis Joseph after Manu Uncle (1988) and Adharvam (1989). ^[1] The screenplay was written by Sreekumaran Thampi. ^[2] G. P. Vijayakumar produced the film under the banner of Seven Arts Films. ^[3]

Mahabalipuram was one of the filming locations. ^[4] The film was shot in Adoor and places such as Mammoodu Junction and Pandalam Thekkekara. ^[5]

Santosh Sivan was the cinematographer for nearly the first half of the movie, while AV Thomas, another FTII Pune alumnus, handled the second half, according to Dennis Joseph, the film's director. ^[6]

Music

Appu
Soundtrack album by T. Sundararajan
Released	1990 (1990)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	10:04
Language	Malayalam
Label	Satyam Audios
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The songs are composed by T. Sundararajan, while the lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi. ^[7] S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. ^[8] M. G. Sreekumar sang the song "Koothambalathil Vecho". ^[7] "Orikkal Nee Chirichal" was sung by M. G. Sreekumar and Sujatha Mohan. ^[9] In a program named Charithram Enniloode on Safari TV, Dennis Joseph said that he approached T. Sundararajan, who was the harmonist of Ilaiyaraaja, to direct the music for the film. ^[10] Appu is the only film to have music composed by T. Sundararajan. ^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Koothambalathil Vecho"	M. G. Sreekumar	5:00
2.	"Orikkal Nee Chirichal"	M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan	5:04
Total length:			10:04

References

1. Madhupal (11 May 2021). "Adieu, Rajavinte Makan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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3. Magazine, Celluloid (11 May 2021). "സ്‌നേഹപൂര്‍വ്വം ഡെന്നിസിന് ......ഓര്‍മകള്‍ പങ്കുവെച്ച് രവി മേനോന്‍". Celluloid (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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5. "34 വർഷത്തിനുശേഷം സ്വന്തം ജില്ലയിൽ ഷൂട്ടിങ്ങിനെത്തി മോഹൻലാൽ". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
6. Joseph, Dennis (7 January 2019). "ഒരു ഛായാഗ്രാഹകന്റെ സിനിമാജീവിതം". Safari. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
7. Sera (10 June 2016). "കൂത്തമ്പലത്തിൽ വെച്ചോ ... നിന്റെ കുപ്പിവള ചിരിച്ചുടഞ്ഞൂ". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
8. ലേഖകൻ, മനോരമ (5 March 2020). "ആ പാട്ടുവസന്തത്തിന് ഇന്ന് പിറന്നാൾ; എസ്.പി വെങ്കടേഷ് അഭിമുഖം". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. ലേഖകൻ, മനോരമ (31 March 2020). "ബേബി സുജാത, വയസ്സ് 57!". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
10. Dennis Joseph 15 | Charithram Enniloode | Safari TV (Television production) (in Malayalam). Safari TV. 25 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023– via YouTube.

External links

• Appu at IMDb
• Appu at Rotten Tomatoes