Appu (1990 film)

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Appu
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Directed by Dennis Joseph
Written by Sreekumaran Thampi
Produced by G. P. Vijayakumar
Starring Mohanlal
Cinematography
Edited by K. Sankunni
Music by
Production
company
Seven Arts Films
Distributed bySeven Arts Release
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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.

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Cast

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]

Music

Appu
Soundtrack album by
T. Sundararajan
Released1990 (1990)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length10:04
LanguageMalayalam
Label Satyam Audios
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The songs are composed by T. Sundararajan, while the lyrics are written by Sreekumaran Thampi. [6] S. P. Venkatesh provided the background score. [7] M. G. Sreekumar sang the song "Koothambalathil Vecho". [6] "Orikkal Nee Chirichal" was sung by M. G. Sreekumar and Sujatha Mohan. [8] 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. [9] Appu is the only film to have music composed by T. Sundararajan. [9]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Koothambalathil Vecho"M. G. Sreekumar5:00
2."Orikkal Nee Chirichal"M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan5:04
Total length:10:04

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