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{{Infobox film
| name = Appu
| image = "Appu,_2000".jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| story = [[Robin Bhatt]]
| starring = [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] [[Prakash Raj]]
| director = [[Vasanth]]
| screenplay = Vasanth
| based_on = ''[[Sadak]]'' (Hindi)
| producer = Rajam K. Balachander, Pushpa Kandasamy
| cinematography = [[P. S. Vinod]] '''Additional Cinematography:''' [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| editing = R. Sridhar
| studio = [[Kavithalaya Productions]]
| released = 16 June 2000
| distributor = Minbimbangal Studio
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
}}
'''''Appu''''' is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film directed by [[Vasanth]]. The movie stars [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] and [[Prakash Raj]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/23/stories/09230223.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828130403/https://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/23/stories/09230223.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 August 2018 | title=Film Review: ''Appu'' | date=23 June 2000 | work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/03appu.htm | title=Vasanth disappoints with Appu | publisher=Rediff | date=3 June 2000 | access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> The music is by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Appu.html |title=The Appu Review |publisher=Indolink.com |date=2000-06-16 |access-date=2012-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425213801/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Appu.html |archive-date=25 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This film is the Tamil remake of Hindi film ''[[Sadak]]'' (1991). The film was a Blockbuster and Praised Prakash Raj performance for his chracter.

==Plot==
Appu ([[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]]) is a taxi driver in Mumbai. He had a sister Saradha ([[Eashwari Rao|Easwari Rao]]) who committed suicide as her husband sold her to a brothel for money. One day, Appu meets Seetha ([[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]) and develops affection, but she is also sold by her uncle to a brothel managed by Maharani ([[Prakash Raj]]), a transgender woman, as he is unable to repay his debt. Appu decides to save Seetha from the brothel. In the meantime, he finds out his sister was also sold to the same brothel managed by Maharani, so he decides to take revenge. Love blossoms between Appu and Seetha. Appu loses his friend Mano ([[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]) and lover Pooja ([[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]), as they both get killed by Maharani. They sacrifice their lives for Appu and Seetha. Finally, Appu kills Maharani and unites with Seetha.

==Cast==
* [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]] as Appuraj Nippukumar (Appu)
* [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Seetha (Voice-over by [[Deepa Venkat]])
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Maharani
* [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] as Mano
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Pooja
* [[Eashwari Rao]] as Saradha
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Chidambaram
* [[Dhamu]] as Dhamu
* [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]] as Appu's grandfather
* [[Mohan Sharma]] as Bhai
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Fighter

==Production==
During production, the film was briefly titled as ''Surya'' before being renamed to ''Appu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/lot/2330/gcnnov99.html|title=Gokul's Tamil Cinema News|website=www.oocities.org|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] was considered for the lead role before Devayani was finalised.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041023132512/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/17-05-99/simran.htm</ref> During the shoot of the film, some eunuchs hailing from Thiruvannamalai, threatened that if portions of the film were not reshot, they would initiate large scale protests and do their best to hinder shooting schedules.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/may/24spice.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=m.rediff.com|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> One song is shot in [[South Africa]].

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Appu
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2000
| recorded = 2000
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Star Music [[Sa Re Ga Ma]] [[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]] An Ak Audio
| producer = Deva
| prev_title =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], all song lyrics were by [[Vairamuthu]]. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/appu-songs-T0000229|title=Appu Songs Download, Appu Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs|website=www.raaga.com|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Yeno Yeno" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] || rowspan=5|[[Vairamuthu]] || 06:10
|-
|2 || "Idam Tharuvaya" || [[Pop Shalini]], [[P. Unnikrishnan]] || 05:10
|-
|3 || "Koila Koila" || Hariharan, [[Anuradha Sriram]] || 06:04
|-
|4 || "Punnagaikku" || [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Anupama Deshpande]], [[S. P. B. Charan]] || 05:40
|-
|5 || "Vaada Vaa" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], P. Unnikrishnan || 06:05
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Vasanth}}
{{Kavithalaya Productions}}

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[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about prostitution in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vasanth]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic thriller films]]

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