Amma Appa Chellam

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Amma Appa Chellam
Directed bySuryan
Produced byL. Vijay Subbiah
M. Saravanan
M. Kumaran
Written byVivekhananth (dialogues)
Screenplay bySuryan
Story byVivekhananth
StarringBala
Chaya Singh
Sathya
Music byBharadwaj
CinematographyK. V. Mani
Edited byP. Sureshrajhan
Production
company
Ramadevi Cine Enterprises
Release date
  • 3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Amma Appa Chellam (transl. Father, Mother, Chellam) is a 2004 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Suryan. The film features Bala, Chaya Singh, and Sathya in the lead roles, while Periyar Dasan, Sabitha Anand, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anjali Devi, T. P. Gajendran, Mayilsamy, Thyagu, and Vijay Krishnaraj playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Bharadwaj and was released on 3 December 2004.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

Chellam (Bala), who comes from a poor family, passes his plus two examination with distinction and gets the first rank in the district, making his parents Kannaiah (Periyar Dasan) and Velamma (Sabitha Anand) proud. The studious Chellam then joins a college in Chennai. His college mate Nanditha (Chaya Singh), who is from a wealthy family, befriends him and slowly falls in love with him. Chellam loves her too, but he refrains from revealing his feelings because improving his parents' life is his first priority in life. After finishing his studies, the skilled Chellam struggles to find a good job, and Nanditha wants him to show her his true feelings. However, Chellam makes it clear that his parents are much more important than anything else, thus breaking Nanditha's heart.

Chellam then decides to start a dairy farm, but he needs a bank loan to start his project. His cousin Kumar (Sathya), who worked in Malaysia for many years, helps him get a bank loan. Chellam works hard and improves the living condition of his parents as he wished. When Chellam finally decides to reveal his love to Nanditha, she gets engaged to Kumar. Chellam, who is caught in a difficult situation, can neither reveal his love nor stop the wedding because of the respect he has for his cousin. On the eve of her wedding, Nanditha secretly meets Chellam and begs him to marry her, but he refuses. The day of the wedding, the heartbroken Nanditha tries to kill herself by jumping into a well, but Chellam saves her from drowning. Kumar comes to know about their love and genuinely supports it. The film ends with Chellam and Nanditha getting married.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

Amma Appa Chellam
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:53
LabelSony Music India
ProducerBharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Dreams
(2004) 		Amma Appa Chellam
(2004) 		Jananam
(2004)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Bharadwaj. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks written by Arivumathu, Snehan and Vivekhananth.[3][4]

Tracklist
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Aariraro"  K. S. Chithra 4:56
2. "Neeyum Naanum"  Srinivas, Reshmi 4:51
3. "Mudhal Mudhalai"  Sathyan, Mahalakshmi 5:03
4. "Pattam Poochi"  Mahalakshmi 4:50
5. "Poraadinaal"  Krishnaraj 4:13
Total length:
 23:53

Release[edit]

Balaji Balasubramaniam of bbthots.com praised the actors' performances and called the film "enjoyable in spite of its slow pace" and added, "relying on the story alone, the director appreciably avoids elements that could lead to vulgarity or violence".[5] Another reviewer lauded the cinematography: "Each and every frame is noteworthy. The way to all the location have been filmed is simply superb" but criticized the film's screenplay and music.[6]

The film flopped at the box-office.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Appa Amma Chellam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "December release schedule". Sify. 1 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Amma Appa Chellam (2004) - Bharadhwaj". mio.to. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Amma Appa Chellam by Bharadwaj". jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Balaji Balasubramaniam. "AMMA APPA CHELLAM". bbthots.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Cinema Review - Amma Appa Chellam". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Behindwoods : Amma Appa Chellam! .... Next?". behindwoods.com. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links[edit]

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