Appalam (transl.Appalam) is a 2011 Malaysian comedy-drama film directed by Afdlin Shauki.[1][2] It is a Tamil-language remake of the Malay film Papadom, also directed by Afdlin, which itself was inspired by the Disney film College Road Trip (2008). The film revolves around an overprotective father, Samy, who besides his own role as a dad to his only daughter Shruti, has to take on the mother role upon the sudden death of his wife.

Appalam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAfdlin Shauki
Written bySasitharan K Rajoo
Afdlin Shauki
Produced byGayatri Su-Lin Pillai
StarringS. Gana
Raja Ilya
Jaclyn Victor
Shashi Tharan
Sharifah Amani
CinematographyMeerashiniy Chandren
Edited bySasitharan K Rajoo
Music byR. Lawrence
Production
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Distributed byLotus Five Star
Release date
  • 25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
Running time
115 min
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil
Box officeRM 590,707

The film became the second Malaysian Tamil movie to be shot in 35-mm film format after the 1991 Malaysian Tamil film Naan Oru Malaysian. The film was released on 15 November 2011 in cinemas across Malaysia, Singapore, and Tamil Nadu,[3] to positive critical acclaim by critics. Appalam also emerged as the highest-grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time before beaten by Maindhan in 2014.[4]

Plot

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Appalasamy (Gana) and his wife Nalaini (Jaclyn Victor) is blessed with a beautiful girl called Shruthi (Raja Ilya). One fateful day, Nalaini gets into a car accident while on the phone arguing with Appalasamy. He promises to his late wife that he will take good care of their daughter, which leads him to become overprotective of her. When Shruthi turns 17 years old, she decides to continue her studies in performing arts at Kuala Lumpur and to be more independent. Secretly, Appalasamy applies for work as a gardener in her college to look after her. Trouble starts to brew when a famous singer decides to court Shruthi.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Appalam
Soundtrack album by
R.Lawrance
Recorded2011
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelAstro Shaw
ProducerDaddy Shaq

The soundtrack was composed by R. Lawrance.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."After Life - Appalam OST"Dr.BurnDr.Burn2:51
2."Thanai Vanthe"R.LawranceN.Kalaivani3:28
3."Uchakattam"Dr.BurnDr.Burn, Masta K and Micheal Rao2:15

Awards

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  • Malaysian Indian Film Festival 2012[5]
    • Best Film Award
  • Malaysian Tamil Awards
    • Best Film
    • Best Actress Awards - Raja Ilya

References

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  1. ^ "Appalam - Tamil version of Malay film Papadom to hit the screens". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Appalam (Film) Cast and Crew Review - Tamil Movie". Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Cinemaonline.sg: Fireworks at Appalam premiere". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ^ "How the director of local Tamil film 'Maindhan' beat the odds - Movies | The Star Online". Archived from the original on 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ ""Appalam" gets Best Film in India | News & Features | Cinema Online". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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