Appalam (film)
| Appalam (film) | |
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| Directed by | Afdlin Shauki |
| Produced by | Gayatri Su-Lin |
| Written by | Shashi Tharan and Afdlin Shauki |
| Starring | S.Gana Jaclyn Victor Shashi Tharan Sharifah Amani |
| Music by | R. Lawrence |
| Edited by | Sasi |
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| Distributed by | Lotus Five Star |
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Release dates
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2011 |
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Running time
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115 min |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Tamil |
Appalam is an 2011 Tamil language comedy drama movie from Malaysia. The film is directed by Afdlin Shauki, who also act in the film as supporting actor.[1][2] This movie was remake of Malay film, Papadom.The comedy revolves around an over- protective father Samy (played by Gana), who has to play mum and dad to his only daughter Shruti (played by Raja Ilya) upon the sudden death of his wife (played by Jaclyn Victor).
The film became the first Malaysia Tamil movie to be shot in 35mm film format in 24 years. The film were released on 15 November 2011 at Malaysia, Singapore and Tamil Nadu,[3] with critical acclaimed by critics. Appalam also emerge as the highest grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time in Malaysia before beaten by Maindhan in 2014.[4]
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Plot
Appalasamy (Gana) and his wife Nalaini (Jaclyn Victor) is blessed with a beautiful girl called Shruthi (Raja). 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, in which leaves him to become overprotective of her. When Shruthi turns 17 years old, she decides to continue her studies in Kuala Lumpur to be more independent. Secretly, Appalasamy applies work as a gardener in her college to look after her. Trouble starts to brew when a famous singer decides to court Shruthi.
Cast
- Raja Ilya as Shruti
- S.Gana as Appalasamy
- Jaclyn Victor as Nalaini
- Shashi Tharan
- Sharifah Amani
- Afdlin Shauki
- Sathiya
- Chelsia Ng
- Haanii Shivraj
Soundtrack
The soundtrack composed by R.Lawrance
- Track list
| Appalam | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by R.Lawrance and DR.Burn |
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| Released | String Module Error: Match not found | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Astro Shaw | |||
| Producer | Daddy Shaq | |||
| R.Lawrance and DR.Burn chronology |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "After Life-Appalam OST" | Dr.Burn | Dr.Burn | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Thanai Vanthe" | R.Lawrance | N.Kalaivani | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Uchakattam" | DR.Burn | DR.Burn, Masta K and Micheal Rao | 2:15 |
Awards
- Malaysian Indian Film Festival 2012[5]
- Best Film Award
- Malaysian Tamil Awards
- Best Film
- Best Actress Awards- Raja Ilya
References
- ↑ http://www.merinews.com/article/appalam---tamil-version-of-malay-film-papadom-to-hit-the-screens/15835438.shtml
- ↑ http://pluzcinema.com/movies/kollywood/25738/overview.htm
- ↑ http://www.cinemaonline.sg/articles/news_details.aspx?search=2010.appalam_premiere_4373
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Movies/News/2014/09/18/Beating-the-odds/
- ↑ http://www.cinema.com.my/Articles/Features_Details.aspx?search=2012.n_appalambestfilm_7648
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