Appatha (2023)
அப்பத்தா
Appatha, who has spent all her life in Kaayilanpatti village, fears dogs. And in an unexpected situation, that fear turns to love. What was the reason for this transformation?
- Date of release
- 2023-07-29
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Comedy
- Director
- Priyadarshan
Casting
- Urvashi — 'Appatha' Kannamma
- Siddharth Babu — Sakthi
- Y. G. Mahendran — Azhagu Sundaram's manager
- Amit Bhargav — Paavada Saamy aka Sam
- Kaveri Jha — Swaru
- Halam
- Semmalar Annam — Villager
- Melody
- Renu Mohali
- Meghali Meenakshi — Avanti
- Aruldoss — Azhagu Sundaram
Interesting facts
Appatha (transl. Grandmother) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Urvashi and Sidharth Babu. The film was screened at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Film Festival in 2023. It premiered on JioCinema on 29 July 2023. The film was remade in Hindi as Aachari Baa (2025), which was also produced by Jio Studios.
Production
The film was announced on 19 November 2021 via a Facebook post, with official confirmation from the film's director Priyadarshan.
Principal photography commenced in November 2021 at Muthalamada railway station in Palakkad and filming was completed on 8 April 2022, with official confirmation from film director Priyadarshan.
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