Appa

Appa (2016)

அப்பா

A do-gooder who views everything in a different perspective, inspires others by being a doting father, and tries to bring in a few changes in the society.

Date of release
2016-07-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (14)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama
Director
Samuthirakani

Casting

Interesting facts

Appa is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language independent drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani and Sasikumar plays a guest appearance. The film is a spin-off to the 2012 film Saattai and the second instalment in the film series. The film features Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah reprising their roles from the previous film, while Namo Narayanan, Vignesh and Nasath play supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the film began production in late 2015 and continued till March 2016. The film was released on 1 July 2016. The film was remade in Malayalam as Aakashamittayi (2017) with Jayaram playing the main lead.

Production

In September 2015, Samuthirakani chose to postpone the production of his Kitna, after the lead actress Dhansika got an offer to appear in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali (2016). He chose instead to use his time directing and producing a spin-off to his earlier film, Saattai (2012), and revealed that the film would be titled Appa.

The film was shot in 34 days, with Samuthirakani expressing his interest in remaking the film in 12 different Indian languages and revealed that he had begun talking to Telugu actors Nagarjuna and Venkatesh about reprising the lead roles. A teaser for the film was released during December 2015. The Malayalam remake of this movie Aakashamittayee starring Jayaram was released on 19 October 2017.

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