Appu and Pappu

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India

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How it feels

A single mother raises her son Appu, who wants to reunite her with his father who lives in Cambodia. A helpful orangutan named Pappu helps him in his quest.

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What happens

Appu and Pappu (alternatively titled Appu Pappu) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R Anantharaju, starring Snehith and an orangutan named Judi in the titular roles with Abbas and Rekha Vedavyas in important roles. This is the first Kannada film to feature an orangutan in a major role and is loosely based on the English film Dunston Checks In (1996). The story follows with a single-mothered child Appu, who wants to unite his mother with his father, who is living in Cambodia It was released on 17 September 2010. Appu and Pappu became a surprise success and ran for 100 days at the box-office. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Appu Pappu. In Hindi it was dubbed as Lo Aagaye Appu Pappu. The film marked comeback of Abbas to Kannada cinema in a major role after Shanti Shanti Shanti (1998). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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