Underplayed Gems

Appu (2002)

Appu poster
Original title
ಅಪ್ಪು
Directed by
Puri Jagannadh
Genre
drama film, comedy film, action film, romantic comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man falls in love with a woman and gets caught up in conflicts. He faces challenges and fights to protect her and win her heart.

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What happens

Appu is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under Poornima Enterprises. The film stars debutants Puneeth Rajkumar and Rakshita, alongside Avinash, Srinivasa Murthy and Sumithra. The music was composed by Gurukiran, while cinematography and editing were composed by K. Datthu and S. Manohar. Appu was released on 26 April 2002 and completed a 200-day run in theatres. Due to this film, Puneeth Rajkumar came to be known as "Appu" among the masses. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot, in Tamil in 2003 as Dum, in Bengali in 2006 as Hero, in Bhojpuri in 2007 as Sasura Bada Seyana and in Bangladeshi Bengali in 2008 as Priya Amar Priya - making it the second Kannada film to be remade in Bengali in both India and Bangladesh after Anuraga Aralithu. It was the third Kannada movie to be remade in four languages after School Master and Anuraga Aralithu.The film was re released on 14th March 2025 coinciding with Puneeth's birthday and grossed around ₹2 crores in 5 days. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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