Appalam (film)
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Appalam (transl. Appalam) is a 2011 Malaysian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Afdlin Shauki.[1][2] It is a Tamil-language remake of the film Papadom, also directed by Afdlin. The comedy revolves around an overprotective father, Samy, who besides his own role as a dad to his only daughter Shruti, has to take on the mother role upon the sudden death of his wife.
Appalam | |
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Directed by | Afdlin Shauki |
Written by | Sasitharan K Rajoo Afdlin Shauki |
Produced by | Gayatri Su-Lin Pillai |
Starring | S. Gana Raja Ilya Jaclyn Victor Shashi Tharan Sharifah Amani |
Cinematography | Meerashiniy Chandren |
Edited by | Sasitharan K Rajoo |
Music by | R. Lawrence |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Lotus Five Star |
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Running time | 115 min |
Country | Malaysia |
Language | Tamil |
Box office | RM 590,707 |
The film became the second Malaysian Tamil movie to be shot in 35-mm film format after the 1991 Malaysian Tamil film Naan Oru Malaysian. The film was released on 15 November 2011 in cinemas across Malaysia, Singapore, and Tamil Nadu,[3] to positive critical acclaim by critics. Appalam also emerged as the highest-grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time before beaten by Maindhan in 2014.[4]