Amma Appa Chellam

Amma Appa Chellam (transl. Father, Mother, Chellam) is a 2004 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Suryan. The film stars Bala, Chaya Singh, and Sathya, while Periyar Dasan, Sabitha Anand, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anjali Devi, T. P. Gajendran, Mayilsamy, Thyagu, and Vijay Krishnaraj playing supporting roles. It was released on 3 December 2004.^[1][2]

Amma Appa Chellam
Directed by	Suryan
Written by	Vivekhananth (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Suryan
Story by	Vivekhananth
Produced by	L. Vijay Subbiah M. Saravanan M. Kumaran
Starring	Bala Chaya Singh Sathya
Cinematography	K. V. Mani
Edited by	P. Sureshrajhan
Music by	Bharadwaj
Production company	Ramadevi Cine Enterprises
Release date	3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Chellam, who comes from a poor family, passes his plus two examination with distinction and gets the first rank in the district, making his parents Kannaiah and Velamma proud. The studious Chellam then joins a college in Chennai. His college mate Nanditha, who is from a wealthy family, befriends him and slowly falls in love with him. Chellam loves her too, but he refrains from revealing his feelings because improving his parents' life is his first priority in life. After finishing his studies, the skilled Chellam struggles to find a good job, and Nanditha wants him to show her his true feelings. However, Chellam makes it clear that his parents are much more important than anything else, thus breaking Nanditha's heart.

Chellam then decides to start a dairy farm, but he needs a bank loan to start his project. His cousin Kumar, who worked in Malaysia for many years, helps him get a bank loan. Chellam works hard and improves the living condition of his parents as he wished. When Chellam finally decides to reveal his love to Nanditha, she gets engaged to Kumar. Chellam, who is caught in a difficult situation, can neither reveal his love nor stop the wedding because of the respect he has for his cousin. On the eve of her wedding, Nanditha secretly meets Chellam and begs him to marry her, but he refuses. The day of the wedding, the heartbroken Nanditha tries to kill herself by jumping into a well, but Chellam saves her from drowning. Kumar learns about their love and supports it. The film ends with Chellam and Nanditha getting married.

Cast

• Bala as Chellam
• Chaya Singh as Nanditha
• Sathya as Kumar
• Periyar Dasan as Kannaiah, Chellam's father
• Sabitha Anand as Velamma, Chellam's mother
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Nanditha's father
• Anjali Devi as Pushpa, Nanditha's mother
• T. P. Gajendran as Kumar's father
• Mayilsamy as Vinayagar
• Thyagu as Pannaiyar
• Vijay Krishnaraj as Govindaraj
• Tharika as Divya
• Megha as Akila
• T. S. Muthu

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Suryan who earlier assisted J. D.-Jery and Arun Pandian.^[3]

Soundtrack

Amma Appa Chellam
Soundtrack album by Bharadwaj
Released	2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:53
Label	Sony Music India
Producer	Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Dreams (2004) Amma Appa Chellam (2004) Jananam (2004)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Bharadwaj. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks written by Arivumathi, Snehan and Vivekhananth.^[4][5]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aariraro"	Vivekhananth	K. S. Chithra	4:56
2.	"Neeyum Naanum"	Snehan	Srinivas, Reshmi	4:51
3.	"Mudhal Mudhalai"	Snehan	Sathyan, Mahalakshmi	5:03
4.	"Pattam Poochi"	Arivumathi	Mahalakshmi	4:50
5.	"Poraadinaal"	Vivekhananth	Krishnaraj	4:13
Total length:				23:53

Release

Cinesouth lauded the cinematography: "Each and every frame is noteworthy. The way to all the location have been filmed is simply superb" but criticized the film's screenplay and music.^[6]

References

1. "Find Tamil Movie Appa Amma Chellam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
2. "December release schedule". Sify. 1 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
3. Mannath, Malini (28 April 2004). "Amma Appa Chellam". Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
4. "Amma Appa Chellam (2004) - Bharadhwaj". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
5. "Amma Appa Chellam by Bharadwaj". jiosaavn.com. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
6. "Tamil Cinema Review - Amma Appa Chellam". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

• Amma Appa Chellam at IMDb