Appan (transl. Father) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy-drama film co-written and directed by Maju and jointly produced by Josekutty Madathil and Ranjith Manambarakkat under the banners of Sunny Wayne Productions and Tiny Hands Productions.[1] [2] The film stars Wayne as a rubber tapper,[3] with Ananya, Alencier Ley Lopez, Grace Antony, and Pauly Valsan featuring in major supporting roles.[4] The cinematography of Appan was done by Pappu and was edited by Kiran Das.[5] The soundtrack was composed by Dawn Vincent.[6]
| Appan | |
|---|---|
 Official Film Poster | |
| അപ്പൻ | |
| Directed by | Maju |
| Written by | Maju R Jayakumar |
| Produced by | Josekutty Madathil Ranjith Manambarakkat |
| Starring | Sunny Wayne Ananya Alencier Ley Lopez Grace Antony Pauly Valsan Geethi Sangeetha |
| Cinematography | Pappu Vinod Illampally |
| Edited by | Kiran Das |
| Music by | Dawn Vincent |
Production company | Tiny Hands Productions |
| Distributed by | SonyLIV |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editNjoonju, a rubber tapper lives with his father, mother, wife, and son in a small village.
Ittychan, his father, is bedridden, but has always been and continues to be narcissistic, cruel, and a womaniser despite his condition. He harasses, abuses, and tortures his wife, Kuttyamma, and Njoonju. All his family members wait longingly for his death. Many villagers who had bitter experiences with his behavior in the past even make plans to kill him.
Ittychan manipulates his family members to bring their next-door neighbour and prostitute, Sheela, to live with him and take care of him. Though initially the family and Sheela were at loggerheads, both parties warm up to each other as the family sees Sheela as a good-natured woman who ended up in this stage due to different situations (later, they understand Ittychan had killed Sheela's father to own her and then dragged her to their hometown resulting in her current situation of having to fend for herself through prostitution), and Sheela sees the family are good people, unlike Ittychan.
Noonju makes a plan to leave the village but can't force himself to let go of his duties as a son. Meanwhile, Ittychan's friend dies committing suicide after listening to the news that a man named Kuriakose has been released from Jail.
On a Christmas evening, Kuriakose, whose wife was raped and killed by Ittychan, comes to their house to kill him. Njoonju tries to protect his father. While Njoonju and Kuriakose are fighting, Ittychan asks Kuriakose to kill Njoonju, take the woman, and in return, give him back his life. Sheela gets furious at his words and stabs Ittychan to death. Kuriakose leaves the house. Njoonju and his family inform the neighborhood that Ittychan died from a mild attack. It is indicated that Njoonju's family and Sheela together live peacefully in that home after that.
Cast
edit- Sunny Wayne as Njoonju
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Ittychan, Njoonju's father
- Pauly Valsan as Kuttyamma, Ittychan's wife
- Ananya as Rosy, Njoonju's wife
- Grace Antony as Molykutty, Njoonju's younger sister
- Vijilesh Karayad as Boban, Molykutty's husband
- Radhika Radhakrishnan as Sheela
- Anil K. Sivaram as Varghese, Ittychan's friend
- Drupad Krishna as Abel, Njoonju's son
- Geethi Sangeetha as Latha,a neighbour
- Unni Raja as Suku
- Shamsudheen Makarathodi as Jhonson
- Ashraf as Kuriako
Filming
editThe film began principal photography in September 2021 at Thodupuzha in Kerala, where it was extensively shot. The shoot was completed in 50 days.[7]
Release
editInitially, the film was planned to be released in theatres.[8] Later, it was released through the SonyLIV platform on 27 October 2022.[9]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sunny Wayne's next titled Appan". Cinema Express. 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Appan: First-look poster of Sunny Wayne's next out". Malayala Manorama. 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Sunny Wayne to headline 'Appan', makers unveils the first look poster". The Times of India. 7 December 2021.
- ^ "സണ്ണി വെയ്ന് നായകനാവുന്ന 'അപ്പന്'; ടൈറ്റില് പോസ്റ്റര് അവതരിപ്പിച്ച് ദുല്ഖര്". Asianet News (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Sunny Wayne's next a drama, Appan". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2021.
- ^ "'അപ്പനു'മായി സണ്ണി വെയ്ൻ; ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 16 October 2021.
- ^ "50 ദിവസത്തെ ഷെഡ്യൂള്; സണ്ണി വെയ്നിന്റെ 'അപ്പന്' തൊടുപുഴയില് പാക്കപ്പ്". Asianet News (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Sunny Wayne starrer 'Appan' to hit the cinemas soon?". The Times Of India. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Sunny Wayne-starrer 'Appan' to premiere on SonyLIV". The New Indian Express. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards: Darshana Rajendran, Kunchacko Boban are best actors; B 32 Muthal 44 Vare and Headmaster named best film". The Indian Express. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "'ന്നാ താൻ കേസ് കൊട്' ജനപ്രിയചിത്രം, ഷാഹി കബീർ മികച്ച സംവിധായകൻ: ചലച്ചിത്ര അവാർഡ് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു - Kerala Film Awards". Manorma Online News. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam named Best Film; Mammootty, Vincy Aloshious, Mahesh Narayanan bag top honours". Indian Express. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.