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{{Short description|2013 Indian film by R. K. Kalaimani}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Apple Penne
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| director = [[R. K. Kalaimani]]
| producer = KG Pandian
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| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Vatsan Chakravarthy|Vatsan]]
*[[Iswarya Menon|Aishwarya Menon]]
*[[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = Prabhakar
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Antony]]
| studio = KGP Films
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|14}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Apple Penne''''' ({{translation|Apple girl}}) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by [[R. K. Kalaimani]]. The film stars [[Vatsan Chakravarthy|Vatsan]] and [[Iswarya Menon|Aishwarya Menon]], while [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] plays a pivotal role.

== Cast ==
*[[Vatsan Chakravarthy|Vatsan]] as James
*[[Iswarya Menon|Aishwarya Menon]] as Komalavalli
*[[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Hamsavalli
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Constable Arumugam
*[[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]]
*Deva
*Suchitra
*KG Pandian

== Production ==
[[Vatsan Chakravarthy|Vatsan]] was roped in to play the lead role in the film for the first time in his career after producer K. G. Pandian noticed him for his roles in his previous films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vatsan turns solo hero |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/vatsan-turns-solo-hero |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015203353/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/vatsan-turns-solo-hero |archive-date=2014-10-15 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=28 September 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Apple Pennae - Sentiments galore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-apple-pennae-sentiments-galore/article5179245.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231212521/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-apple-pennae-sentiments-galore/article5179245.ece |archive-date=31 December 2019 |access-date=31 December 2019 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ilayathalapathy's biggest fan now plays solo hero |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jul/03/ilayathalapathy%e2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero-493064.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022030143/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jul/03/Ilayathalapathy%E2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero-493064.html |archive-date=22 October 2021 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The film is a woman-centric film and [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] was roped in to play a pivotal role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Penne gets U certificate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Apple-Penne-gets-U-certificate/articleshow/23339333.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119103310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Apple-Penne-gets-U-certificate/articleshow/23339333.cms |archive-date=19 November 2019 |access-date=21 September 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film features seven songs composed by [[Mani Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Penne Songs Download |url=https://gaana.com/album/apple-penne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101154213/https://gaana.com/album/apple-penne |archive-date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |website=Gaana}}</ref> [[S. Thanu|Kalaipuli Thanu]] released the audio in September 2013.<ref name="The Hindu" /> The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Penne by Various artists |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/apple-penne_15199 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101154212/https://www.saregama.com/album/apple-penne_15199 |archive-date=1 January 2020 |access-date=1 January 2020 |website=Saregama}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Amma Unnai" || [[Poornima (singer)|Poornima]] || rowspan=2|[[Yugabharathi]]
|-
| 2 || "Aatha Appan" || Shaji
|-
| 3 || "Padu Padu" || [[Padmalatha]] || [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
|-
| 4 || "Thoongatha Boologam" || [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] || rowspan=4|Yugabharathi
|-
| 5 || "Oru Podhum" || Pavan, Gayathri
|-
| 6 || "Velli Sevai" || [[Velmurugan]]
|-
| 7 || "Ennai Thandi" || [[Uma Ramanan]]
|}

== Release ==
The ''Times of India'' gave the film one-and-a-half stars and wrote that "There is a dated feel to almost everything in ''Apple Penne'', right from the plot to the filmmaking".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Penne Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Apple Penne by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/apple-penne/movie-review/25865218.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2013 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:2013 drama films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by R. K. Kalaimani]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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