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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Appu<br />
| image = 2002 Kannada film Appu poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Puri Jagannadh]]<br />
| producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]<br />
| writer = M. S. Ramesh<br />
R. Rajashekhar <br />
[Dialogues]<br />
| screenplay = [[Puri Jagannadh]]<br />
| story = Puri Jagannath<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />
*[[Rakshita]]<br />
*[[Avinash]]<br />
*[[Hemashree]] <br />
}}<br />
| narrator = [[Shivaraj Kumar]]<br />
| music = [[Gurukiran]]<br />
| cinematography = K. Datthu<br />
| editing = S. Manohar<br />
| studio = Poornima Enterprises<br />
| distributor = Sri Vajreshwari combines<br />
| released = {{film date|2002|04|26|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Appu''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]]. It stars [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] and [[Rakshita]] in lead roles. The supporting cast features [[Avinash]], [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]. The film was produced by Puneeth's mother, [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]] under Poornima Enterprises, the production banner of the [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] family. It marked the screen debut Puneeth and Rakshita in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web |title= Puneet Rajakumar beats the heat |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/20puneet.htm |website= refidd.com |date= 20 April 2002 |accessdate= 17 April 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/725-appu-review.html]</ref><br />
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Upon theatrical release on 26 April 2002, the film was a success and completed a 200-day run in theatres.<ref>{{cite web |title= Appu at 100 days |url= http://www.viggy.com/news/volume2/review_appu_celebration.asp |website= viggy.com|accessdate= 17 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in 2002 as ''[[Idiot (2002 film)|Idiot]]'', in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] in 2003 as ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'', in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] in 2006 as ''[[Hero (2006 film)|Hero]]'' and in [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi Bengali]] in 2008 as ''[[Priya Amar Priya]]''.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-school-master-to-u-turn-a-look-at-kannada-films-remade-in-other-indian-languages/amp_articleshow/75161463.cms</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Megha Shenoy |date=29 November 2009 |title=Inspiration for Remakes |website=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html}}</ref><br />
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This was the second Kannada movie to be remade in Bengali and Bangladeshi Bengali after the 1986 movie ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]''. It was also the third Kannada movie to be remade in four languages after ''[[School Master (1958 film)|School Master]]'' and ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]''. It was also the second Kannada movie to be remade in a foreign language <ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-anuraga-aralithu-to-u-turn-kannada-movies-that-were-remade-in-foreign-languages/amp_etphotostory/76302041.cms</ref> as well as the second Kannada movie to be remade in two non-Hindi non-South Indian languages after ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]''.<ref>https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/these-are-the-top-five-kannada-movies-remakes-in-many-languages/amp_articleshow/74894620.cms</ref><br />
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== Plot == <br />
Appu is the son of police constable Venkata swamy. Appu is a guy with a carefree attitude who always hangs around with his friends. One night when after playing carrom with his friends, he is beaten by his rival gang at night, and a girl named Suchitra alias Suchi helps Appu by donating him blood and pays the hospital fees. The next morning Appu wakes up to know about Suchi from his friends and falls in love with her.<br />
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It turns out that Suchi's father is Rajshekhar, who is the police commissioner, and Appu proposes to Suchi, to which she thinks he's mad when a senior officer named Veerabadraswami Venkat Swamy scolds him harshly, Appu enraged, thrashed Veerabadraswami in the morning with a disguise and his friends when he was jogging at the park. In the college, Appu thrashes the rival gang at the college. Suchi complains to her father about Appu. He brings Appu to the station and thrashes him. Appu becomes more determined to win his lady love. Appu jumps from the college terrace, but he climbs back, Suchi then accepts Appu's love.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Appu<br />
* [[Rakshita]] as Suchi/suchithra <br />
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Police Head Constable Venkata swamy <br />
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]]<br />
* [[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Satyajith]]<br />
* Prithviraj<br />
* [[Avinash]] as City Police Commissioner Rajashekhar <br />
* Nithin Gopi <br />
* Honnavalli Srikanth <br />
* Appu Venkatesh <br />
* Yogi <br />
* Escorts Srinivas <br />
* Hulivana Gangadharayya <br />
* Shankar Rao <br />
* Rajeev Rathod <br />
* Badri Narayan <br />
* Tumkur Mohan as Yadav<br />
* Fayaz Khan <br />
* V. K. Mohan <br />
* NGEF Ramamurthy <br />
* Theertha Prasad <br />
* Channa <br />
* Kamala shree<br />
* [[Vinayak Joshi]] as Gunda <br />
* Keerthi<br />
* [[Honnavalli Krishna]]<br />
* [[Bullet Prakash]]<br />
* [[Hemashree]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hemashri {{!}} Appu {{!}} Surendra Babu {{!}} Kannada Seriel Actress {{!}} ಹೇಮಾಶ್ರೀ ಅಸಹಜ ಸಾವು: ಕೊಲೆಯೋ, ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆಯೋ? |url=http://m.kannada.webdunia.com/kannada-cinema-news/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%80-%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%9C-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8B-%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8B-112101100031_1.htm?amp=1 |website=m.kannada.webdunia.com |accessdate=3 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
After the success of ''[[Yuvaraja (film)|Yuvaraja]]'' (2001), Puri Jagannadh was approached by the Rajkumar family to introduce their third son Puneeth Rajkumar to make his onscreen debut as the lead actor. Puri gladly accepted the opportunity.<ref>{{cite web |title=The return of the son |date=27 February 2002 |website=rediff.com |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/feb/27puneet.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/23/stories/2002072300260400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021025052631/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/23/stories/2002072300260400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-10-25|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=In a dual role |accessdate=2015-07-17}}</ref> Rakshitha, daughter of cameraman B.C. Gowrishankar made her acting debut with this film, and she went on to play the same character in its Telugu and Tamil remakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Rakshita-Prem-had-acted-in-all-versions-of-Appu/articleshow/45831405.cms|title=Rakshita Prem had acted in all versions of Appu|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2015-07-17}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Appu<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Gurukiran]]<br />
| cover =<br />
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| caption = Soundtrack cover<br />
| released = 2002<br />
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| label = Akash Audio<br />
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| misc = {{External media<br />
| audio1 = {{YouTube|1ae2od5LMfw|Official Audio Jukebox}}<br />
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}}<br />
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[[Gurukiran]] composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, with the lyrics written by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]], Sriranga and [[Hamsalekha]]. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.<br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| title1 = Taliban Alla Alla<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Baare Baare Kalyana<br />
| lyrics2 = Sriranga<br />
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[K. S. Chitra|Chithra]]<br />
| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Panavidu Panavidu<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| extra3 = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Ellinda Aarambhavo<br />
| lyrics4 = Sriranga<br />
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, Chithra<br />
| length4 = <br />
| title5 = Jolly Go Jolly Go<br />
| lyrics5 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
| length5 = <br />
| title6 = Aa Devara Haadidu<br />
| lyrics6 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra6 = Rajkumar <br />
| length6 = <br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|12282108}}<br />
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