| Appu | |
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| Directed by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Screenplay by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Dialogues by | M. S. Ramesh R. Rajashekhar |
| Story by | Puri Jagannath |
| Produced by | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. Datthu |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Poornima Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Sri Vajreshwari combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Appu is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar under Poornima Enterprises. The film stars debutants Puneeth Rajkumar and Rakshita, alongside Avinash Yelandur, Srinivasa Murthy and Sumithra.[1] The music was composed by Gurukiran, while cinematography and editing were composed by K. Datthu and S. Manohar.
Appu was released on 26 April 2002 and completed a 200-day run in theatres.[2] Due to this film, Puneeth Rajkumar came to be known as "Appu" among the masses. The film was remade in Telugu in 2002 as Idiot, in Tamil in 2003 as Dum, in Bengali in 2006 as Hero and in Bangladeshi Bengali in 2008 as Priya Amar Priya - making it the second Kannada film to be remade in Bengali in both India and Bangladesh after Anuraga Aralithu.[3] It was the third Kannada movie to be remade in four languages after School Master and Anuraga Aralithu.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Puneet Rajakumar beats the heat". rediff.com. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Appu at 100 days". viggy.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "From 'School Master' to 'U Turn': A look at Kannada films remade in other Indian languages". The Times of India. 15 April 2020.
- ^ Megha Shenoy (29 November 2009). "Inspiration for Remakes". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "From 'Anuraga Aralithu' to 'U Turn': Kannada movies that were remade in foreign languages". The Times of India. 10 June 2020.
- ^ "ಅತೀ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಭಾಷೆಗೆ 'ರಿಮೇಕ್' ಆದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ!".