Appu and Pappu

Appu and Pappu
Directed byR Anantharaju
Produced bySoundarya Jagadish R
Starring
CinematographyS Krishna
Edited bySanath Suresh
Music byHamsalekha
Release date
  • 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Appu and Pappu (alternatively titled Appu Pappu) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R Anantharaju,[1] starring Snehith and an orangutan named Judi in the titular roles with Abbas and Rekha Vedavyas in important roles.[2] This is the first Kannada film to feature an orangutan in a major role and is loosely based on the English film Dunston Checks In (1996).[3][4] The story follows with a single-mothered child Appu, who wants to unite his mother with his father, who is living in Cambodia

It was released on 17 September 2010. Appu and Pappu became a surprise success and ran for 100 days at the box-office. It was one of the highly-successful Kannada movies of the year behind Super and Just Maath Maathalli. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Appu Pappu.[4] In Hindi it was dubbed as Lo Aagaye Appu Pappu. The film marked comeback of Abbas to Kannada cinema in a major role after Shanti Shanti Shanti (1998).

  1. ^ "'That orangutan was REAL'". The New Indian Express. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Appu Pappu completes 100 days". The New Indian Express. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Introducing Appu and Pappu". Bangalore Mirror. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Appu Pappu in Tamil". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.