Appooppan

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Appooppan | image = Appooppan.jpg | caption = Promotional Poster | director = [[P. Bhaskaran]] | producer = Murugan | writer = [[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]] | narrator = | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] * [[Kamal Haasan]] * [[Jayabharathi]] * [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] }} | music = [[M. S. Baburaj]] | cinematography = S. J. Thomas | editing = [[K. Sankunni]] | studio = Murugan Movies | distributor = Evershine Productions | released = {{Film date|1976|02|13|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115044424/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 November 2010 |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref> | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Appooppan''''' (also known as '''Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla''' before release) ({{Translation|Grandfather}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed by [[P. Bhaskaran]], starring [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]], [[Jayabharathi]], [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] and [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4152|title=Appooppan (Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla) |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=691|title=Appooppan (Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla)|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Tata Manavadu]]''.

== Cast ==

*[[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] as Velu Nair *[[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/117/mode/2up?q=Appooppan |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |page=116 |orig-date=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}</ref> *[[Jayabharathi]] as Bindu *[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Radha, Amminikutty (double role) *[[Sankaradi]] as Sankaran Menon *[[Sukumari]] as Bharathi *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Sarasvathi *[[K. P. Ummer]] as Gopinath *[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Vishwanatha Menon *[[Prathapachandran]] as Money lender *[[Karan (actor)|Master Raghu (Karan)]] as young Babu *Baby Indira as young Amminikutty *Manjeri Chandran as Venu *Rajasulochana as Malini

== Production == ''Appooppan'' film was directed by [[P. Bhaskaran]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2010 |title=പി.ഭാസ്‌കരന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/movies-music/p-bhaskaran/--1.207261 |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=ml |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603043546/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/movies-music/p-bhaskaran/--1.207261 |url-status=dead }}</ref> produced by Murugan under the production banner "Murugan Movies".<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web |date=8 January 1977 |title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1977-01-08, Weekly |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1977-01-08.O-1143-1977-0002-50319/page/n22/mode/2up?q=Appooppan |access-date=6 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=525}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film ''[[Tata Manavadu]]''. The film was given an "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] and the final length of the film was {{Convert|4457.12|metres|feet}}.<ref name=Gazette />

The film ''Appooppan'' was announced as '''Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla''' and the film's posters and LP records covers also carried the same name. The title change to ''Appooppan'' happened just within 1 week before the film's theatrical release. There is a misconception that ''Appooppan'' and ''Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla'' are two different films.

== Soundtrack ==

{{Infobox album | name = Appooppan | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[M. S. Baburaj]] | cover = Charitramavarthikkunnilla.jpg | released = 1976 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | label = [[EMI]]<br />The Gramaphone Company of India Limited | producer = }}

The film ''Appooppan'' was previously named as ''Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla'' and the LP records covers also carried the same name.<ref name=Appooppan>{{cite web|title=Appooppan Vinyl LP Records|url=http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers/431/4/1/1|publisher=musicalaya|access-date=2014-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184116/http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers%2F431%2F4%2F1%2F1|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The music was composed by [[M. S. Baburaj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appooppan (Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla) |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/SGH/1 |language=ml |website=indiancine.ma |access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics |- | 1 || "Idavappaathikku Kudayillaathe..." || [[K. J. Yesudas]], L. R. Anjali || rowspan=6|[[P. Bhaskaran]] |- | 2 || "Anandakkuttaninnu Pirannaalu..." || [[S. Janaki]] |- | 3 || "Aattirambile Sundari..." || [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], L. R. Anjali |- | 4 || "Utharam Kittaatha Chodyam..." || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | 5 || "Lokam Vallaatha Lokam..." || [[K. J. Yesudas]], L. R. Anjali |- | 6 || "Nilledi Nilledi Neeyallayo..." || [[P. Leela]], [[Raveendran]], [[C. O. Anto]] |}

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== External links == {{IMDb title|0155505}}

[[Category:1976 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1976 Indian films]] [[Category:Films directed by P. Bhaskaran]]