# Appooppan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Appooppan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Appooppan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appooppan > Source revision: 1341552554 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1976 Indian film Appooppan Promotional Poster Directed by P. Bhaskaran Written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan Produced by Murugan Starring Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Kamal Haasan Jayabharathi Sumithra Cinematography S. J. Thomas Edited by K. Sankunni Music by M. S. Baburaj Production company Murugan Movies Distributed by Evershine Productions Release date 13 February 1976 (1976-02-13) [1] Country India Language Malayalam ***Appooppan*** (also known as **Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla** before release) (transl. Grandfather) is a 1976 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language film, directed by [P. Bhaskaran](/source/P._Bhaskaran), starring [Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair](/source/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair), [Jayabharathi](/source/Jayabharathi), [Sumithra](/source/Sumithra_(actress)) and [Kamal Haasan](/source/Kamal_Haasan).[2][3] The film was a remake of the [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) film *[Tata Manavadu](/source/Tata_Manavadu)*. ## Cast - [Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair](/source/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair) as Velu Nair - [Kamal Haasan](/source/Kamal_Haasan) as Babu[4] - [Jayabharathi](/source/Jayabharathi) as Bindu - [Sumithra](/source/Sumithra_(actress)) as Radha, Amminikutty (double role) - [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) as Sankaran Menon - [Sukumari](/source/Sukumari) as Bharathi - [Kaviyoor Ponnamma](/source/Kaviyoor_Ponnamma) as Sarasvathi - [K. P. Ummer](/source/K._P._Ummer) as Gopinath - [Adoor Bhasi](/source/Adoor_Bhasi) as Vishwanatha Menon - [Prathapachandran](/source/Prathapachandran) as Money lender - [Master Raghu (Karan)](/source/Karan_(actor)) as young Babu - Baby Indira as young Amminikutty - Manjeri Chandran as Venu - Rajasulochana as Malini ## Production *Appooppan* film was directed by [P. Bhaskaran](/source/P._Bhaskaran),[5] produced by Murugan under the production banner "Murugan Movies".[6] It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film *[Tata Manavadu](/source/Tata_Manavadu)*. The film was given an "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the [Central Board of Film Certification](/source/Central_Board_of_Film_Certification) and the final length of the film was 4,457.12 metres (14,623.1 ft).[6] 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 Appooppan Soundtrack album by M. S. Baburaj Released 1976 Genre Feature film soundtrack Label EMI The Gramaphone Company of India Limited The film *Appooppan* was previously named as *Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla* and the LP records covers also carried the same name.[7] The music was composed by [M. S. Baburaj](/source/M._S._Baburaj).[8] No. Song Singers Lyrics 1 "Idavappaathikku Kudayillaathe..." K. J. Yesudas, L. R. Anjali P. Bhaskaran 2 "Anandakkuttaninnu Pirannaalu..." S. Janaki 3 "Aattirambile Sundari..." 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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Film News Anandan](/source/Film_News_Anandan). [*Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru*](https://web.archive.org/web/20101115044424/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp) [*History of Landmark Tamil Films*] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Appooppan (Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla)"](https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4152). malayalasangeetham.info. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Appooppan (Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla)"](https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=691). malayalachalachithram.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. [*Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema*](https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/117/mode/2up?q=Appooppan). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). p. 116. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-563579-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-563579-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["പി.ഭാസ്‌കരന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210603043546/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/movies-music/p-bhaskaran/--1.207261). *[Mathrubhumi](/source/Mathrubhumi)* (in Malayalam). 24 February 2010. Archived from [the original](https://www.mathrubhumi.com/specials/movies-music/p-bhaskaran/--1.207261) on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gazette_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gazette_6-1) ["Weekly Gazette of India, 1977-01-08, Weekly"](https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1977-01-08.O-1143-1977-0002-50319/page/n22/mode/2up?q=Appooppan). [The Gazette of India](/source/The_Gazette_of_India). 8 January 1977. p. 525. Retrieved 6 June 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Appooppan_7-0)** ["Appooppan Vinyl LP Records"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184116/http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers%2F431%2F4%2F1%2F1). musicalaya. Archived from [the original](http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers/431/4/1/1) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Appooppan (Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla)"](https://indiancine.ma/documents/SGH/1). *indiancine.ma* (in Malayalam). Retrieved 19 June 2021. ## External links [*Appooppan*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155505/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a Malayalam film of the 1970s is a stub. 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