Appunni

{{short description|1984 Indian film by Sathyan Anthikad}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Appunni | image = Appunni poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster designed by Kitho | director = [[Sathyan Anthikad]] | producer = Ramachandran | writer = [[V. K. N.]] | starring = {{ubl|[[Nedumudi Venu]]|[[Mohanlal]]|[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]|[[Bharath Gopi]]|[[Sukumari]]}} | music = [[Kannur Rajan]] | cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]] | editing = G. Venkitaraman | studio = Revathi Productions | distributor = Soori Films | released = {{Film date|1984|3|17|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }} '''''Appunni''''' is a 1984 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Sathyan Anthikad]] and written by [[V. K. N.]], based on his story ''Premavum Vivahavum''. It is the only screenplay he has ever written. The film stars [[Nedumudi Venu]] in the title role, alongside [[Mohanlal]], [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], [[Bharath Gopi]], and [[Sukumari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1573|title=Appunni|accessdate=2014-10-20|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?989 |title=Appunni |accessdate=2014-10-20 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020224930/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?989 |archivedate=20 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/appunni-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021011945/http://spicyonion.com/title/appunni-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 October 2014|title=Appunni|accessdate=2014-10-20|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot== {{empty section|date=August 2025}}

==Cast== * [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Appunni * [[Mohanlal]] as Menon ''maashu'' * [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] as Ammukutty * [[Bharath Gopi]] as Ayyappan Nair, Ammukutty's father * [[Sankaradi]] as Adhikari * [[Bahadoor]] as Hajiyar * [[Sukumari]] as Malu, Ammukutty's mother * [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Kurup Mash * [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Karunakaran * [[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] as Menon's mother * [[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]] as Kalyani Amma

==Production== The screenplay was written by [[V. K. N.]], based on his story ''Premavum Vivahavum''. Some characters were newly created for the film. The character Hajiyar was adapted from another of V. K. N.'s work.<ref>{{cite news |first=M.K. | last = Shabhith |title=എഴുത്തുകാരനെ കഥാവശേഷനാക്കുമോ സംവിധായകൻ? കടവും ഓപ്പോളും അപ്പുണ്ണിയുമൊക്കെ പറയുന്നത് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/discussion-on-adaptation-films-m-t-vasudevan-nair-sathyan-anthikkad-m-mukundan-paul-zacharia-1.7753354 |access-date=20 August 2025 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=3 August 2022 |language=ml}}</ref> ''Appunni'' remains the only screenplay he has ever wrote.<ref>{{cite book |title=Malayalam Literary Survey - Volume 18 |date=1996 |publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ppkAAAAMAAJ |access-date=20 August 2025}}</ref>

The film's switch-on ceremony, marking the start of filming, was performed by author [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] at V. K. N.'s suggestion, although V. K. N. himself did not attend the event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anthikad |first1=Sathyan| title=മുപ്പത്തിയഞ്ചു വർഷങ്ങൾക്കുശേഷവും ആ അസുലഭനിമിഷത്തിന്റെ ഓർമ മാഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/sathyan-anthikad-memory-about-vkn-1.5049887 |access-date=20 August 2025 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=13 September 2020 |language=ml}}</ref>

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[Kannur Rajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Bichu Thirumala]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Kinnaaram Tharivalayude" || [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Bichu Thirumala]] || |- | 2 || "Thoomanjin Thulli" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Bichu Thirumala || |}

==Release== The screenplay of ''Appunni'' was published by [[Mathrubhumi Books]].<ref>{{cite web |title=അപ്പുണ്ണി |url=https://www.mbibooks.com/product/appunni/ |publisher=[[Mathrubhumi Books]]}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links == * {{IMDb title|0291729}}

[[Category:1984 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1984 Indian films]] [[Category:Films based on Indian short stories]] [[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]] [[Category:Films shot in Kozhikode]] [[Category:Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad]]