Appaji
1996 Indian film
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Appaji is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Vishnuvardhan and Aamani. The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu, written by V. Vijayendra Prasad and produced under Surya International banner. The music was scored by M. M. Keeravani. The movie was dubbed in Telugu with the same name.[1] The story writer of this movie, V. Vijayendra Prasad reused a famous sequence of this movie - "Taking lift cunningly in the guise of helping a vehicle which seems to be broken down which was actually caused by himself" (just before the song "Ene Kannadathi" ) -later in his 2015 Hindi movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
| Appaji | |
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| Directed by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Written by | Richard Louis (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Produced by | H. S. Janakiram C. S. Manju |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Aamani Pankaj Dheer |
| Cinematography | Prasad Babu |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Surya International |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Appaji and Shakthi (dual role)
- Aamani as Lakshmi Desai, Shakthi's girlfriend
- Pankaj Dheer as Arjun
- Sharanya as Rekha
- Sihi Kahi Chandru as Boda
- Doddanna as Home Minister
- Keerthi as Ranadheer Desai
- Krishne Gowda as Shankar Rao
- Lakshman as Captain, Appaji and Shakthi's wellwisher
- M. S. Karanth as IAS officer
Music
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
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All the songs are composed and scored by M. M. Keeravani.[2] The song Yaava Deva Shilpi was reused from Keeravani's own Telugu song Sirichandanapu from Muddula Priyudu. The song 'Ene Kannadathi' is based on Ee Nela Manadira from People's Encounter. The sequence before the song Ene Kannadathi where the hero cunningly takes lift after restarting a vehicle broken down by himself was re-used by writer V. Vijayendra Prasad for his 2015 Hindi movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
| S. No. | Song title | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ene Kannadathi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 2 | "Balu Rambada" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 3 | "Maama Jaba Jaba" | Malgudi Subha | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 4 | "Yaava Deva Shilpi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 5 | "Baanu Ello Kanenu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | R. N. Jayagopal |
| 6 | "Gharshane Gharshane" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | R. N. Jayagopal |
Release
The movie was released on 4 January 1996. [3]
