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Appan

  • 2022
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.3K
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Grace Antony, Ananya, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sunny Wayne, and Pauly Valsan in Appan (2022)
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Itty who is standing in the wilderness of an evil culture and clinging to this attitude in spite of being bedridden for ages. Itty's son Njoonj, his family and the society wishes for his dea... Read allItty who is standing in the wilderness of an evil culture and clinging to this attitude in spite of being bedridden for ages. Itty's son Njoonj, his family and the society wishes for his death.Itty who is standing in the wilderness of an evil culture and clinging to this attitude in spite of being bedridden for ages. Itty's son Njoonj, his family and the society wishes for his death.

  • Director
    • Maju
  • Writers
    • R. Jayakumar
    • Maju
  • Stars
    • Sunny Wayne
    • Alencier Ley Lopez
    • Pauly Valsan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maju
    • Writers
      • R. Jayakumar
      • Maju
    • Stars
      • Sunny Wayne
      • Alencier Ley Lopez
      • Pauly Valsan
    • 26User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Sunny Wayne
    Sunny Wayne
    • Njoonj
    Alencier Ley Lopez
    Alencier Ley Lopez
    • Itty
    Pauly Valsan
    Pauly Valsan
    • Kuttyamma
    Ananya
    Ananya
    • Rosy
    Grace Antony
    Grace Antony
    • Molly
    Vijilesh Karayad
    Vijilesh Karayad
    • Boban
    Radhika Radhakrishnan
    • Sheela
    Anil K. Shivaram
    • Varghese
    Geethi Sangeetha
    Geethi Sangeetha
    • Latha
    Unni Raja
    Unni Raja
    • Suku
    • (as Unni Raj Cheruvathoor)
    Drupad Krishna
    • Abel
    Janaki R.K.
    • Neena
    Shamsudheen Mankaranthodi
    • Johnson
    Ashraf Mallissery
    Ashraf Mallissery
    • Kuriako
    • (as Ashraf)
    Mallika
    • Sumathy
    Chilamban
    • Balan
    Mallu
    • Velu
    G.K. Kattappana
    G.K. Kattappana
    • Fr. Paul
    • (as GK)
    • Director
      • Maju
    • Writers
      • R. Jayakumar
      • Maju
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    User reviews26

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    9menonarun-65382

    Most Uncomfortable Movie Yet the Best

    It feels disgusting to watch the character of Alencier , Itty... that man lived the role and created much much impact on audience I believe. Variety of rasams, probably all 9 of them expressed in this movie. Classic acting by Sunny, Alencier, and others including the kid. What a plot ! Its variety and a subtle message to the toxic patriarchy system. It tells us that in the world there are many fathers who exhibits the characteristics of Itty. Must watch for all. It has a new story, the emotions are captured well. Some shots are too good, few could have been better otherwise. This movie has everyone acting to their best.
    10ngandacinema

    We hate Itty!

    Appan succeeded in making us HATE Itty! There's no way you can sympathize with this guy, to say he was evil is even an understatement😆

    The film was a carefully designed script that hit all the right buttons, we were pleasantly impressed!

    -By far, Appan is Sunny Wayne's best performance. He was living and breathing his role; we could see the immense agony of having Itty as a father through his eyes and body language. We believed him.

    Alencier Lopez, without a doubt, was the star of the show! He succeeded in making us despise him and even wanting to kill him 😖

    -Though the movie was mainly shot in Itty's house, we didn't feel a redundant vibe. The director properly used different rooms to vary the scenery, helping us get to know the residence and making us part of it too

    -The screenplay went to the extreme of extremes when it came to depicting Itty's disgusting behavior. If we can even say these words: he was demonic!

    Appan intentionally demonstrated how this despicable behavior affected his son's legacy and his wife's mentality. AND to witness the family's unconditional love towards Itty was a learning moment for us, very powerful

    -Though Appan is about a womanizer, It's safe to watch from start to finish, thank you for a clean experience

    -We were so horrified at Itty's devilish nature that we didn't pay attention to production aspects; this is good, had there been issues, we would have definitely noticed.
    10albinnadackal

    I would say it's a gem for Malayalam cinema

    One of the best intriguing multilayered realistic what else .....no words can explain my feelings about this gem of Malayalam cinema....kudos sunny Wayne i didn't see you in this movie.....one of the best casting especially alanciyar and annaya you are awesome like a typical Christian wife portrayal....grace Antony and all others just made me tear ....the real they have shown are reality haven't seen any cliche on this movie. What really i want this kind of movie that portraying of negative shades that some Times misses on the bigscreen here they haven't made any saints whereas it is a intensified binge-watching experience.... it's a classy craft of director maju ...cinematography and production design , settings of location and details no words...big hugs .....pure realistic experience.... NB: film makers please don't make artificial realistic movies hence try to make this....
    girirammys

    Why do we love malayalam movies soo much

    Appan takes us to a world which seems to be very familiar one of one has seen Kerala and even if they have seen movies like Maheshinte Prathikaaram.. A place surrounded by rubber plantations, herbs, plants, pet cage,.. basically a self sustainable land in heart the home. The home is simple with a family where in lies the twist. Aged Mother, Son Itty and his wife and his kid and yes his Father who is bed ridden for a while for a reason which is not important for the plot but whats with his father is what makes this story very unique from others we have seen soo far.

    Appan character has been played brilliantly by Alencier and I will not be surprise if he bags a state or even national award for his role in the movie. It's simply brilliant, it's hard to imagine but one would have seen experienced or heard about such character. Appans only son has equally acted well which is further enhanced by the role of wife mother and son. What comes as a cameo Appans only daughter played by Grace from Kumbalangi Nights also mesmerizes you with her acting skills. Every character you see in the movie has a class of its own and the plot as well brings out all the human emotions. The only emotion which is rarely seen in this movie is the comedy as the movie puts you on spot to ask you a question what is right according to you what would you have done if you were in such place...the climax is almost predictable but that's the only end one could have provided .. I will leave it to the audience to decide thier take but such movies makes you love Malayalam movies and this is why people love malayalam movies soo much.
    8zkzuber

    Khan Review - A voice for the silents.

    This movie speaks for many whose pain are never understood specially in India with pre notion is set for parents. Luckily the main lead has loving and caring mother but for many they are not so fortunate. This movie is so intelligently made and it should be appreciated for the maker to come up with kind of subject. Parents for many can be the reason for their unhappiness and disaster, ruining some one's entire life. A child brought up in unhappy childhood and during growing up years cannot come out of it through out his / her entire life the pain always stays. Don't how many life must have been ruined by their parents themselves. No parent is perfect but deep in side they do have love and kind ness for their children but in situation like shown in the movie such cases do exists where the parents don't play any role except giving birth and feeling such cases are like rarest of rare disease which happens to one in millions. It's is very difficult for outsiders, relatives even the neighbours to understand the turmoil the child goes through because no one can come to term that parents can be so evil that they are no bothered if the kid exists and explaining such situation to others is impossible for the one who is suffering. This movie is one of the most excellent malayalam movie I must have come across though I watched in hindi as I don't understand South language. Few scenes looks comical when in fact it is tragedy happening with the family, which in reality happens too. The outsiders who witness the scenes it looks light and funny but it's life & death situation for the one who suffers.

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      • October 28, 2022 (India)
    • Country of origin
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    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
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