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Appooppan
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Wikipedia article
'Appooppan' (also known as 'Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla' before release) is a 1976 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran, starring Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Jayabharathi, Sumithra and Kamal Haasan. The film was a remake of the Telugu film 'Tata Manavadu'.
Cast
*Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Velu Nair
*Kamal Haasan as Babu
*Jayabharathi as Bindu
*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
*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, produced by Murugan under production banner "Murugan Movies". 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 final length of the film was .
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 theatrical release of the film. There is a misconception that 'Appooppan' and 'Charitram Aavarthikkunnilla' are two different films.
Soundtrack
The film 'Appooppan' was previously named as 'Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla' and the LP records covers also carried the same name. The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj.
References
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