''Appooppan'' (also known as Charithram Aavarthikkunnilla before release) () is a 1976 Indian

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-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran, starring

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri fr ...

Jayabharathi Jayabharathi is an Indian actress. She is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Bhaskaran for his movie Kattukurangu in 1969. Later she became one of ...

, Sumithra and Kamal Haasan. The film was a remake of the

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film ''

Tata Manavadu ''Thatha-Manavadu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in his debut. The film stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Raja Babu in the titular roles. ''Thatha-Manavadu'' featured Raja Babu, who had mostly ac ...

''.

Cast

as Velu Nair * Kamal Haasan as Babu *

as Bindu * Sumithra as Radha, Amminikutty (double role) * Sankaradi as Sankaran Menon * Sukumari as Bharathi *

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as Sarasvathi *

K. P. Ummer Kachinamthoduka Puthiyapurayil Ummer known as K. P. Ummer (Malayalam: കെ.പി. ഉമ്മർ) was an Indian actor from Thekkepuram quarter of Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He was active in the Malayalam cinema from early sixties until late ...

as Gopinath *

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and role ...

as Vishwanatha Menon *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. ...

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 the production banner "Murugan Movies". It is a remake of the 1973 Telugu film ''

''. The film was given an "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the

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and the 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 film's theatrical release. 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 Mohammad Sabir Baburaj was an Indian music composer. He is often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music. Baburaj has rendered music to many evergreen Malayalam film songs. Early years Baburaj was born on 9 March 1929 in Kozhikod ...

References

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1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Bhaskaran {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub