Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)
| Apoorva Sagodharargal | |
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| Directed by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Produced by |
Kamal Haasan Gulshan Kumar |
| Written by |
Crazy Mohan (dialogues) Manohar Shyam Joshi (dialogues – Hindi version) |
| Screenplay by | Kamal Haasan |
| Story by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Starring |
Kamal Haasan Gouthami Rupini Srividya Nagesh Jaishankar Nassar Delhi Ganesh Janakaraj Manorama |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sriram |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
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| Distributed by | Raaj Kamal Films International |
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Running time
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150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Apoorva Sahodharargal /Appu Raja | |
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| Studio album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 4 May 1989 (Tamil) 5 June 1990 (Hindi) |
| Recorded | Raajkamal Film International |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Raajkamal Film International |
Apoorva Sagodharargal (English: Rare Brothers) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan in three roles, as a mechanic, a circus clown who is a dwarf and a police officer, along with Gouthami and Rupini playing lead roles with Srividya, Manorama, Nagesh, Jaishankar, Nassar and Delhi Ganesh playing supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vaali. The film was produced by Kamal Haasan and his brother Chandra Haasan under the production company Raajkamal Films International. Some part of the movie is based on 1928 Hollywood movie Charlie Chaplin's The Circus.
The film tells the story of twins who were separated during childhood grows up in different localities with one of them Appu being a midget working for circus. Appu comes to know that his father was an honest police officer who was killed by four criminals. Rest of the film shows how Appu succeeds in avenging the death of his father and how Raja proves his innocence as he is blamed for the murders committed by Appu.
The film's story was written by Panchu Arunachalam while Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan wrote screenplay and dialogues respectively. B. Lenin and VT Vijayan handled editing respectively while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. The film was remiered at the International Film Festival of India, The film was released on 14 April 1989 was a box office success and completed 200-day run. It was dubbed into Telugu as Vichithra Sodarulu and into Hindi as Appu Raja in 1990. Appu Raja released in 50 screens in North India netting ₹50 lakh at the box office.
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