Appuchi Gramam

Appuchi Graamam is a 2014 Tamil science fiction film directed by Vi Anand. It stars newcomers Praveen Kumar and Anusha Naik alongside Suja Varunee, Swasika and Nassar. Produced by Vishnu Muralee and Senthil Kumar under the banner of Eye Catch Multi Media, it features music by Vishal Chandrasekhar and cinematography done by G. K. Prasad.

In October 2013, it was first reported in the media that a former associate of director AR Murugadoss, Vi Anand, would be making his directorial debut with a science fiction film titled Appuchi Graamam. Anand was inspired by a newspaper article about a small village near Erode he read in his childhood and wrote the script in 2008. However, producers were not willing to finance the project since it was a science fiction film and they believed that it would be too costly and that people would not understand the concept. A Canadian Tamil producer Vishnu Muralee eventually came forward to fund the project along with his Chennai-based partner Senthil Kumar and Anand said that the film was made on a budget "most would be surprised to know". While Muralee labelled the film a "sci-fi comedy", Anand specified that it was actually a village drama with science-fiction element as the backdrop. He went on to add that the story was the film shot the way R. K. Narayan's Malgudi Days was told. Both the producer and the director further stated that it was not a full length sci-fi but a commercial film.

Vishal Chandrasekhar, a student from A. R. Rahman's school of music, was signed as the music composer, while G. K. Prasad, who had worked as an assistant cameraman in Hollywood films including Slumdog Millionaire and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, was recruited as the cinematographer. Kannada actress and musician Anusha Naik was signed for the female lead role, thus making her Tamil cinema debut. The film was shot largely in Pollachi and Chennai.