At places, kids voices dialogues of insane maturity and adults staged gimmicks of ridiculous maturity, that was incorrigible.Īnd though the director's intentions to take a dig at a few jail schools in TN was appreciable, they need not have looked so forced. Performances as mentioned earlier, were crafted perfectly but still that 'overdramatizing' thingy affected every other character at some point of time that it made us cringe in our seats. Though the songs were on-sync, BG score were horrible to say the least. Though the conceived notions are noble and perfect, they slowly gets diluted as the script progresses and story unveils.Įvery phase of a parent and a child starting from pregnancy upto higher secondary was captured to utmost perfection barring a few misses but where it went wrong was it's execution, unfortunately. It is over cooked and hence becomes overdramatized. Churning that realism in the script to a film reel. The problem with such movies that speak volumes about social issues and people is that, they easily go wrong in a small pedestal. Has he really succeeded in etching out one? Well not really to be honest. To make a 'sensational' and 'heart-warming' product that is 'hard-hitting-' too. The movie completely belongs to Samuthrakani who dons the director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer roles with utmost ease. The life of a straightforward and honest father (played to perfection by Samuthrakani) and the challenges & complications in raising a child is what the film is all about. 'Naadodigal', 'Nimirndhu Nil', 'Poraali', 'Saattai' all are movies that belong to the above mentioned type only.

Samuthrakani is known for movies that imparts the misconceptions that are prevalent among the society thereby tries enlightening us in the same front. At least, the first half of the film has few comic moments with the Mayilvaganam's character but the second half is totally dry that one can't sit through. The director has successfully conveyed the message but his filmmaking style might not be liked by everyone as it is over the top and preachy.Īppa (meaning dad in English) and as the title suggests, the film stands novel as it dealt about dad's contribution in shaping up kid's life.Yes, the film has got a novel concept but the execution spoils the show. Actually, Appa can be embraced if you don't consider filmmaking nuances and overlook all the flaws in the execution. For the first time, I felt that Ilaiyaraaja's background score as terrible, thanks to Samuthirakani's Appa.Īs I'm ranting in the review, Appa isn't a bad film. But Samuthirakani keep shouting throughout Appa and his music composer Ilaiyaraaja is also in great sync with our director and hero. Similarly filmmaking is an art and while conveying message, the director should ensure that the message should be conveyed in subtle manner. In schools, we don't like strict teachers and score good marks only in subjects, which are taught in friendly ambience and in simple manner.

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