Apoorva Saghodarargal (1989)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 37 mins

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A successful remake of the familiar story with Kamalahasan in a sensational triple role following in Lon Chaney’s footsteps as he physically transforms himself into a dwarf. In a prelude shot in an Italo-Western style reminiscent of Sholay’s (1975, Inspector Sedupathi (Kamalahasan) captures and publicly humiliates four villains. On their release, they murder Sedupathi and try to poison his pregnant wife, who manages to escape with the twins she eventually bears. Chased by the villains, the mother and a female friend escape with one child each, believing the others to have been killed. The real mother and her son Appu, a dwarf (Kamalahasan), join a circus where he has a Chaplinesque romance with the manager’s daughter. Learning the truth about his past, Appu tracks down the four villains and kills three of them. The killings are attributed to a certain Raja (Kamalahasan again) who turns out to be the missing twin now working as a garage mechanic and the lover of the remaining villain’s daughter. Raja, pursued by the police, is rescued by Appu and happy ending consists of the twins murdering the last villain.
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Cast: Gouthami Tadimalla, Kamal Haasan

Crew: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (Director), PC Sreeram (Director of Photography), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Family

Release Dates: 14 Apr 1989 (India)

Tamil Name: அபூர்வ சகோதரர்கள்

Did you know? Originally actress Gandhimadhi was cast in Manorama's role, due to changes in the script, she was replaced. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
04:55

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: Kamal Haasan
04:34

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, SP Sailaja
04:38

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:40

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, S Janaki
04:39

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:26

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vaali
Playback Singer: Kamal Haasan
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed into: Appu Raja (Hindi)
Dubbed into: Vichitra Sodarulu (Telugu)
Trivia:
Actor Kamal Haasan plays three different roles in this movie.

In 2013, Aamir Khan took inspirations for his role in 'Dhoom 3', from the way Kamal Haasan had portrayed Appu's character in this movie.

Originally actress Gandhimadhi was cast in Manorama's role, due to changes in the script, she was replaced.

The first Tamil film to beat the record of 'Thirisoolam' set a decade earlier, this new record remained unbeaten for six years until the release of "Baashha".

This movie completed 600-day run at the box office making it as a blockbuster. About 20 million tickets were reportedly sold. This was significant as Tamil Nadu population was 55 million then.

This movie was dubbed into Telugu under the name 'Vichithra Sodarulu' and into Hindi as 'Appu Raja' in 1990.