Appu and Pappu

<p>Appu is a naughty boy, living with his single mother Deepa and maternal grandfather in Bangalore. He often makes trouble and drags his entire family into the situation. One day Appu asks his grandfather about his. He explain him the story that, his father Ramesh (Abbas) had love marriage with his mother. After Appu’s birth, both used to fight every-day deciding whether to give Appu a luxurious life or a sufficient life. The fight leads to divorce. Deepa leaves for Cambodia for her office work along with Appu. The film was shot in . The music of the film is composed by . The makers of the film wanted to sing a song for the orangutan. Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says “This being a children’s film, the violent sequence could have been avoided. Certain provocative scenes involving the second lead heroine could also have been easily given a skip. Appu Pappu speaks of the importance of family values and ties on one hand, and animal welfare and protection on the other. A good outing for the kids”. B. S. Srivani from wrote “However, “Appu Pappu” is meant mainly for the kids, and their doting parents. When each trick, twist and turn featuring the human-animal duo gets seetis and loud applause, it is time to suspend logic and enjoy the show. “Appu Pappu” entertains as only it can”. A critic from scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote “Rekha excels with her graceful performance. Master Snehith promises to be a “little star” of the future. Komal is simply superb. Rangayana Raghu keeps you in good humour. Raju Thalikote, Abbas and Jennifer Kotwal have done justice to their roles. It is finally the orangutan that steals the show with a good performance. “Mungaru Male” Krishna is at his best in cinematography. Hamsalekha has given some excellent musical numbers”. The film was a surprise box office success and ran for a hundred days.</p>