Movie

Appalam

2011 · 115 min

A gentle, affectionate comedy-drama about a fussy father's love, mixing light laughs with tender grief and warmth.

Overview: Appalasamy (Gana) and his wife Nalaini (Jaclyn Victor) is blessed with a beautiful girl called Shruthi (Raja Ilya). One fateful day, Nalaini gets into a car accident while on the phone arguing with Appalasamy. He promises to his late wife that he will take good care of their daughter, which leads him to become overprotective of her.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
coming-of-age
love
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild