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Apoorva Sagodharargal

  • 1989
  • 2h 37m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.9K
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Kamal Haasan in Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989)
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Appu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.Appu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.Appu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.

  • Director
    • Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
  • Writers
    • Panchu Arunachalam
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Manohar Shyam Joshi
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Nagesh
    • Srividya
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    4.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
    • Writers
      • Panchu Arunachalam
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Manohar Shyam Joshi
    • Stars
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Nagesh
      • Srividya
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Sethupathy…
    Nagesh
    Nagesh
    • Dharmadas
    Srividya
    Srividya
    • Appu and Raja's Mom
    Gautami
    Gautami
    • Raja's Girlfriend
    Komal Mahuvakar
    Komal Mahuvakar
    • Ringmaster's Daughter
    • (as Rupini)
    Mouli
    Mouli
    • Ringmaster
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Francis Ambarasu (Francis Amberson in Hindi)
    Janakaraj
    Janakaraj
    • Police Inspector
    • (as Janagaraj)
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    Kavithalaya Krishnan
    • Lorry Driver
    Aachi Manorama
    Aachi Manorama
    • Muniyamma
    • (as Manorama)
    Mayilsamy
    Mayilsamy
    • Mayilsamy
    Crazy Mohan
    Crazy Mohan
    • Sait
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Sadashivam
    Jai Sankar
    • Sathyamurthy
    R.S. Shivaji
    R.S. Shivaji
    • Constable Sambandham
    • Director
      • Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
    • Writers
      • Panchu Arunachalam
      • Kamal Haasan
      • Manohar Shyam Joshi
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    User reviews12

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    10Santhosh_2002

    Apoorva Sagodharargal

    The movie was excellent. As usual Kamal Hassan superb acting. Everybody acted very well in the movie. Songs and BGM in the movie were also fantastic. The movie was not at all boring.
    8Imnk98

    Kamal Haasan's great transformation is a real treat.Magnificent!

    Kamal Haasan,the person who I regard as the best actor in Indian cinema ever,added another great to his list.The story is a cliché that we all know,but the screenplay and execution is simply seamless and mind boggling.The first thing I had all my praises on was the cinematography by PC Sriram,simply eye catching and beautiful.The use of color and tone is unbelievable considering the year of release of which was 1989.The camera angles made the movie look very grand and high budgeted.Hats off to him.The second thing that pulled me in was the timeless music of maestro Illayaraja.The music in the film was not everywhere,but it was present in the important scenes.The use of music in the suspense and the comedy scenes were the best.The songs in this film were amazing and the sets of the were really realistic which was a big bonus for the film.The use of modern music at the time was fully utilized by Illayaraja and turned out to be an impressive piece of work at the end.The other two people that full credits has to given is B Lenin and VT Vijayan.Their editing for this film was absolutely amazing and matching the screenplay of the film.Coming to the cut and throat of this film,the Universal Hero,Kamal Haasan.His performance in this was excellent.He played three characters in this film,and the probably the toughest he has done by far is the dwarf character who is Appu.A century has changed,yet nobody can find out the secret of the making of this character.It is no doubt that a any character can be created by CGI with today's technology,but this character that was formed in that time frame was a shock to whole cinema industry in India.The making of this character is well kept secret till today by the makers of the film.Putting aside the concerns of the making,Kamal Haasan completely transformed himself into the character,I could feel this character's emotions,feeling and sentiments throughout this film.The other two characters was the normal Kamal Haasan that we can see,but he shows a variation of the Tamil dialects used by three different characters in the film which is a huge task to pull off.Other than Kamal Haasan,Nagesh did well in a unusual character despite given a less screen space.The other standout performer was Janagaraj in another unusual character for him.His comical timing in this film made the film more fun and enjoyable within the serious tone of this film.This had to go down to the dialogue writer Crazy Mohan.He really understood the screenplay of the film and set dialogues with good timing and counters.Hats off.The screenplay which was also written by Kamal Haasan shows why he is regarded as one the best actors ever.The screenplay of the movie was smooth as an unpolluted river and the structure of a scene is so well set that the movement of the scenes were not felt by the audience.No review of a good movie is complete without complimenting the efforts of the off screen hero,the director.Singeetam Srinivasa Rao did an excellent job narrating Kamal Haasan's story in a interesting way.Overall,this film would be a great treat for movie lovers just because of its amazing narration.This is definitely not Kamal Haasan's best,but still one of the best Indian movie's ever created.Magnificent!
    8sksanjaykumar-69941

    Innovative film

    A different entertainer from the haasan stable. Everyone thinks that the dwarf character was introduced by kamal in this film, but he truth is he had appeared as a dwarf in a scene in the KB starrer "Punnagai Mannan" released a few months earlier.

    The cast was an unusual one with Nagesh playing a villain (Probably for the 1st time in his career). Dialogues by Crazy & lyrics & music were a BIG PLUS for the film.

    Uptil the release of this film, kamal had a string of flops & his career was sliding, but he took a huge risk in producing a film of his kind.

    Initially, the script of the film was different & even a few scenes were shot but later, it was modified to give more weightage to the dwarf character.

    It ran houseful for 100 days (all shows) in Devi Paradise theatre in chennai.

    It is from this film onwards that Kamal started experimenting with challenging roles.
    10rohonnag

    Great Film Making!

    I saw this film first when I was a kid, Recently I saw it again, I had thought that it wont live up to the expectations from when i last saw it. i was wrong, the film is still top notch, the music is great, the editing is spot on, the songs hummable, and the action funny yet believable. Everything in this film is done properly, unlike some of the other films of that era, you feel the pain of appu, it was just great, not to mention it reminded me of my childhood! Most such films use little or no intelligence, surprisingly this film is very clever, the theme of revenge is central to the plot, but the comedy elements are present and fun to laugh at without becoming toilet humor. See this movie if you liked it initially, because it is still as good as it was back then!
    10MichaelMKR

    Brilliant entertainer

    I am dierhard Kamal fan and this is my fav kamal movie. This is how movie should be made. Spectacular performances from Jangaraj, Manorama, Nagesh. Superhit evergreen songs by Maestro.

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    • Trivia
      Earlier there was to be only one character of Kamal Hassan whose rejected by many girls as he is a dwarf and in the climax he joins circus as a clown.But Singeetam Srinivasa Rao dropped the idea and then added another character with the revenge angle.
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    • Soundtracks
      Raja Naam Mera
      Performed by: Kamal Haasan

      Lyrics by: Prem Dhawan

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1989 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
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    • Production company
      • Raajkamal Films International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,484,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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