Amma Appa Chellam

Amma Appa Chellam (transl. Father, Mother, Chellam) is a 2004 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by Suryan. The film stars Bala, Chaya Singh, and Sathya, while Periyar Dasan, Sabitha Anand, Nizhalgal Ravi, Anjali Devi, T. P. Gajendran, Mayilsamy, Thyagu, and Vijay Krishnaraj playing supporting roles. It was released on 3 December 2004.[1][2]

Amma Appa Chellam
Directed bySuryan
Written byVivekhananth (dialogues)
Screenplay bySuryan
Story byVivekhananth
Produced byL. Vijay Subbiah
M. Saravanan
M. Kumaran
StarringBala
Chaya Singh
Sathya
CinematographyK. V. Mani
Edited byP. Sureshrajhan
Music byBharadwaj
Production
company
Ramadevi Cine Enterprises
Release date
  • 3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Chellam, who comes from a poor family, passes his plus two examination with distinction and gets the first rank in the district, making his parents Kannaiah and Velamma proud. The studious Chellam then joins a college in Chennai. His college mate Nanditha, who is from a wealthy family, befriends him and slowly falls in love with him. Chellam loves her too, but he refrains from revealing his feelings because improving his parents' life is his first priority in life. After finishing his studies, the skilled Chellam struggles to find a good job, and Nanditha wants him to show her his true feelings. However, Chellam makes it clear that his parents are much more important than anything else, thus breaking Nanditha's heart.

Chellam then decides to start a dairy farm, but he needs a bank loan to start his project. His cousin Kumar, who worked in Malaysia for many years, helps him get a bank loan. Chellam works hard and improves the living condition of his parents as he wished. When Chellam finally decides to reveal his love to Nanditha, she gets engaged to Kumar. Chellam, who is caught in a difficult situation, can neither reveal his love nor stop the wedding because of the respect he has for his cousin. On the eve of her wedding, Nanditha secretly meets Chellam and begs him to marry her, but he refuses. The day of the wedding, the heartbroken Nanditha tries to kill herself by jumping into a well, but Chellam saves her from drowning. Kumar learns about their love and supports it. The film ends with Chellam and Nanditha getting married.

Cast

Soundtrack
Amma Appa Chellam
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:53
LabelSony Music India
ProducerBharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Dreams
(2004)		 Amma Appa Chellam
(2004)		 Jananam
(2004)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Bharadwaj. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks written by Arivumathi, Snehan and Vivekhananth.[3][4]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aariraro"VivekhananthK. S. Chithra4:56
2."Neeyum Naanum"SnehanSrinivas, Reshmi4:51
3."Mudhal Mudhalai"SnehanSathyan, Mahalakshmi5:03
4."Pattam Poochi"ArivumathiMahalakshmi4:50
5."Poraadinaal"VivekhananthKrishnaraj4:13
Total length:23:53

Release

Cinesouth lauded the cinematography: "Each and every frame is noteworthy. The way to all the location have been filmed is simply superb" but criticized the film's screenplay and music.[5]

References
  1. "Find Tamil Movie Appa Amma Chellam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. "December release schedule". Sify. 1 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. "Amma Appa Chellam (2004) - Bharadhwaj". mio.to. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. "Amma Appa Chellam by Bharadwaj". jiosaavn.com. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. "Tamil Cinema Review - Amma Appa Chellam". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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