Appaji

Appaji is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Vishnuvardhan and Aamani. The film was directed by D. Rajendra Babu, written by V. Vijayendra Prasad and produced under Surya International banner. The music was scored by M. M. Keeravani. The movie was dubbed in Telugu with the same name.^[1] The story writer of this movie, V. Vijayendra Prasad reused a famous sequence of this movie - "Taking lift cunningly in the guise of helping a vehicle which seems to be broken down which was actually caused by himself" (just before the song "Ene Kannadathi" ) -later in his 2015 Hindi movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Appaji
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Written by	Richard Louis (dialogues)
Screenplay by	D. Rajendra Babu
Story by	V. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced by	H. S. Janakiram C. S. Manju
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Aamani Pankaj Dheer
Cinematography	Prasad Babu
Edited by	K. Balu
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Production company	Surya International
Release date	4 January 1996 (1996-01-04)
Running time	139 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan as Appaji and Shakthi (dual role)
• Aamani as Lakshmi Desai, Shakthi's girlfriend
• Pankaj Dheer as Arjun
• Sharanya as Rekha
• Sihi Kahi Chandru as Boda
• Doddanna as Home Minister
• Keerthi as Ranadheer Desai
• Krishne Gowda as Shankar Rao
• Lakshman as Captain, Appaji and Shakthi's wellwisher
• M. S. Karanth as IAS officer

Music

Appaji
Soundtrack album by M. M. Keeravani
Released	1996
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Producer	M. M. Keeravani
M. M. Keeravani chronology
Rayudugaru Nayudugaru (1996) Appaji (1996) Bombay Priyudu (1996)

All the songs are composed and scored by M. M. Keeravani.^[2] The song Yaava Deva Shilpi was reused from Keeravani's own Telugu song Sirichandanapu from Muddula Priyudu. The song 'Ene Kannadathi' is based on Ee Nela Manadira from People's Encounter. The sequence before the song Ene Kannadathi where the hero cunningly takes lift after restarting a vehicle broken down by himself was re-used by writer V. Vijayendra Prasad for his 2015 Hindi movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

S. No.	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist
1	"Ene Kannadathi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	R. N. Jayagopal
2	"Balu Rambada"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	R. N. Jayagopal
3	"Maama Jaba Jaba"	Malgudi Subha	R. N. Jayagopal
4	"Yaava Deva Shilpi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	R. N. Jayagopal
5	"Baanu Ello Kanenu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	R. N. Jayagopal
6	"Gharshane Gharshane"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	R. N. Jayagopal

Release

The movie was released on 4 January 1996. ^[3]