Appa (film)

Appa
Directed by	Samuthirakani
Produced by	Samuthirakani
Written by	Samuthirakani
Starring	Samuthirakani Thambi Ramaiah Namo Narayana J. Vignesh
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Richard M. Nathan
Edited by	A. L. Ramesh
Production company	Naadodigal Productions
Distributed by	Etcetera Entertaiments
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Appa (English: Father) is an upcoming Indian Tamil drama film written, produced and directed by Samuthirakani. A spiritual sequel to Saattai (2012), the film features Samuthirakani himself in the lead role, with Thambi Ramaiah in a supporting role. Featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, the film began production in late 2015.

Cast

• Samuthirakani
• Thambi Ramaiah
• Namo Narayana
• J. Vignesh

Production

In September 2015, Samuthirakani chose to postpone the production of his Kitna, after the lead actress Dhansika got an offer to appear in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali (2016). He chose instead to use his time directing and producing a sequel to his earlier film, Saattai (2012), and revealed that the film would be titled Appa. He revealed that the film would bear no resemblance to the first film, but would be a spiritual sequel and would revolve around the education system like the previous film. Samuthirakani also revealed that the film's plot line had been taken from a real life incident, which happened when choosing a school for his son.

A teaser for the film was released during December 2015.