Apple Penne
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| director = R. K. Kalaimani
| producer = KG Pandian
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| music = Mani Sharma
| cinematography = Prabhakar
| editing = Antony
| studio = KGP Films
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|14}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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Apple Penne ({{translation|Apple girl}}) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Vatsan and Aishwarya Menon, while Roja plays a pivotal role.
Cast
- Vatsan as James
- Aishwarya Menon as Komalavalli
- Roja as Hamsavalli
- Thambi Ramaiah as Constable Arumugam
- Suresh
- Deva
- Suchitra
- KG Pandian
Production
Vatsan was roped in to play the lead role in the film for the first time in his career after producer K. G. Pandian noticed him for his roles in his previous films.{{cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/vatsan-turns-solo-hero |title=Vatsan turns solo hero |website=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015203353/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/vatsan-turns-solo-hero |archive-date=2014-10-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-apple-pennae-sentiments-galore/article5179245.ece|title=Audio Beat: Apple Pennae - Sentiments galore|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|date=28 September 2013|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 December 2019|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231212521/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-apple-pennae-sentiments-galore/article5179245.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jul/03/ilayathalapathy%e2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero-493064.html|title=Ilayathalapathy's biggest fan now plays solo hero|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=17 February 2024|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022030143/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jul/03/Ilayathalapathy%E2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero-493064.html|url-status=live}} The film is a woman-centric film and Roja was roped in to play a pivotal role.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Apple-Penne-gets-U-certificate/articleshow/23339333.cms|title=Apple Penne gets U certificate|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 September 2020|archive-date=19 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119103310/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Apple-Penne-gets-U-certificate/articleshow/23339333.cms|url-status=live}}
Soundtrack
The film features seven songs composed by Mani Sharma.{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/apple-penne|title=Apple Penne Songs Download|work=Gaana|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101154213/https://gaana.com/album/apple-penne|url-status=live}} Kalaipuli Thanu released the audio in September 2013. The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.{{cite web|url=https://www.saregama.com/album/apple-penne_15199|title=Apple Penne by Various artists|work=Saregama|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101154212/https://www.saregama.com/album/apple-penne_15199|url-status=live}}
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| 1 | "Amma Unnai" | Poornima | rowspan=2|Yugabharathi |
| 2 | "Aatha Appan" | Shaji | |
| 3 | "Padu Padu" | Padmalatha | Viveka |
| 4 | "Thoongatha Boologam" | Harini | rowspan=4|Yugabharathi |
| 5 | "Oru Podhum" | Pavan, Gayathri | |
| 6 | "Velli Sevai" | Velmurugan | |
| 7 | "Ennai Thandi" | Uma Ramanan |
Release
The Times of India gave the film one-and-a-half stars and wrote that "There is a dated feel to almost everything in Apple Penne, right from the plot to the filmmaking".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/apple-penne/movie-review/25865218.cms|title=Apple Penne Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Apple Penne by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}