| Appaji | |
| Director: | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Story: | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
| Screenplay: | D. Rajendra Babu |
| Producer: | H. S. Janakiram C. S. Manju |
| Starring: | Vishnuvardhan Aamani Pankaj Dheer |
| Music: | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography: | Prasad Babu |
| Editing: | K. Balu |
| Studio: | Surya International |
| Runtime: | 139 min |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Country: | India |
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 | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Artist: | M. M. Keeravani |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Producer: | M. M. Keeravani |
| Prev Title: | Rayudugaru Nayudugaru |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Bombay Priyudu |
| Next Year: | 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" | R. N. Jayagopal | |
| 2 | "Balu Rambada" | R. N. Jayagopal | |
| 3 | "Maama Jaba Jaba" | 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 |
The movie was released on 4 January 1996. [3]