Appa (U)
01/Jul/2016 2hrs 02mins

2.50

All message and no movie

I rolled my eyes, but the people around me clapped every time a moral instruction erupted from Dayalan's lips. Clearly, there's still an audience that, after a century of cinema, is only interested in what is being said, not how is only content, not form. That may be this filmy's biggest message.(more)

Source: BARADWAJ RANGAN, The Hindu

2.25

A gutsy uncompromising effort from Samuthirakani which however would test your patience to sit through!

The film does not carry any unwanted songs. It only has one song which too comes in as a montage. Ilayaraaja�s music is very functional and sounds pretty similar to his recent works. Richard Nathan�s camera angles are appealing. Appa has moments of greatness but because of its opinionated presentat...(more)

Source: Behindwoods Review Board, Behindwoods.com

2.80

Some good lessons for fathers and all of us

As usual in Samuthirakani�s films, dialogue is one of the biggest pluses in this film too, but some of them sound like they would have been better if written as text rather than spoken by normal people.(more)

Source: IndiaGlitz , IndiaGlitz.com

2.50

Tries Too Hard To Be An Inspiring Tale!

Samuthirakani's intention to deliver a meaningful film is praiseworthy. But, we have already seen similar movies and Appa needs something special to stand out from the rest. (more)

Source: Avinash Gopinath, One India

3.75

Source: Prashanth, Prashanth

2.00

Source: Karthik, The Hindu