Appu and Pappu
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| Directed by | R Anantharaju | 
| Produced by | Soundarya Jagadish R | 
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| Cinematography | S Krishna | 
| Edited by | Sanath Suresh | 
| Music by | Hamsalekha | 
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| Country | India | 
| Language | Kannada | 
Appu and Pappu (alternatively titled Appu Pappu) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R Anantharaju, starring Snehith and an orangutan named Judi in the titular roles with Abbas and Rekha Vedavyas in important roles. This is the first Kannada film to feature an orangutan in a major role and is loosely based on the English film Dunston Checks In (1996). The story follows with a single-mothered child Appu, who wants to unite his mother with his father, who is living in Cambodia
It was released on 17 September 2010. Appu and Pappu became a surprise success and ran for 100 days at the box-office. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Appu Pappu. In Hindi it was dubbed as Lo Aagaye Appu Pappu. The film marked comeback of Abbas to Kannada cinema in a major role after Shanti Shanti Shanti (1998).