Appalam (transl. Appalam) is a 2011 Malaysian comedy-drama film directed by Afdlin Shauki. It is a Tamil-language remake of the Malay film Papadom, also directed by Afdlin, which itself was inspired by the Disney film College Road Trip (2008). The film revolves around an overprotective father, Samy, who besides his own role as a dad to his only daughter Shruti, has to take on the mother role upon the sudden death of his wife.

The film became the second Malaysian Tamil movie to be shot in 35-mm film format after the 1991 Malaysian Tamil film Naan Oru Malaysian. The film was released on 15 November 2011 in cinemas across Malaysia, Singapore, and Tamil Nadu, to positive critical acclaim by critics. Appalam also emerged as the highest-grossing locally produced Tamil film of all time before beaten by Maindhan in 2014.