Roja Kootam
Roja Kootam (transl. A Bunch of Roses) is a 2002 Indian Tamil romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika Chawla as the lead pair. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie.[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Manasina Maathu with Ajay Rao and Aindrita Ray. The film was dubbed into Telugu with the title Roja Poolu.
| Roja Kootam | |
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| Directed by | Sasi |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
| Written by | Sasi |
| Starring | Srikanth Bhumika |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Cinematography | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | Peter Bhabiyaa |
| Distributed by | Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ilango (Srikanth) and Sriram (Akash) are best friends. Ilango is the only son of Radhika and Raghuvaran, who aren't interested in anything but his academics. He falls in love with Manohari (Bhumika), who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house, with her loudmouthed sub-inspector mother (Rekha). With the responsibilities of a brother to get his sisters married, Sriram leaves for Libya on a job received through Ilango's parents. Before he leaves, he tells Ilango that Mano and himself are in love, and asks Ilango to look after his lover until he is back. Ilango swallows his love secret for the sake of friendship. Meanwhile, Manohari's mother arranges for her to marry Vijay Adhiraj for his wealth. At this juncture, Mano and Ilango lie that they are already married. They both leave their parents, and Ilango starts earning to support Mano. Finishing his job assignment, Sriram returns, only to give yet another family responsibility as an excuse. He apologizes for not being able to marry Mano as he is a tight corner to marry somebody else for the sake of his sister's marriage. Later, Mano leaves to Mumbai after a job opportunity. Ilango's parents come to know the truth that he and Mano are not married. They accept them. Radhika knows Mano as the girl Ilango loved, but he would not accept it since Mano might think wrong of him. Later in the train station, things turn plates and Mano comes to know that she is the girl he loved and accepts him.[2][3]
Cast
- Srikanth as Ilango
- Bhumika as Manogari aka Mano
- Akash as Sriram
- Raghuvaran as Ilango's father
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Ilango's mother
- Vivek as Auto Aarumugam
- Suvarna Mathew as Kiran
- Vijay Adhiraj as Mano's arranged husband
- Shanthi Williams as Sriram's mother
- Rekha as Mano's mother
- Bava Lakshmanan as Auto Aarumugam's passenger
- Raghava Lawrence in the song Suppamma
- Mumtaj in the song Suppamma
Production
This was director Sasi's second film. This was Bhumika's second Tamil film after Badri, in which she co-starred with Vijay. This was Srikanth's first film.
Soundtrack
| Roja Kootam | ||||
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| Released | 2 January 2002 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Star Music | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. The songs were received well by the audience and were chartbusters.
| SL. No. | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anna Saalaiyil | Karthik | Vairamuthu | 5:34 |
| 2. | Apple Penne Neeyaaro | Srinivas | 5:32 | |
| 3. | Azhagin Azhage Nee | Tippu | 5:14 | |
| 4. | Mottugale Mottugale | Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan | 4:57 | |
| 5. | Putham Pudhu Rojaave | P. Unnikrishnan | 4:55 | |
| 6. | Subbammaa | Malgudi Subha, Manicka Vinayagam | 5:29 | |
| 7. | Uyir Konda Rojaave | Bharadwaj | 5:08 |
Awards
- ITFA Best New Actor Award
- Best Music Director Award (2002)[4]
References
- "Roja Koottam Review". lavan.fateback. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- "Roja Koottam". The Hindu. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-synopsis/3676/roja-kootam.html
- Filmfans Association Award
External links
- Roja Kootam on IMDb