Karuppu Roja
| Karuppu Roja | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | J. Paneer |
| Written by | Aabavanan |
| Produced by | A. Karunamoorthy Indhumathy |
| Starring | Ramki Amar Siddique Yosika Vineetha |
| Cinematography | Selvakumar |
| Edited by | R.T Annadurai |
| Music by | M. S. V. Raja |
Production company | |
Release date | 1996 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karuppu Roja (transl. Black Rose) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language dark fantasy film directed by Paneer, written by Aabavanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vineetha amongst others. The project became the first DTS film in Indian cinema, and had music composed by M. S. V. Raja, his first music composing venture.[1][2]
Plot
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Vinodh and Thulasi meet in college and fall in love. He manipulates her into marrying him. Then he takes away her firstborn to kill as an offering to please Satan in order to cure his mentally ill mother who has been insane since the death of her husband. But Aravindh, a kind exorcist who exorcises the ghosts in the Hindus by chanting Manthras, saves the child by praying to Shiva, and Thulasi is also rescued by him finally. Vinodh dies at the former's hands for spreading Satanism.
Cast
- Ramki as Vijay
- Amar Siddique as Vinod (voice dubbed by Vikram)
- Yosika as Thulasi
- Vineetha as Meena
- Dubbing Janaki as Thulasi's mother
- S.R. Veeraraghavan as Thulasi's father
- Charle
- Srikanth
- Karikalan
- Kavithashree
- Kokila Gobinathan
- Sangeetha Balan
Production
Karuppu Roja was written by Aabavanan. It was produced jointly by writer Indhumathi and by Karunamoorthy, who made his debut as a producer in the Tamil film industry with his studio Ayngaran International. The film was heavily publicised before releases, with the producers targeting magazines in particular to rave about the new sound system that the venture was introducing.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. V. Raja, with lyrics by Aabavanan.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mella Chirithal" | Suresh Peters | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Mangala Roopini" | K. S. Chithra | 1:25 |
| 3. | "Siraiyil" | K. S. Chithra | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Karaiyil Oru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Dealiya Poo" | Chandrabose | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Thaayin Madiyil" | P. Jayachandran | 1:24 |
| 7. | "Thottu Vidava Naan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Siraiyil" (repeat) | K. S. Chithra | 1:54 |
| 9. | "Thaayin Madiyil" (repeat) | Jayachandran | 1:47 |
| 10. | "Thaayin Madiyal" (instrumental) | — | 1:26 |
| Total length: | 30:13 | ||
Reception
Taramani of Kalki wrote uncharismatic lead pair, harsh music, logicless plot, dramatic dialogues are the troubles; however the only consolation is the screenplay, which is nothing short of horror while also panning the DTS sound system for being too loud and there is nothing appreciative about this film which has superstitions. Taramani concluded since the film had disgusting elements like spirits, black magic and sacrifice, they felt like bathing with dettol after coming out from the theatre.[6] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote " Iyngaran International's Karuppu Roja takes the viewer on a different plane of entertainment. Added to these is the technical expertise of Aabavanan (story, screenplay, lyrics and music) and his team, putting the computer graphics to good effect, the DTS sound system in Abirami cinema completing the picture."[7] H. Sridhar won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Audiographer, while D. Rajan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director.[8]
References
- ^ "From piano to oboe, he has played it all". The Hindu. 11 February 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Specials". Cinesouth. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (6 February 1996). "Movie info". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Karuppu Roja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 16 September 1996. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Karuppu Roja – Meendum Savithri". lakshmimusicshop.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ தரமணி (5 May 1996). "கருப்பு ரோஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (26 April 1996). "Cinema: Karuppu Roja/Chiraichalai/Sengottai/Raajali". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "1996 Cinema State Awards". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
External links
- Karuppu Roja at IMDb
