Roja Kootam

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Roja Kootam
Srikanth
Bhumika
CinematographyM. V. Panneerselvam
Edited byPeter Bhabiyaa
Music byBharadwaj
Distributed byAascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Release date
  • 22 February 2002 (2002-02-22)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Roja Kootam (transl. A Bunch of Roses) is a 2002 Indian

Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted him into stardom.[1][2] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Roja Poolu.[3] The film was remade in Kannada as Manasina Maathu
(2011).

Plot

Ilango and Sriram are best friends. Ilango is his parents' only son, who aren't interested in anything but his academics. However Ilango is not interested in academics and wants to set up business. He falls in love with Manohari, who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house, with her loudmouthed sub-inspector mother. 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 learn 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 learns that she is the girl he loved and accepts him.[4]

Cast

Production

In 2001, director Sasi and producer

Srikanth was selected to play his first lead role.[5]

During the making of the project, production was stalled several times owing to differences between Sasi and the production studio. Sasi had briefly left the project after Ravichandran made a last-minute decision to cancel a song shoot in New Zealand.[5] "Apple Penne" was initially shot Chikmagalur and Hampi, before Ravichandran asked for a reshoot, suggesting Egypt as a location. The team were later unable to travel to Egypt owing to a passport delay for the lead actress Bhumika Chawla. It was later reshot in Manali, with associate director S. S. Stanley stepping in as a director for the sequence.[5]

Soundtrack

Roja Kootam
Feature film soundtrack
Length36:49
LabelStar Music
ProducerBharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Dhaya
(2002)
Roja Kootam
(2002)
Gemini

(2002)

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj. The songs were received well by the audience and were chartbusters.

S. 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"
Manicka Vinayagam
5:29
7. "Uyir Konda Rojaave" Bharadwaj 5:08

Reception

Chennai Online wrote "In his debut film 'Sollamale' Sasi had revealed a lot of promise as a director with novel ideas and a fresh narrative style. But there's only glimpses of it here!".[6] The Hindu wrote "Oscar Films 'Roja Koottam' has a refreshing lead pair — Srikanth and Bhumika. It is a routine romantic sojourn all right but there is an attempt at being different".[7]

Awards

2001 - 2002

References

  1. ^ "Roja Koottam Review". lavan.fateback. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ "Success guaranteed - TRCY - The Hindu". The Hindu. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ Manju Latha Kalanidhi. "Roja Poolu Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Roja Kootam Synopsis | Tamil Movie | Roja Kootam Story | Movie Plot | Preview | Oneindia.in". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "😥Chance கிடைக்காம வெறுத்துட்டேன் : Actor Srikanth Emotional Interview | Coffee with Kadhal | Vijay". YouTube. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Rojakootam". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Roja Koottam". The Hindu. 1 March 2002. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "ITFA Awards". Veenai movies. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Filmfans Association Award". Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

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