| Kadhal Rojavae | |
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| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Written by | N. Prasanna Kumar (dialogues) |
| Story by | Robin Bhatt |
| Produced by | B. Balaji Prabhu |
| Starring | George Vishnu Pooja Kumar |
| Cinematography | B. Logesh |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhal Rojavae (transl. The rose of love) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Keyaar, which was a remake of the 1991 Hindi film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars newcomers George Vishnu and Pooja Kumar, while Sarath Babu, Charle and S. S. Chandran play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1]
Cast
- George Vishnu as Vishnu
- Pooja Kumar as Pooja
- Sarath Babu as Sarath
- S. S. Chandran as Dixon
- Charle as Nixon
- Alex as Gang leader
- Suryakanth as Henchman
- O. A. K. Sundar as Henchman
- Sujith Sagar as Arun
- Thyagu as Sadasivam
- Loose Mohan as Bus conductor
- R. S. Shivaji as Mechanic
- Madhan Bob as Hotel manager
- S. N. Vasanth as Vishnu's friend
- Balu Anand as Van driver
- Vengal Rao as Henchman
- Keyaar as Himself (cameo appearance)
- M. Bhaskar as Himself (cameo appearance)
- Ramki in a special appearance
Production
Keyaar had planned to make the film with Prashanth during 1996, but the actor's commitments to Shankar's Jeans (1998), meant that he could not allot dates to start the project.[2] Consequently, Bhaskar of Oscar Movies signed George Vishnu, the son of former actress Sheela to debut in his production, Kadhal Rojavae in 1997 and according to the deal signed, Vishnu was not supposed to act in any other film until Kadhal Rojavae had been completed and released. However, during production, Vishnu could not wait and starred in a Malayalam film, while Keyaar was still shooting causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project.[3] Pooja Kumar, who was crowned Miss India USA in 1995, was selected to make her debut as heroine and during production she was signed and dropped from other Tamil films of the period including V. I. P. and Chinna Raja. The actress notably returned more than a decade later starring in the lead role in Kamal Haasan's bilingual Vishwaroopam. Kadhal Rojavae released after a delay in production in 2000.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack features 10 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Muthulingam and Vaasan.[4][5] The audio cassette was launched at a ceremony in Chennai, with A. V. M. Saravanan and Sivakumar presiding over the event as chief guests during early 1997.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kalyana Jodi" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Ilavenil" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Ilavenil (bit)" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 1:03 |
| 4. | "Pudhu Ponnu" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Manam Pona Pokkil" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Sirithale" | Vaali | Bhavatharini | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Ninaitha Varam" | Vaali | P. Unnikrishnan, Sunitha Upadrashta | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Chinna Vennila" | Vaasan | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Thottu Thottu Pallakku" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Midnight Mama" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 46:40 | |||
Reception
Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu wrote, "Both the newcomers have a long way to go in honing their acting skills". Savitha also added that "the high point of the film is the music by Ilaiyaraja. The same can be said about the background score that lifts the mood of the film to some extent."[7]
References
- ↑ "Kadhal Rojave". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3 Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page". Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Kaathal Rojave (2000) - Ilaiyaraaja". mio.to. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kadal Rojave". jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2 Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Padmanabhan, Savitha (21 January 2000). "Film Review:Kadhal Rojavae". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.