Kadhal Rojavae
| Kadhal Rojavae | |
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| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt |
| Produced by | M. Bhaskar |
| Starring | George Vishnu Pooja Kumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Oscar Films International |
Release date | January 14, 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhal Rojavae is a 2000 Tamil romantic film directed by Keyaar, which was a remake of the 1991 Hindi film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin by Mahesh Bhatt. The film featured newcomers George Vishnu and Pooja Kumar in the lead roles, while Sarath Babu, Charle and S. S. Chandran play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the film opened in January 2000 to a negative response at the box office.[1]
Cast
- George Vishnu
- Pooja Kumar as Pooja
- Sarath Babu
- Charle
- S. S. Chandran
- Ramki (guest appearance in the song "Thottu Thottu Pallakku")
- O. A. K. Sundar (a henchman)
- Thyagu
- Alex
- Suryakanth
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.
Release
The film opened in January 2000 to mixed reviews with Savitha of The Hindu mentioning "Both the newcomers have a long way to go in honing their acting skills". The critic also added that the "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."[4] The film went largely unnoticed at the box office due to low profile nature of the cast.
Soundtrack
- Thottu Thottu Pallakku - SPB, Sujatha
- Ilavnil - SPB, Chithra
- Ninaitha Varam - Unnikrishnan, Sunitha
- Chinna Vennila - Mano, Anuradha Sriram
- Kalyana Jodi - SPB
- Midnight Mama - SPB, Chitra
- Pudhuponnu - Unnikrishnan, Sunitha
- Sirithale - Minmini
References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20030710151746/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov3.asp
- ^ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/ibv76-CAjoA
- ^ "1997-98 Kodambakkam babies Page". Indolink.com. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ "Film Review:Kadhal Rojavae". The Hindu. 2000-01-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25.