Roja Kootam
| Roja Kootam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sasi |
| Written by | Sasi |
| Produced by | Viswanathan Ravichandran |
| Starring | Srikanth Bhumika Chawla Jai Akash Raadhika Raghuvaran Vivek Vijay Adhiraj |
| Cinematography | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | Peter Bhabiyaa |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Distributed by | Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Roja Kootam is a 2002 Tamil film directed by Sasi. The romantic film stars Srikanth and Bhumika Chawla as the lead pair and Jai Akash as the second hero. 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.[2]
Plot
Srikanth and Jai Akash are best friends. Srikanth is the only son of Radhika and Raghuvaran who is interested in anything but his academics. He falls in love with Bhumika who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house with her loud-mouthed sub-inspector Mom, Rekha. With the responsibilities of a brother to get his sisters married Jai Akash leaves for Libya on a job received through Srikanth's parents. Before he leaves, he tells Srikanth that Bhoomika and himself are in love and asks Srikanth to look after his lover until he is back. Srikanth swallows his love secret for the sake of friendship. Meanwhile, Rekha arranges for Bhumika to get married to Vijay Adhiraj for his wealth. At this juncture Bhumika and Srikanth lie that they are already married. They both leave their parents and Srikanth starts earning to support Bhumika. Finishing his job assignment Jai Akash returns only to give yet another family responsibility as an excuse. He apologizes for not being able to marry Bhumika as he is a tight corner to marry somebody else for the sake of his sister's marriage.Later Bhumika leave to Mumbai after a job opportunity. Srikanth's parent comes to know the truth that he and Bhumika are not married. They accept them. Radhika know Bhumika as the girl srikanth loved but he would not accept it since Bhumika might think wrong of him.Later in the train station things turn plates and Bhumika comes to know that she is the girl he loved and accepts him.[3][4]
Cast
- Srikanth as Ilango
- Bhumika Chawla as Mano
- Raghuvaran
- Raadhika Sarathkumar
- Vivek as Auto Aarumugam
- Suvarna Mathew as Kiran
- Jai Akash as Sriram
- Rekha
- 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
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The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj. The songs were received well by the audience and were chartbusters.
| SL. No. | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anna Saalaiyil | Karthik (singer) | 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 | 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)[5]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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- ^ "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 at IMDb