Roja Malare is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by T. M. Jayamurugan. The film stars Murali, Reeva, Arun Pandian and Anand Babu. It was released on 5 December 1997.[1]

Roja Malare
Directed byT. M. Jayamurugan
Written byT. M. Jayamurugan
Produced byNirmaladevi Jayamurugan
Starring
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited byL. Kesevan
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Kamalam Movies
Release date
  • 5 December 1997 (1997-12-05)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Kannan is a singer in a musical ensemble with his friends. Kannan falls in love with, a college student, Malarvizhi but he cannot express his love. Malarvizhi gets engaged with Arun, a strict businessman. Will Malarvizhi accept Kannan's love forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Production

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Songs from the film were shot at St. Mary's Islands.[2]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Adithyan, with lyrics written by T. M. Jayamurugan.[3] The song "Azhagoviyam" attained popularity.[4]

Song Singer(s) Duration Lyrics
"Anandam Vandadhadi" Mano 4:41
"Azhagoviam (Lovely Lisa Monalisa)" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:49 T. M. Jayamurugan
"Bombay Reeva" Mano 5:07
"Kettavaram" Mano 4:16
"Poopupuva" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 6:15
"Rojamalarin" Jeemon KJ 4:56
"Udhayathu" Jayachandran 5:27

Reception

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A writer for Indolink wrote, "The fact that all these stars [Murali, Arunpandian, Anandbabu and Reeva] packed up to picturize the songs in St. Mary's Island seems to be the sole asset to this film".[2] Two years after release, the producers were given a 5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rojamalare ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Rojamalare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ ஜெயந்தன், ஆர்.சி. (12 March 2021). "இயக்குநரின் குரல்: கார்த்திக் தீ போன்றவர்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Subsidy for low budget films distributed". The New Indian Express. PTI. 30 March 1999. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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