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-language

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directed by

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, which was a remake of the 1991

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film ''

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'' by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars newcomers

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and

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, while

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, Charle and S. S. Chandran play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Cast

as Vishnu *

as Pooja *

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 *

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as Bus conductor * R. S. Shivaji as Mechanic *

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as Hotel manager *S. N. Vasanth as Vishnu's friend *

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as Van driver *Vengal Rao as Henchman *

as Himself (cameo appearance) *

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as Himself (cameo appearance) *

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in a special appearance

Production

had planned to make the film with

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during 1996, but the actor's commitments to Shankar's '' Jeans'' (1998), meant that he could not allot dates to start the project. Consequently, Bhaskar of Oscar Movies signed

, the son of former actress

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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

was still shooting causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project.

, who was crowned

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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 ''

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''. The actress notably returned more than a decade later starring in the lead role in Kamal Haasan's bilingual ''

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''. ''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. 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.

Release

The film opened in January 2000 to mixed reviews with Savitha of

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mentioning "Both the newcomers have a long way to go in honing their acting skills". The critic 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."

References

External links

* {{Keyaar 2000 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2000s Tamil-language films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Films directed by Keyaar