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''Roja Kootam'' () is a 2002 Indian
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-language
romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and
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in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by
Bharathwaj Ramani Bharathwaj known professionally as Bharadwaj is an Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, predominantly known for his work in Tamil cinema. He is trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music and is a ...
. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted him into stardom. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Roja Poolu''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''
Manasina Maathu ''Manasina Maathu'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Praveen Kumar. The film stars Ajay Rao and Aindrita Ray, paired together for the first time. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Roja Kootam'' (20 ...
'' with
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and
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in 2011.


Plot

Ilango and Sriram are best friends. Ilango is his parents' only son, who aren't interested in anything but his academics. However Ilango is not interested in academics and wants to set up business. He falls in love with Manohari, who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house, with her loudmouthed sub-inspector mother. With the responsibilities of a brother to get his sisters married, Sriram leaves for Libya on a job received through Ilango's parents. Before he leaves, he tells Ilango that Mano and himself are in love, and asks Ilango to look after his lover until he is back. Ilango swallows his love secret for the sake of friendship. Meanwhile, Manohari's mother arranges for her to marry
Vijay Adhiraj Vijay Adhiraj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films and serials. He was introduced in the NFDC & Doordarshan produced ''Sahashraphan'' in Hindi, written by then Prime Minister of India Shri. P. V. Narasi ...
for his wealth. At this juncture, Mano and Ilango lie that they are already married. They both leave their parents, and Ilango starts earning to support Mano. Finishing his job assignment, Sriram returns, only to give yet another family responsibility as an excuse. He apologizes for not being able to marry Mano as he is a tight corner to marry somebody else for the sake of his sister's marriage. Later, Mano leaves to Mumbai after a job opportunity. Ilango's parents learn that he and Mano are not married. They accept them. Radhika knows Mano as the girl Ilango loved, but he would not accept it since Mano might think wrong of him. Later in the train station, things turn plates and Mano learns that she is the girl he loved and accepts him.


Cast

* Srikanth as Ilango *
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as Manogari aka Mano *
Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Velayutham (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the ''Hindustan T ...
as Ilango's father *
Raadhika Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Media ...
as Ilango's mother *
Vivek Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) (विवेक in Devanagari script) is a masculine given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refe ...
as Auto Aarumugam *
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in the song Suppamma *
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in the song Suppamma *
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as Sriram * Devan *
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as Mano's mother *
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as Mano's arranged husband *
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as Kiran *
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as Sriram's mother *Bava Lakshmanan as Auto Aarumugam's passenger *
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as Police officer *
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Production

In 2001, director Sasi and producer
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announced plans of making a romantic film tiled ''Roja Kootam'' and cast
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in the lead role. Following a fallout with the producer, Tarun left the project, with the makers unsuccessfully attempting to bring in either dancer
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or model Vikranth to play the lead role. After working as a television actor and model, Srikanth was selected to play his first lead role.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9kgEplyWjU During the making of the project, production was stalled several times owing to differences between Sasi and the production studio. Sasi had briefly left the project after Ravichandran made a last-minute decision to cancel a song shoot in New Zealand. "Apple Penne" was initially shot
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and
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, before Ravichandran asked for a reshoot, suggesting
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as a location. The team were later unable to travel to Egypt owing to a passport delay for the lead actress
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. It was later reshot in Manali, with associate director S. S. Stanley stepping in as a director for the sequence.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. The songs were received well by the audience and were chartbusters.


Awards

;2001 - 2002 * ITFA Best New Actor Award - Srikanth *Film fans association Award for Best Music Director -
Bharathwaj Ramani Bharathwaj known professionally as Bharadwaj is an Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, predominantly known for his work in Tamil cinema. He is trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music and is a ...
Filmfans Association Award
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References


External links

* {{Sasi (director) 2002 films 2002 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Films scored by Bharadwaj (composer) Tamil films remade in other languages 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Sasi (director)