''Rojavai Killathe'' () is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Arjun and

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with

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as the antagonist. The film, produced by K. Sukumar, had musical score by Deva and was released on 3 December 1993. It is a remake of the 1988

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''.

Plot

Alexander is a henchman who works for the smuggler Peter, and Alexander are considered by Peter as his faithful henchman. Peter often confronts his enemy Ayyanar. Ayyanar forces the innocent Anu to dance on stage, and he ill-treats her. Peter orders Alexander to kill Ayyanar's weak point, Anu. Alexander cannot kill her and finally shoots on her shoulder. Wounded, Anu is admitted to the hospital. Then, Alexander decides to save her from Peter and Ayyanar.

Cast

* Arjun as Alexander (Duraipandi) *

as Anu *

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as Ayyanar *

as Peter *

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as David * Senthil as T.V.Thandavarayan *

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as Sathasivam, Alexander's brother *

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*Arunkumar *

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* Ra. Sankaran as Somanathan, Anu's father *

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as Sathasivam's wife *Sharmili as David's wife *Suryakala *

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as a doctor *

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*Master Robert as Naina

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics by

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Reception

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'' wrote, "Director Suresh Krishna's takings are slick and sophisticated. He has used his cinematographer Prakash to good effect. The visuals are crisp and elegant, the locations lush and inviting. But that's all there is to the film, the flashiness." K. Vijiyan of '' New Straits Times'' wrote, "Director Suresh Krishna should have concentrated more on building up the story instead of just the stunts".

References

External links

* {{Suresh Krissna 1990s romantic action films 1990s Tamil-language films 1990s vigilante films 1993 films Films directed by Suresh Krissna Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian romantic action films Indian vigilante films Tamil remakes of Hindi films