Roja Malare

Roja Malare
Roja Malare
Directed by	T. M. Jayamurugan
Written by	T. M. Jayamurugan
Produced by	Nirmaladevi Jayamurugan
Starring	Murali; Reeva; Arun Pandian; Anand Babu; Senthil; Madhan Bob;
Cinematography	A. Venkatesh
Edited by	L. Kesevan
Music by	Adithyan
Production; company	Kamalam Movies
Release date	5 December 1997;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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]

Plot

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

Murali as Kannan
Reeva as Malarvizhi
Arun Pandian as Arun
Anand Babu as Anbu
Senthil as Babu
Madhan Bob
Sathyapriya as Lakshmi
Kottai Perumal
Shobaraj
T. M. Jayamurugan

Production

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

Soundtrack

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

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

^ "Rojamalare ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ ^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)
^ "Rojamalare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ ஜெயந்தன், ஆ��்.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.
^ "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.

External links

Roja Malare at IMDb

[1] "Rojamalare ( 1997 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[:0-2] "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, ஆ��்.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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