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Roja Kootam (transl. A Bunch of Roses) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Sasi. The film stars Srikanth and Bhumika in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie and catapulted him into stardom.[1][2] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Roja Poolu.[3] The film was remade in Kannada as Manasina Maathu with Ajay Rao and Aindrita Ray in 2011.[4]

Roja Kootam
Poster
Directed by	Sasi
Written by	Sasi
Produced by	V. Ravichandran
Starring	Srikanth Bhumika
Cinematography	M. V. Panneerselvam
Edited by	Peter Bhabiyaa
Music by	Bharathwaj
Distributed by	Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Release date	22 February 2002 (2002-02-22)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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 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.[5][6]

Cast

Production

Director Sasi cast actor Srikanth, a newcomer as hero for his next film after working on two films. Bhumika was selected as lead actress opposite Srikanth. This was Bhumika's second Tamil film after Badri, in which she co-starred with Vijay.

Soundtrack

Roja Kootam
Soundtrack album by Bharathwaj
Released	2 January 2002
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	36:49
Label	Star Music
Producer	Bharathwaj
Bharathwaj chronology
Dhaya (2002) Roja Kootam (2002) Gemini (2002)

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

S. No.	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration (mins)
1.	"Anna Saalaiyil"	Karthik	Vairamuthu	5:34
2.	"Apple Penne Neeyaaro"	Srinivas		5:32
3.	"Azhagin Azhage Nee"	Tippu		5:14
4.	"Mottugale Mottugale"	Sadhana Sargam, Hariharan		4:57
5.	"Putham Pudhu Rojaave"	P. Unnikrishnan		4:55
6.	"Subbammaa"	Malgudi Subha, Manicka Vinayagam		5:29
7.	"Uyir Konda Rojaave"	Bharathwaj		5:08

Awards

2001 - 2002

• ITFA Best New Actor Award - Srikanth[7]
• Film fans association Award for Best Music Director -Bharathwaj[8]

References

External links

• Roja Kootam at IMDb

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