Roja Malare Explained

Roja Malare
Director:T. M. Jayamurugan
Producer:Nirmaladevi Jayamurugan
Music:Adithyan
Cinematography:A. Venkatesh
Editing:L. Kesevan
Studio:Kamalam Movies
Runtime: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.

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" 4:41
"Azhagoviam" 5:49 T. M. Jayamurugan
"Bombay Reeva" 5:07
"Kettavaram" 4:16
"Poopupuva" 6:15
"Rojamalarin" Jeemon KJ 4:56
"Udhayathu" 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". 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rojamalare (1997) . dead . https://archive.today/20130119074929/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=rojamalare . 19 January 2013 . 2012-11-04 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: A-Z Continues... . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm . 24 April 2013 . 12 January 2022 . Indolink.
  3. Web site: 18 April 2013 . Rojamalare (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . live . https://archive.today/20240110050343/https://music.apple.com/in/album/rojamalare-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/639908790 . 10 January 2024 . 10 January 2023 . Apple Music.
  4. Web site: ஜெயந்தன் . ஆர்.சி. . 12 March 2021 . இயக்குநரின் குரல்: கார்த்திக் தீ போன்றவர்! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110104154/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/644312-voice-of-the-director-3.html . 10 January 2024 . 10 January 2024 . . Ta.
  5. News: 30 March 1999 . Subsidy for low budget films distributed . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080427180556/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706?OpenDocument . 27 April 2008 . 4 July 2024 . . PTI.