''Kadhal Rojavae'' () is a 2000 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

-language

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Keyaar Kothanda Ramaiah (also known as K. R. and Keyaar) is an Indian film director, producer, distributor and exhibitor. He has held various leading positions in different film industry organizations. Career KR studied film processing at the M.G.R. ...

. It is a remake of the 1991

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

film ''

Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Gulshan Kumar and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starred Bhatt's daughter Pooja Bhatt in her first major lead female role, with Aamir Khan sta ...

''., which itself is based on the 1934 American film ''

It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tr ...

''. The film stars newcomers

George Vishnu George Vishnu is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career George Vishnu, the son of Malaysian Tamil actor Ravichandran and Malayalam actress Sheela, was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a ...

and Pooja Kumar, while

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (31 July 1951 – 22 May 2023), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 300 films, including in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and ...

Charle Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English co ...

and S. S. Chandran play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

Cast

Production

had planned to make the film with

Prashanth Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor, businessman, playback singer and film producer known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in f ...

during 1996, but the actor's commitments to Shankar's ''

Jeans Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and patented by ...

'' (1998), meant that he could not allot dates to start the project. Consequently, Bhaskar of Oscar Movies signed

, the son of former actress

Sheela Sheela Celine (born 24 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine ...

to debut in his production, ''Kadhal Rojavae'' in 1997 and according to the deal signed, Vishnu was not supposed to act in any other film until ''Kadhal Rojavae'' had been completed and released. However, during production, Vishnu could not wait and starred in a Malayalam film, while

was still shooting causing a rift between the actor and producer Bhaskar during the making of the project. Pooja Kumar, who was crowned

Miss India USA Miss India USA is a beauty pageant for young women of Indian descent who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established in 1980 by the India Festival Committee headed by Dharmatma Saran. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant ...

in 1995, was selected to make her debut as heroine.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The audio cassette was launched at a ceremony in Chennai, with M. Saravanan and

Sivakumar Palaniswamy Gounder (born 27 October 1941), better known by his stage name Sivakumar, is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has appeared in Tamil cinema and television. He made his acting debut in '' Kaakum Karangal'' (1965) and has ...

presiding over the event as chief guests during early 1997.

Reception

Savitha Padmanabhan of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' wrote, "Both the newcomers have a long way to go in honing their acting skills". Savitha also added that "the high point of the film is the music by Ilaiyaraja. The same can be said about the background score that lifts the mood of the film to some extent." Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote, "The movie has a jaded look. For those who have seen (''It Happened One Night'' - or nearer home, ''Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'') the script will be a familiar one. Vishnu ..and Pooja, both debutants, show promise and are at ease with their roles. What stands out is laiyaraaja'scatchy song numbers".

References

External links

* {{Keyaar 2000 films 2000s Indian films 2000s romance films 2000s Tamil-language films Films directed by Keyaar Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romance films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Tamil-language Indian films Indian road movies Indian remakes of American films Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic comedy films Indian screwball comedy films Films about buses Comedy of remarriage films Films about interclass romance Films about journalists Films about runaways Films set in country houses Films about hitchhiking Films set in Chennai Films shot in Chennai Films based on American short stories Films based on works by Samuel Hopkins Adams Films based on adaptations