''Rojavin Raja'' () is a 1976 Indian

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-language film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by N. V. Ramasamy. The film stars

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. It was released on 15 December 1976. The film was remade as ''Bayen Hath Ka Khel'' in Hindi, but is unreleased.

Plot

Raja is the poor son of a teacher. Gopal is his rich best friend that often helps him financially. Janaki is the only child of a rich man and falls in love with Raja. Her father objects as Raja is poor and arranges her marriage with Gopal. Raja is stuck between wanting to be with the woman he loves and his best friend's happiness.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...

. All songs written by

Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...

Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' praised the acting of Sivaji Ganesan and other actors, humour, dialogues and cinematography and noted even though the end of the story is known, ''Rojavin Raja'' never bores and is heartwarming.

References

External links

* {{K. Vijayan 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1976 films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Tamil-language Indian films Tamil films remade in other languages