Kadhal Rojavae

{{Infobox film

| image = Kadhal Rojavae.jpg

| caption = Title card

| director = Keyaar

| writer = N. Prasanna Kumar (dialogues)

| story = Robin Bhatt

| starring = George Vishnu
Pooja Kumar

| producer = B. Balaji Prabhu

| editing = B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan

| cinematography = B. Logesh

| studio = Oscar Films International

| music = Ilaiyaraaja

| released = {{film date|2000|1|14|df=y}}

| runtime = 122 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Kadhal Rojavae ({{translation|The rose of love}}) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Keyaar. It is a remake of the 1991 Hindi film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin., which itself is based on the 1934 American film It Happened One Night. The film stars newcomers George Vishnu and Pooja Kumar, while Sarath Babu, Charle and S. S. Chandran play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Cast

{{cast listing|

George Vishnu as Vishnu
Pooja Kumar as Pooja
Sarath Babu as Sarath
S. S. Chandran as Dixon
Charle as Nixon
Alex as Gang leader
Suryakanth as Henchman
O. A. K. Sundar as Henchman
Sujith Sagar as Arun
Thyagu as Sadasivam
Loose Mohan as Bus conductor
R. S. Shivaji as Mechanic
Madhan Bob as Hotel manager
S. N. Vasanth as Vishnu's friend
Balu Anand as Van driver
Vengal Rao as Henchman
Keyaar as Himself (cameo appearance)
M. Bhaskar as Himself (cameo appearance)
Ramki in a special appearance

}}

Production

Keyaar had planned to make the film with Prashanth during 1996, but the actor's commitments to Shankar's Jeans (1998), meant that he could not allot dates to start the project.{{Cite web |last=Sitaraman |first=Sandya |date=Jan 17, 1997 |title=Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/ibv76-CAjoA |access-date=15 July 2021 |website=Google Groups |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020004822/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/ibv76-CAjoA |url-status=live }} Consequently, Bhaskar of Oscar Movies signed George Vishnu, the son of former actress Sheela 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 Keyaar 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 in 1995, was selected to make her debut as heroine.{{Cite web |title=1997–98'ன் கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள் |trans-title=1997–98 Kodambakkam babies |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201551/http://indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/97/Dec/kuttisp1.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=25 August 2012 |website=Indolink |language=en}}

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Kaathal Rojave (2000) |url=https://mio.to/album/Kaathal+Rojave+(2000) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308084511/http://mio.to/album/Kaathal+Rojave+%282000%29 |archive-date=8 March 2015 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=MusicIndiaOnline}}{{Cite web |title=Kadal Rojave |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kadal-rojave/cHJDGe04ink_ |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=JioSaavn |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622060344/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kadal-rojave/cHJDGe04ink_ |url-status=live }} The audio cassette was launched at a ceremony in Chennai, with M. Saravanan and Sivakumar presiding over the event as chief guests during early 1997.{{Cite web |last=Krishna |first=Sandya S. |date=Jul 1, 1997 |title=Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/LsBMhM0IBXU/m/186JzyWlqgIJ |access-date=15 July 2021 |website=Google Groups |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818162035/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/LsBMhM0IBXU/m/186JzyWlqgIJ |url-status=live }}

{{track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| headline = Tamil Tracklist

| total_length = 46:40

| title1 = Kalyana Jodi

| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

| lyrics1 = Vaali

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Ilavenil

| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

| lyrics2 = Vaali

| length2 = 5:49

| title3 = Ilavenil (bit)

| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

| lyrics3 = Vaali

| length3 = 1:03

| title4 = Pudhu Ponnu

| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

| lyrics4 = Muthulingam

| length4 = 5:21

| title5 = Manam Pona Pokkil

| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra

| lyrics5 = Muthulingam

| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = Sirithale

| extra6 = Bhavatharini

| lyrics6 = Vaali

| length6 = 5:02

| title7 = Ninaitha Varam

| extra7 = P. Unnikrishnan, Sunitha Upadrashta

| lyrics7 = Vaali

| length7 = 4:56

| title8 = Chinna Vennila

| extra8 = Mano, Anuradha Sriram

| lyrics8 = Vaasan

| length8 = 5:22

| title9 = Thottu Thottu Pallakku

| extra9 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan

| lyrics9 = Vaali

| length9 = 5:06

| title10 = Midnight Mama

| extra10 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha

| lyrics10 = Vaali

| length10 = 4:56

}}

Reception

Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu 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."{{Cite news |last=Padmanabhan |first=Savitha |date=21 January 2000 |title=Film Review:Kadhal Rojavae |url=http://hindu.com/2000/01/21/stories/09210225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213141106/http://hindu.com/2000/01/21/stories/09210225.htm |archive-date=13 February 2013 |access-date=25 August 2012 |work=The Hindu}} 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 [Ilaiyaraaja's] catchy song numbers".{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Kadhal Rojave |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov3.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710151746/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov3.asp |archive-date=10 July 2003 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}