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Wikipedia article
'Kadhal Rojavae' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Keyaar, which was a remake of the 1991 Hindi film 'Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin' by Mahesh Bhatt. 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, and the film opened in January 2000 to a negative response at the box office.
Cast
*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.[https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/ibv76-CAjoA Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3] Retrieved 15 July 2021. 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 and during production she was signed and dropped from other Tamil films of the period including 'V. I. P' and 'Chinna Raja'. The actress notably returned more than a decade later starring in the lead role in Kamal Haasan's bilingual 'Vishwaroopam'. 'Kadhal Rojavae' released after a delay in production in 2000.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack features 10 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Muthulingam and Vaasan. The audio cassette was launched at a ceremony in Chennai, with A. V. M. Saravanan and Sivakumar presiding over the event as chief guests during early 1997.[https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/LsBMhM0IBXU/m/186JzyWlqgIJ Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2] Retrieved 15 July 2021.
Release
The film opened in January 2000 to mixed reviews with Savitha of The Hindu mentioning "Both the newcomers have a long way to go in honing their acting skills". The critic 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." The film went largely unnoticed at the box office due to low profile nature of the cast.
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