Irattai Roja
| Irattai Roja | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Produced by | K. C. Sekar Babu |
| Written by | N. Prasannakumar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Keyaar |
| Story by | Bhoopathi Raja |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | J. A. Robert |
| Edited by | S. Ramesh |
Production company |
Devi Kamal Films |
| Distributed by | Devi Kamal Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Irattai Roja (English: Two Roses) is a 1996 Tamil drama film directed by K. R. The film features Ramki, Urvashi and Kushboo in lead roles. The film, produced by K. C. Sekar Babu, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 5 April 1996. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Shubhalagnam (1994).[1][2]
Plot
Uma (Urvashi) marries Balu (Ramki), an honest civil engineer. Uma thinks that he is rich and receives lot of bribes but turns out Balu is from the middle-class like her. Uma is a miser and dreams to become rich. After few years, they have two children. In the meantime, Priya (Kushboo), the daughter of Balu's boss Rajasekhar (Rajasekhar), falls in love with Balu and asks him to marry her unaware of Balu's marriage and his two children. Balu refuses to marry her as he was already married but she compels him. When Priya meets Uma, she offers her one crore rupees in exchange for marrying Balu. Uma immediately agrees and she starts forcing Balu for remarriage. Finally, Balu agrees with heavy heart as Uma threatens to commit suicide. Soon, Balu also starts falling in love with Priya. Uma slowly realizes her mistake and wants to get Balu back. The rest of the story is what happen to Balu, Uma and Priya.
Cast
- Ramki as Balu
- Urvashi as Uma
- Kushboo as Priya
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Geetha
- Srividya as an advocate
- Venniradai Moorthy as Uma's father
- Kavitha as Uma's mother
- Rajasekhar as Rajasekhar, Priya's father
- Chinni Jayanth
- Pandu
- Thyagu
- Anuja
- Shakeela
- Sharmili as Girija
- M. R. Krishnamurthy
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Doctor
- Junior Balaiah
- Swaminathan
- Disco Shanti
- Ajay Rathnam
- Baby Sridevi as Sumathi
- Master Prabhu
- Visu as an anchor (Guest appearance)
Awards
- 1996 Screen Videocon Awards
- Won - Screen Videocon Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Urvashi
Soundtrack
| Irattai Roja | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:19 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Ada Enna Samsaram' | SP Balasubramaniam, Geetha | |
| 2 | 'Arasana Nambi' | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3 | 'Pombalainga Kaiye' | Ilayaraja, Arunmozhi | |
| 4 | 'Siruvaani Aathu' | Mano, Chitra | |
| 5 | 'Unnai Padatha' | SP Balasubramaniam | |
| 6 | 'Unnai Vidamaaten' | SP Balasubramaniam, Mano, Bhavatharini |
References
- ↑ "Filmography of Irattai roja". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "Irattai Roja (1996) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "Irattai Roja - Illayaraja". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2013-04-13.