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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Irattai Roja
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]
| producer = K. C. Sekar Babu
| writer = N. Prasannakumar <small>(dialogues)</small>
| screenplay = Keyaar
| story = Bhoopathi Raja
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]|[[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]]|[[Suhasini Maniratnam]]|[[Srividya]]|[[Venniradai Moorthy]]|[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]|Rajasekhar|[[Chinni Jayanth]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = J. A. Robert
| editing = S. Ramesh
| distributor = Devi Kamal Films
| studio = Devi Kamal Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|04|05}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Irattai Roja''''' ({{trans|''Two Roses''}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]. The film stars [[Ramki]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] and [[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]]. The film, produced by K. C. Sekar Babu, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 5 April 1996. It is a remake of the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Subhalagnam]]'' (1994).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=irattai%20roja|title=Filmography of Irattai roja|accessdate=2013-04-21|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/irattai-roja/|title=Irattai Roja (1996) Tamil Movie|accessdate=2013-04-21|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Uma ([[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]) marries Balu ([[Ramki]]), an honest civil engineer. Uma thinks that he is rich and receives a lot of bribes but it turns out, Balu is from a middle-class family like her. Uma is a miser and dreams to become rich. A few years later, they have two children. In the meantime, Priya ([[Kushboo (actress)|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 a 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 happens to Balu, Uma and Priya.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
*[[Ramki]] as Balu
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Uma
*[[Kushboo (actress)|Kushboo]] as Priya
*[[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Geetha
*[[Srividya]] as Lawyer
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Uma's father
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Uma's mother
*Rajasekhar as Rajasekhar, Priya's father
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
*[[Thyagu (actor)|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)
{{colend}}

==Awards==

*Won - [[Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil]] - Kushboo
*Won - Screen Videocon Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Urvashi

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Irattai Roja
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded = 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:19
| label =
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00206|title=Irattai Roja - Illayaraja|accessdate=2013-04-13|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Notes
|-
|1 || "Ada Enna Samsaram" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Geetha ||
|-
|2 || "Arasana Nambi" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]] ||
|-
|3 || "Pombalainga Kaiye" || Ilaiyaraaja, Arunmozhi ||
|-
|4 || "Siruvaani Aathu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], K. S. Chitra ||
|-
|5 || "Unnai Padatha" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam||
|-
|6 || "Unnai Vidamaaten" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Bhavatharini ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0276224|Irattai Roja}}
{{Kothanda Ramaiah}}

[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kothanda Ramaiah]]

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