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{{Infobox film
| name = Roja Kootam
| image = Roja Kootam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]]
| producer = [[Viswanathan Ravichandran|V. Ravichandran]]
| writer = Sasi
| starring = [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]<br />[[Bhumika Chawla|Bhumika]]
| music = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cinematography = [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| editing = Peter Bhabiyaa
| distributor = [[Viswanathan Ravichandran|Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|02|22}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Roja Kootam''''' ({{translation|A Bunch of Roses}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]]. The film stars [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]] and [[Bhumika Chawla]] as the lead pair. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Bharathwaj]]. This was [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth's]] debut movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lavan.fateback.com/Cinema%20Section/Roja%20Kootam.html |title=Roja Koottam Review |work=lavan.fateback |access-date=2012-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818054205/http://lavan.fateback.com/Cinema%20Section/Roja%20Kootam.html |archive-date=18 August 2004 |df=dmy }}</ref> The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Manasina Maathu]]'' with [[Ajay Rao]] and [[Aindrita Ray]]. The film was dubbed into Telugu with the title ''Roja Poolu''.

==Plot==
Ilango ([[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]]) and Sriram ([[Jai Akash|Akash]]) are best friends. Ilango is the only son of [[Radhika]] and [[Raghuvaran]], who aren't interested in anything but his academics. He falls in love with Manohari ([[Bhumika Chawla|Bhumika]]), who also eventually happens to reside opposite their house, with her loudmouthed sub-inspector mother ([[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]). With the responsibilities of a brother to get his sisters married, Sriram leaves for Libya on a job received through Ilango's parents. Before he leaves, he tells Ilango that Mano and himself are in love, and asks Ilango to look after his lover until he is back. Ilango swallows his love secret for the sake of friendship. Meanwhile, Manohari's mother arranges for her to marry [[Vijay Adhiraj]] for his wealth. At this juncture, Mano and Ilango lie that they are already married. They both leave their parents, and Ilango starts earning to support Mano. Finishing his job assignment, Sriram returns, only to give yet another family responsibility as an excuse. He apologizes for not being able to marry Mano as he is a tight corner to marry somebody else for the sake of his sister's marriage. Later, Mano leaves to Mumbai after a job opportunity. Ilango's parents come to know the truth that he and Mano are not married. They accept them. Radhika knows Mano as the girl Ilango loved, but he would not accept it since Mano might think wrong of him. Later in the train station, things turn plates and Mano comes to know that she is the girl he loved and accepts him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/03/01/stories/2002030101000201.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627180241/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/03/01/stories/2002030101000201.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-06-27 |title=Roja Koottam |date=2002-03-01 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref>http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-synopsis/3676/roja-kootam.html</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]] as Ilango
*[[Bhumika Chawla|Bhumika]] as Manogari aka Mano
*[[Jai Akash|Akash]] as Sriram
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Ilango's father
*[[Raadhika|Raadhika Sarathkumar]] as Ilango's mother
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Auto Aarumugam
*[[Suvarna Mathew]] as Kiran
*[[Vijay Adhiraj]] as Mano's arranged husband
*[[Shanthi Williams]] as Sriram's mother
*[[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]] as Mano's mother
*Bava Lakshmanan as Auto Aarumugam's passenger
*[[Raghava Lawrence]] in the song Suppamma
*[[Mumtaj]] in the song Suppamma
{{Colend}}

==Production==
This was Sasi's second film as a [[Film director|director]]. This was Bhumika's second Tamil film after ''[[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]]'', in which she co-starred with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]. This was Srikanth's first film.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Roja Kootam
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2 January 2002
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Star Music
| producer = Bharathwaj
| prev_title = [[Dhaya (film)|Dhaya]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Gemini (2002 Tamil film)|Gemini]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. The songs were received well by the audience and were chartbusters.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S. No. !! Song Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration (mins)
|-
| 1. || "Anna Saalaiyil" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || rowspan=7|[[Vairamuthu]] || 5:34
|-
| 2. || "Apple Penne Neeyaaro" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] || 5:32
|-
| 3. || "Azhagin Azhage Nee" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || 5:14
|-
| 4. || "Mottugale Mottugale" || [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || 4:57
|-
| 5. || "Putham Pudhu Rojaave" || [[P. Unnikrishnan]] || 4:55
|-
| 6. || "Subbammaa" || [[Malgudi Subha]], [[Manicka Vinayagam]] || 5:29
|-
| 7. || "Uyir Konda Rojaave" || Bharadwaj || 5:08
|}

==Awards==
*[[ITFA Best New Actor Award]]
*Best Music Director Award (2002)<ref>[http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Roja%20Koottam/1825#awards Filmfans Association Award]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1365500|title=Roja Kootam}}

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[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2002 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (music director)]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sasi (director)]]

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