Rojavai Killathe (transl. Don't pluck the rose) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Suresh Krissna. A remake of the 1988 Hindi film Tezaab,[1] it stars Arjun and Khushbu with Tiger Prabhakar as the antagonist. The film was released on 3 December 1993.[2]
| Rojavai Killathe | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Krissna |
| Story by | Ananthu |
| Produced by | K. Sukumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raju |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Sukumar Art Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Alexander is a henchman who works for the smuggler named Peter, who considers Alexander as his faithful henchman. Peter often confronts his enemy named Ayyanar and orders Alexander to kill Ayyanar's associate Anu. Alexander cannot kill her as he is in love with her and finally shoots on her shoulder. Anu is admitted to the hospital, where Alexander decides to save her from Peter and Ayyanar.
Cast
edit- Arjun as Alexander (Duraipandi)
- Khushbu as Anu
- Radha Ravi as Ayyanar
- Tiger Prabhakar as Peter
- Goundamani as David
- Senthil as T.V.Thandavarayan
- Vadivelu
- Sarath Babu as Sathasivam, Alexander's brother
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Arunkumar
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Ra. Sankaran as Somanathan, Anu's father
- Renuka as Sathasivam's wife
- Sharmili as David's wife
- Suryakala
- LIC Narasimhan as a doctor
- Nalinikanth
- Master Robert as Naina
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arthamulla Pattu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Baby Sujatha | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Moodiko Moodiko" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Nee Oru Pakkam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Onnachi Rendachi" | Swarnalatha | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Yamuna Nathi Karaiyil" | K. S. Chithra | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 23:33 | ||
Reception
editMalini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Director Suresh Krishna's takings are slick and sophisticated. He has used his cinematographer Prakash to good effect. The visuals are crisp and elegant, the locations lush and inviting. But that's all there is to the film, the flashiness."[5] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "Director Suresh Krishna should have concentrated more on building up the story instead of just the stunts".[6]
References
edit- ^ Barve, Ameya (11 November 2020). "Tezaab turns 32: Anil Kapoor dedicates viral Amul ad to Saroj Khan who made 'Ek Do teen' iconic". India TV. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "ரோஜாவை கிள்ளாதே / Rojavai Killathe (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Rojavai Killathe". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Chinna Devan / Rojavai Killathey". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (3 December 1993). "Flashy, just that". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 7 September 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. (8 January 1994). "Full of holes and strictly for Arjun's fans". New Straits Times. p. 25. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.