Im starting out with one of my altime favourite movies - Roja. Actually here im more partial towards the music. A.R. Rehman's first was definitely his best!!! Innitially people did wonder why Mani Rathnam is moving away from his regular - Illairaja (the true melody king, but Rehman really prooved his worth. Even today the soundtrack sounds fresh/new. I watched this movie just because it had the name 'Mani Rathnam' attched to it. The man is just great. His movies contained so much simplicity yet were so extraordinary in their content and execution. You'll notice in his pictures that even in the dream sequences the heroine does not change character. In the sense that suddenly there is no shift from saris to micro minis - which is generally considered crowd pullers. The sceneries were just to die for - and all that is India you guys. I loved the cinematography, chroreography, music, every thing...
The movie begins with top government cryptologist, Rishi coming to a village to see his to be bride. In a twist of tale he refuses the match and says that he'll marry the younger sister, Roja (Madhu) instead. Roja hates him from that instant. Even though she marries Rishi, Roja feels she has betrayed her sister. Its only when her sister tells her that it was she who had requested Rishi to back away from the match in order to marry her true love does Roja begin to respect and love her husband.
Just when every thing is going great, Rishi is assigned a posting at an army communications center in Kashmir. Here, he is abducted by militants (lead by Pankaj Kapoor - looking real convincing). His love for his motherland and Roja, keep Rishi's spirit alive. The rest of the movie revolves around Roja's efforts to get back her husband. In a land where she's unfamiliar with the language and political situation, Roja fights to bring her husdband back - alive. She is helped by Janakaraj and Naseer. This was probably the first movie where militants were presented in a more humane way... this is evident towards the end. They are not just out killing people all the time, which was a refreshing change. This is said just with basis to the movie, not as a political view.
And guys please dont watch the dubbed versions - it takes the whole joy out of watching this masterpiece.
# This movie won the National award for best picture in 1993
The movie begins with top government cryptologist, Rishi coming to a village to see his to be bride. In a twist of tale he refuses the match and says that he'll marry the younger sister, Roja (Madhu) instead. Roja hates him from that instant. Even though she marries Rishi, Roja feels she has betrayed her sister. Its only when her sister tells her that it was she who had requested Rishi to back away from the match in order to marry her true love does Roja begin to respect and love her husband.
Just when every thing is going great, Rishi is assigned a posting at an army communications center in Kashmir. Here, he is abducted by militants (lead by Pankaj Kapoor - looking real convincing). His love for his motherland and Roja, keep Rishi's spirit alive. The rest of the movie revolves around Roja's efforts to get back her husband. In a land where she's unfamiliar with the language and political situation, Roja fights to bring her husdband back - alive. She is helped by Janakaraj and Naseer. This was probably the first movie where militants were presented in a more humane way... this is evident towards the end. They are not just out killing people all the time, which was a refreshing change. This is said just with basis to the movie, not as a political view.
And guys please dont watch the dubbed versions - it takes the whole joy out of watching this masterpiece.
# This movie won the National award for best picture in 1993
Song: Kaadhal rojave...
Movie: Roja (1992)
Music: A.R. Rehman
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Singer: S.P. Balasubramanyam
Kaadhal rojave yenge nee yenge
kannil valiyudhadi kanneer -2
kannukkul nee thaan kanneeril nee thaan
kan moodi paarthaal, nejukkul nee thaan
yenn aanadho yead aanado soll soll.
kaadhal...
Thendral yennai teendinaal, selai teendum nyabagam
chinna pookal paarkayil degam paartha nyabagam
velli odai pesinaal sonna vaarthai nyabagam
degham rendum seargayil, mogam konda nyabagam
vai illamal poanal, varthai illai kannae
nee illamal poanal valkai illai pennae
mullod thaan muthangala soll soll
kadhal....
veesugindra thendralae velai illai indr poa
peasugindra vennila penmai illai oaundpoa
poo valartha thotame koondal illai theandhpoa
bhoomi paarkum vaaname pulliyaga theandhpoa
paarvai yenna paarvai, thevai yenna thevai
jeevan poana pinnae sevai yenna sevai
mullod thaan muthangala soll soll
kaadhal...
Movie: Roja (1992)
Music: A.R. Rehman
Lyrics: Vairamuthu
Singer: S.P. Balasubramanyam
Kaadhal rojave yenge nee yenge
kannil valiyudhadi kanneer -2
kannukkul nee thaan kanneeril nee thaan
kan moodi paarthaal, nejukkul nee thaan
yenn aanadho yead aanado soll soll.
kaadhal...
Thendral yennai teendinaal, selai teendum nyabagam
chinna pookal paarkayil degam paartha nyabagam
velli odai pesinaal sonna vaarthai nyabagam
degham rendum seargayil, mogam konda nyabagam
vai illamal poanal, varthai illai kannae
nee illamal poanal valkai illai pennae
mullod thaan muthangala soll soll
kadhal....
veesugindra thendralae velai illai indr poa
peasugindra vennila penmai illai oaundpoa
poo valartha thotame koondal illai theandhpoa
bhoomi paarkum vaaname pulliyaga theandhpoa
paarvai yenna paarvai, thevai yenna thevai
jeevan poana pinnae sevai yenna sevai
mullod thaan muthangala soll soll
kaadhal...
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