Karuppu Roja

Karuppu Roja (English: Black Rose) is a 1996 Tamil horror film directed by Paneer, scripted by Abavaanan and produced by Ayngaran International. The film stars Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vinita amongst others in the lead roles. The project became the first DTS film in Indian cinema, and had a music score composed by M. S. V. Raja, the son of M. S. Viswanathan, in his only full music composing venture.^[1][2]

Cast

• Ramki as Aravind
• Amar Siddique
• Yosika as Thulasi
• Vineetha as Neena
• Dubbing Janaki as Thulasi's Mother
• Srikanth
• Karikalan
• Charle
• Kavithashree
• Kokila
• Sangeetha Balan

Production

Karuppu Roja was written and scripted by Abavaanan, who rose to fame after writing the 1986 horror film Oomai Vizhigal. It was produced jointly by writer Indhumathi and by Karunamoorthy, who made his debut as a producer in the Tamil film industry with his studio Ayngaran International. The film was heavily publicized before releases, with the producers targeting magazines in particular to rave about the new sound system that the venture was introducing.^[3]

Release

H. Sridhar won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Audiographer for his work in the film, while D. Rajan also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. V. Raja, was well received by the audience.

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