Sigappu Rojakkal
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| Tamil | சிகப்பு ரோஜாக்கள் |
| Directed by | P. Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | J. Padmavathi |
| Written by | P. Bharathiraja K. Bhagyaraj (dialogues) |
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Kamal Haasan Sridevi Goundamani Vadivukkarasi K. Bhagyaraj |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | P. Bhaskaran |
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| Distributed by | K. R. G Productions |
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28 October 1978 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sigappu Rojakkal (English: Red Roses) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi. Co-written and directed by P. Bharathiraja, it features music by Ilaiyaraaja and cinematography by P. S. Nivas.
In an era of over-dramatised acting in Tamil films, Sigappu Rojakkal was one of the notable and the best exceptions. The film was a blockbuster and completed a 175-day run at the box office. The film won two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor and Best Director categories.
This film was dubbed in Telugu as Erra Gulabilu. It was remade in Hindi as Red Rose starring Rajesh Khanna and Poonam Dhillon in lead roles. It was also remade in Japanese as Red Roses and in Russian as Krasnyye Rozy.
The movie was reported to be loosely inspired by Raman Raghav's grisly crimes.
Dileep (Kamal Haasan) is a successful businessman who runs a company named "Minerva", Dileep is a humble man with a dark side. He preys on nubile girls; tortures and kills them. These proceedings are video-recorded and watched by his adoptive father and mentor, another deranged woman-hater who, as with Dileep, had a disillusioning experience with the female sex in his past. The old man stays holed up in a far corner of Dileep's mansion watching his son carry out what he is too infirm to do. The murdered girls are buried in Dileep's garden and a rosebush is grown above.
Dileep chances upon an garments salesgirl, Sarada (Sridevi), and develops an attraction for her. Sarada, a conservative woman, insists that Dileep must marry her if he wants to have his way with her. The romance proceeds, and appears to be Dileep's salvation before things begin to collapse for him. Once, Sarada enters into a room, where inside she sees the wall containing the details of Dileep's deranged past life, and names of the girls he had killed.
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