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{{Infobox film
| name = Karuppu Roja
| image = Karuppu Roja.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = J. Paneer
| writer = [[Aabavanan]]
| producer = A. Karunamoorthy <br />Indhumathy
| starring = [[Ramki]] <br />Amar Siddique <br />Yosika <br />[[Vineetha]]
| cinematography = Selvakumar
| editing = R.T Annadurai
| studio = [[Ayngaran International]]
| music = M. S. V. Raja
| released = {{Film date|1996|12|13|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Karuppu Roja''''' ({{translation|Black Rose}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[dark fantasy]] film directed by Paneer, written by [[Aabavanan]] and produced by [[Ayngaran International]]. The film stars [[Ramki]], Amar Siddique, Yosika, [[Vineetha]] amongst others. The project became the first [[DTS (company)|DTS]] film in Indian cinema, and had music composed by M. S. V. Raja, his first music composing venture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2007 |title=From piano to oboe, he has played it all |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021117540200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213060700/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021117540200.htm |archive-date=13 February 2007 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2005 |title=Specials |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/specials/specials/tamilcinema-75.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724081959/http://www.cinesouth.com/specials/specials/tamilcinema-75.shtml |archive-date=24 July 2012 |access-date=25 May 2012 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Vinodh and Thulasi meet in college and fall in love and he manipulates her into marrying him. He then takes away her firstborn to kill him as an offering to please [[Satan]] in order to cure his mentally ill mother who has been insane since the death of her husband. But Aravindh, a kind exorcist who exorcises the ghosts in the [[Hindu mythology|Hindus]] by chanting Manthras, saves the child by praying to [[Shiva]], and Thulasi is also rescued by him finally. Vinodh dies at the former's hands for spreading [[Satanism]].

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ramki]] as Aravindh
* Amar Siddique as Vinod (voice dubbed by [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]])
* Yosika as Thulasi
* [[Vineetha]] as Meena
* [[Dubbing Janaki]] as Thulasi's mother
* S.R. Veeraraghavan as Thulasi's father
* [[Charle]]
* Srikanth
* Karikalan
* Kavithashree
* Kokila Gobinathan
* Sangeetha Balan
}}

== Production ==
''Karuppu Roja'' was written by [[Aabavanan]]. 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 publicised before releases, with the producers targeting magazines in particular to rave about the new sound system that the venture was introducing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sitaraman |first=Sandya |date=6 February 1996 |title=Movie info |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/UN2EcaI6Vkk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912014430/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/UN2EcaI6Vkk |archive-date=12 September 2022 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=[[Google Groups]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. V. Raja, with lyrics by Aabavanan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 1996 |title=Karuppu Roja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/karuppu-roja-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1048078882 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516153916/https://music.apple.com/in/album/karuppu-roja-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1048078882 |archive-date=16 May 2023 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karuppu Roja – Meendum Savithri |url=https://www.lakshmimusicshop.com/item/shop/2247-karuppu-roja-meendum-savithri-index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707102006/https://www.lakshmimusicshop.com/item/shop/2247-karuppu-roja-meendum-savithri-index.html |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=lakshmimusicshop.com}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Mella Chirithal
| extra1 = [[Suresh Peters]]
| length1 = 5:03
| title2 = Mangala Roopini
| extra2 = K. S. Chithra
| length2 = 1:25
| title3 = Siraiyil
| extra3 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length3 = 2:13
| title4 = Karaiyil Oru
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length4 = 5:06
| title5 = Dealiya Poo
| extra5 = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]
| length5 = 4:54
| title6 = Thaayin Madiyil
| extra6 = [[P. Jayachandran]]
| length6 = 1:24
| title7 = Thottu Vidava Naan
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length7 = 5:01
| title8 = Siraiyil
| extra8 = K. S. Chithra
| note8 = repeat
| length8 = 1:54
| title9 = Thaayin Madiyil
| extra9 = Jayachandran
| note9 = repeat
| length9 = 1:47
| title10 = Thaayin Madiyal
| extra10 =  —
| note10 = instrumental
| length10 = 1:26
| total_length = 30:13
}}

== Reception ==
Taramani of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote uncharismatic lead pair, harsh music, logicless plot, dramatic dialogues are the troubles; however the only consolation is the screenplay, which is nothing short of horror while also panning the DTS sound system for being too loud and there is nothing appreciative about this film which has superstitions. Taramani concluded since the film had disgusting elements like spirits, black magic and sacrifice, they felt like bathing with [[dettol]] after coming out from the theatre.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=தரமணி |date=5 May 1996 |title=கருப்பு ரோஜா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-05-05/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230209084213/https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-05-05/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=64 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote " Iyngaran International's ''Karuppu Roja'' takes the viewer on a different plane of entertainment. Added to these is the technical expertise of Aabavanan (story, screenplay, lyrics and music) and his team, putting the computer graphics to good effect, the DTS sound system in Abirami cinema completing the picture."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=26 April 1996 |title=Cinema: Karuppu Roja/Chiraichalai/Sengottai/Raajali |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960427/03/2627a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961221011936/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960427/03/2627a.html |archive-date=21 December 1996 |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[H. Sridhar]] won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Audiographer]], while D. Rajan won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Cinema State Awards |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203152338/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |archive-date=3 February 1999 |access-date=11 August 2009 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1990s dark fantasy films]]
[[Category:1996 Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s masala films]]
[[Category:1996 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Films about mind control]]
[[Category:Films about magic (supernatural)]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Aabavanan]]
[[Category:Indian dark fantasy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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Harish varma at 04:49, 3 March 2026