Underplayed Gems

Chembaruthi (1992)

Chembaruthi poster
Original title
செம்பருத்தி
Directed by
R.K. Selvamani
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage boy falls in love with a girl who comes from a different background. They face obstacles from their families and society as they try to stay together.

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What happens

Chembaruthi (transl. Hibiscus) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language teen romantic drama film written and directed by R. K. Selvamani and produced by Kovaithambi. The film stars Prashanth and Roja (in her Tamil debut), while P. Bhanumathi, Nassar, Radha Ravi, and Mansoor Ali Khan play supporting roles. It was partially re-shot in Telugu as Chamanti with Satyanarayana replacing M. N. Nambiar. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while editing was done by V. Udhayashankar and cinematography by Ravi Yadav. The film was released on 17 April 1992 and was a major box office success. It was remade in Bangladeshi as Ontore Ontore and in Hindi as Aao Pyaar Karen (both 1994). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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