Royal jasmine) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Balachander starring Mukesh, Khushbu, Nassar, Vineeth and Yuvarani.
Sriranjini, a ghazal singer, visits a hill station to forget the murder of her mother who was very close to her.
A situation arises that Sriranjini starts living in house as a paying guest and their relationship remains aloof in spite of mutual admiration.
Later a rich North Indian man pays a lot of attention to Sriranjini and shows that he constantly listens to her music.
Kesavan gets jealous of their constant chit chat in Hindi and regarding Ghazals and Sriranjini leaves the house after a fight.
Balachander approached T. Rajendar to portray a guest role in the film which he rejected.
[6] C. R. K. of Kalki praised Balachander for making a film against caste riots but panned the cliched climax.