Red Roses) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film co-directed and co-written by Bharathirajaa.

The film starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, with Goundamani, Bhagyaraj and Vadivukkarasi in supporting roles.

Sigappu Rojakkal was released on 28 October 1978, three days before Diwali, and completed a 175-day in most theatres in Tamil Nadu.

These proceedings are filmed and watched by his adoptive father and mentor, another deranged woman-hater who, as with Dileep, had a disillusioning experience with women in his past.

The man stays holed up in a far corner of Dileep's mansion watching his adopted son carry out what he is too infirm to do.

The cat chases her, and she ends up in a secret room where the entire story of Dileep is written on a wall by him.

The husband's flight is delayed and he returns home to the scene where, overwhelmed with rage, kills his wife.

He keeps chanting and writing Sarada's name on the wall as it is the only coherent thought that remains; all other memories have been erased from his mind.

[6] Bharathirajaa wanted actor Sivakumar to act in the lead role of Muthu / Dileep, over his assistant directors' objections.

[11] Bharathirajaa initially cast Goundamani as a waiter and Bhagyaraj as the manager of Dileep's export company, but the actors later switched their roles.

[24] Sivasankari, writing for Kalki, lauded virtually every aspect of the film including the direction, editing, camerawork, music and cast performances.

[28] By 2010, Bharathiraja's son Manoj was revealed to be making his directorial debut by remaking Sigappu Rojakkal.

After his stint as an assistant director in S. Shankar's Enthiran, Manoj continued fine tuning the script and stated it was not a full remake and only drew inspiration from the original.

[29] The film began production in Chennai during November 2014, with a publicity poster revealing that debutant actor Vishagan Vanangamudi would portray the lead role.

[33] Prior to the release of his directorial debut Margazhi Thingal in October 2023, Manoj noted that the remake was dropped and that "it felt like someone had cursed the project".

[34] The success of Sigappu Rojakkal inspired more films in Tamil about psychopathic killers such as Moodu Pani (1980), Kaadhal Kondein (2003), Manmadhan (2004) and Nadunisi Naaygal (2011).