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Roja

  • 19921992
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
13K
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Janakaraj, Madhoo, and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
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DramaRomanceThriller
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
13K
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  • Director
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Writer
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Stars
    • Arvind Swamy
    • Madhoo
    • Pankaj Kapur
  • Director
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Writer
    • Mani Ratnam
  • Stars
    • Arvind Swamy
    • Madhoo
    • Pankaj Kapur
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Roja Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
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    Photos34

    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Mani Ratnam in Roja (1992)
    Roja (1992)
    Janakaraj and Madhoo in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo in Roja (1992)
    Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)
    Madhoo and Arvind Swamy in Roja (1992)

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    Arvind Swamy
    Arvind Swamy
    • Rishi Kumar
    • (as Arvind)
    Madhoo
    Madhoo
    • Roja
    Pankaj Kapur
    Pankaj Kapur
    • Liaqat
    Nassar
    Nassar
    • Colonel Rayappa
    • (as Naseer)
    Shiva Rindani
    Shiva Rindani
    • Waseem Khan
    • (as Shiva)
    Janakaraj
    Janakaraj
    • Chajoo Maharaj
    • (as Janakraj)
    Vaishnavi Mahant
    Vaishnavi Mahant
    • Shenbagam
    Vijaya Chandrika
    Vijaya Chandrika
    • Roja's mother
    Vatsala Rajagopal
    • Roja's paternal grandmother
    C.K. Saraswathi
    • Village Senior
    Sathyapriya
    Sathyapriya
    • Rishikumar's mother
    Sujatha
    Sujatha
    • Chinna Ponnu
    Raju Sundaram
    Raju Sundaram
    • Special appearance
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writer
      • Mani Ratnam
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      'Roja' made Time magazine's '10 Best Soundtracks' list - December 2007.
    • Crazy credits
      The composition "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai" seems to be inspired by "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: And the Show Goes On: Indian Chapter (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Chinna Chinna Aasai
      (Hindi: "Choti Si Asha")
      Sung by Minmini and A.R. Rahman
      Lyrics by P.K. Mishra
      Composed by A.R. Rahman

    User reviews21

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    Review
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    9/10
    Roja Roja Roja Roja Roja........loves Mani Ratnam
    What a movie!!!! This is one movie that i can watch again and again. It was like a breath of fresh air in the stinking stench of typical Hindi movies. This movie gave me hope that Indians too can make decent movies!! But honestly, this movie was much much better then just DECENT!!! I love this movie. I love the guy's passion when he is trying to save the flag from fire!!! What a scene yaar!!!! forget that ..........i say what a movie yaar!!!!!!!!

    Everyone who loves cinema and is a movie buff, should definitely have ROJA DVD in their collection! If they don't then they are liars and they don't love cinema and movies!!!!!!
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    • varuna12
    • Jun 13, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 1992 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Роза
    • Production companies
      • Madras Talkies
      • Hansa Pictures (P) Ltd.
      • Kavithalayaa Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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