19922h 17mDir. Mani Ratnam

Roja

Name: Roja
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Released: 1992-08-15
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Nassar, Janagaraj, Pankaj Kapur

DramaActionRomance

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1st Half: 3.5 ★vs2nd Half: 3.5 ★

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Roja, a simple girl from a village in Tamil Nadu, makes desperate efforts to find her husband, Rishi, after he is kidnapped by militants during a secret undercover mission in Kashmir.

Starring:Arvind Swamy,Madhoo,Nassar,Janagaraj,Pankaj Kapur

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Arvind Swamy

Rishikumar

Madhoo

Roja

Nassar

Colonel Rayappa

Janagaraj

Achu Maharaj

Pankaj Kapur

Liaqat

Shiva Rindani

Wasim Khan

Vaishnavi

Shenbagam

C. K. Saraswathi

Cameo Appearance - one of the village seniors

Sathyapriya

Rishikumar's mother

Vatsala Rajagopal

Roja's paternal grandmother

Sujitha

Chinna Ponnu

S. Ve. Venkatraman

Chandramoorthy

Key Production Crew

Director

Mani Ratnam

Screenplay & Writers

Sujatha Rangarajan, Mani Ratnam, Mani Ratnam, Rajasri

Cinematography

Santosh Sivan

Original Score

A.R. Rahman

Producers

K. Balachander, Mani Ratnam

Film Details

Original Languageta

Production Studios

Kavithalayaa Productions

Keywords & Themes

#romance

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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3.5

“Kadhal Rojave, Engae Nee Engae, Kanneer Vazhiyudhadi Kannae…” Ah, what a moment in time. Roja wasn’t just a film it was the fragrance of revolution, the heartbeat of a changing India. Music, till then, had melodies…...

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