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ERA
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34 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Roja
1992 2h 17m TA
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7.0
SOLID
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7.0TMDB ยท 75
DramaActionRomance
Synopsis
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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.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Cast
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mani Ratnam
- Writers
- Sujatha Rangarajan, Mani Ratnam, Mani Ratnam
- Languages
- Tamil
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Suresh Urs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Arvind Swamy and Madhoo and Nassar carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0105271 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 75 TMDB ratings โ you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mani Ratnam directs. Santosh Sivan behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Suresh Urs cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 134 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Suresh Urs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Arvind Swamy and Madhoo and Nassar carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0105271 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 75 TMDB ratings โ you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Santosh Sivan
- Original score
- A.R. Rahman
- Editing
- Suresh Urs
- Runtime
- 137 min ยท 2h 17m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TA
- Certification (US)
- U
- IMDB
- Roja (1992)
Also by
Mani Ratnam
Stills ยท wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KA
Kavithalayaa Productions
IN
Key crew
- ProducerK. Balachander
- EditorSuresh Urs
- Costume DesignerNalini Sriram
- ProducerMani Ratnam
- Playback SingerMinmini
- Playback SingerA.R. Rahman
- Playback SingerS. P. Balasubramaniam
- Playback SingerK. S. Chithra
- Playback SingerSujatha Mohan
- Playback SingerUnni Menon
- Playback SingerHariharan
- Playback SingerBaba Sehgal
- Playback SingerShweta Shetty
- Playback SingerMano
- Playback SingerBiju Narayanan
- Playback SingerG. Venugopal
- Playback SingerUttara Kelkar
- Playback SingerSuresh Wadkar
- Playback SingerAnupama Deshpande
- Playback SingerRavindra Sathe
- LyricistJagadish Khebudkar
- LyricistMankombu Gopalakrishnan
- LyricistRajasri
- LyricistP. K. Mishra
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- romance
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical1992-08-15U
Also known as
International titles
- RojaIN
- เคฐเฅเคเคพIN
