Roja
1992 · Movie · 137 min · ★ 6.9 · 82% critics
A young woman from rural Tamil Nadu is thrust into a frightening crisis when her new husband is taken by militants during a covert assignment in Kashmir. With little help and mounting pressure, she fights to navigate unfamiliar forces and bring him home.
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Details
- Original title
- ரோஜா
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-08-15
- Language
- TA
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (68 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, high-tension story about love tested by conflict and determination under pressure, similar in spirit to Indian; Not for you if you avoid kidnapping themes or political turmoil.
Pros: high-stakes emotional drive; tense political backdrop; strong sense of urgency | Cons: heavy subject matter; intense peril throughout; limited light moments
Themes
- romance
Cast & crew
Arvind Swamy
as Rishikumar
Madhoo
as Roja
Nassar
as Colonel Rayappa
Janagaraj
as Achu Maharaj
Pankaj Kapur
as Liaqat
Shiva Rindani
as Wasim Khan
- VA
Vaishnavi
as Shenbagam
C. K. Saraswathi
as Cameo Appearance - one of the village seniors
- SA
Sathyapriya
as Rishikumar's mother
- VR
Vatsala Rajagopal
as Roja's paternal grandmother
Directed by Mani Ratnam