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Roja

1992 · 137 min

A heartfelt, tense journey that blends tender romance with political urgency, anchored by a woman's desperate love and a man's moral courage.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • survival
  • isolation
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, action, romance
Directed by
Mani Ratnam
Written by
Sujatha Rangarajan, Mani Ratnam
Starring
Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Nassar, Janagaraj, Pankaj Kapur, Shiva Rindani, Vaishnavi, C. K. Saraswathi
Music
A.R. Rahman
Cinematography
Santosh Sivan
Runtime
137 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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