Roja (transl. Rose) is an Indian Telugu language soap opera directed by Hariprasad Gattreddy aired on Gemini TV from 11 March 2019 to 27 March 2020. It is a remake of Tamil television series of the same name on Sun TV.[1] The serial was stopped abruptly due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The serial initially starred Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj, but she was later replaced by Princy B Krishnan,[2] Munna as main protagonists and Priyanka in pivotal role. Sri Lakshmi, Jackie, Anil, and Sailatha play other supporting roles. The serial was stopped abruptly due to COVID-19 lockdown.
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | M Anantha Kumar Dialogues Marpu Srinivas (1-120) Murali Ramesh (121- 300) |
Screenplay by | Shanmugam Shekar Vemuri Sriram Kumar |
Directed by | Hariprasad Gattreddy |
Creative director | Prince Immanuel |
Starring | Sharanya Turadi Princy B Krishnan Munna Sri Lakshmi Jackie Anil Sailatha |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Telugu |
No. of episodes | 300 |
Production | |
Producer | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
Running time | 20-22 minutes |
Production company | Saregama |
Original release | |
Network | Gemini TV |
Release | 11 March 2019 27 March 2020 | –
Plot
editRoja is a story of an optimistic girl who was raised in an orphanage. Due to some unexpected turns of events, she met with her biological father but they both don't know about the reality. On the other hand, the male lead Arun Raj, criminal Lawyer hates love and marriage but fall in love with Roja. Now, how it all happens and how Roja came to know about her biological father is what the story of the show unfolds.
Cast
editMain
edit- Sharanya Turadi / Princy B Krishnan as Roja Arun / Anu
- Munaf "Munna" Rahman as Arun Raj, criminal Lawyer
- Priyanka as Priya, fake Anu
Supporting
edit- Jackie as Pratap (Arun, Ashwin & Deepa's father)
- Sailatha as Kalpana (Arun, Ashwin & Deepa's mother)
- Taruntej as Ashwin (Arun's younger brother)
- Shabeena as Pooja
- Sri Lakshmi as Annapurna (Arun, Ashwin & Deepa's grand mother)
- Nirmala Reddy as London Chamundeswari, Annapurna's elder sister
- Anil as Chandrakanth, Roja's biological father
- Dwarakesh Naidu as Satyamurthy (Roja's foster father and Premalayam Ashramam caretaker)
- Gowri as Sakshi
- Gopal Krishna Akella as Naveen, Arun's Assistant
- Aditya as pooja's father
- Durga Devi as Pooja's mother
- Vijay yadav as Sambhaiah, Sakshi's uncle
- Lavanya as Rajyam (Arun, Ashwin & Deepa's Aunt)
- Krishna Teja as Bala Krishna (Rajyam's husband)
- Nirmala as Sumathi
- Sindhuja as Deepa, Arun's younger sister
- Venu kshatriya as Vishal
- Srinivas as Chalapathi (Chandrakanth's younger brother)
- Srilatha as Triveni, Roja's mother (Cameo appearance)
Former lead
edit- Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj as Roja (replaced by Princy B Krishnan)
- Purna Sai as Santhosh, Roja's friend
- Actor Bramar as Ashwin (replaced by Taruntej)
Adaptations
editLanguage | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
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Tamil | Roja ரோஜா |
9 April 2018 | Sun TV | 3 December 2022 | Original | [3] |
Kannada | Sevanthi ಸೇವಂತಿ |
25 February 2019 | Udaya TV | Ongoing | Remake | [4] |
Telugu | Roja రోజా |
11 March 2019 | Gemini TV | 27 March 2020 | [5] | |
Hindi | Sindoor Ki Keemat सिंदूर की कीमत |
18 October 2021 | Dangal TV | 29 April 2023 | [6] | |
Malayalam | Kaliveedu കളിവീട് |
15 November 2021 | Surya TV | Ongoing | [7] | |
Bengali | Saathi সাথী |
7 February 2022 | Sun Bangla | [8] | ||
Marathi | Tharala Tar Mag! ठरलं तर मग! |
5 December 2022 | Star Pravah | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Telugu remake of 'Roja' to launch soon". The Times of India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Princy loves Telugu TV industry". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Cast and crew of TV serial Roja rejoice as it completes 300 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Sevanthi celebrates a milestone 600 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Telugu remake of 'Roja' to launch soon". The Times of India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Exclusive: Newbie Vaibhavi Hankare to play the lead in Gul Khan's next for Dangal". IWMBuzz. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "New daily soap 'Palunku' to launch soon; Thej Gowda and Khushi to make their TV debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Actress Anumita Dutta on her upcoming show 'Saathi' and much more". My Kolkata. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Dharma Yoddha Garud fame Amit Bhanushali returns to Marathi TV after 9 years with Tharla Tar Mag". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.