Roja (Telugu TV series)
Roja (Telugu: రోజా) is an Indian Telugu language soap opera directed by Hariprasad Gattreddy aired on Gemini TV from 11 March 2019 to 27 March 2020 every Monday to Saturday at 6.00 PM IST.[1] The serial stars Princy B Krishnan,[2] Munna as main protagonists and Priyanka in pivotal role. Sri Lakshmi, Jackie,[3] Anil,[4] and Sailatha[5] are playing other supporting roles. The serial is remake of Tamil television series Roja which is being aired on Sun TV.[6] The serial was stopped abruptly due to COVID-19 lockdown.
| Roja | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | M Anantha Kumar Dialogues Marpu Srinivas (1-120) Murali Ramesh (121- 299) |
| Screenplay by | Shanmugam Shekar Vemuri Sriram Kumar |
| Directed by | Hariprasad Gattreddy |
| Creative director | Prince Immanuel |
| Starring | Princy B Krishnan Munna Sri Lakshmi Jackie Anil Sailatha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 299 |
| Production | |
| Producer | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | Saregama |
| Release | |
| Original network | Gemini TV |
| Picture format | 576i SD 1080i HD |
| Original release | 11 March 2019 – 27 March 2020 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Chandrakumari (7:30 PM) Prathighatana (6 PM) |
| Followed by | Abhilasha (7:30PM) Bommarillu (6:00PM) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
COVID-19: Outbreak
Due to COVID-19, Roja and all Gemini TV shows are on break. All serials including Roja were stopped on March 27 to give care to the production team and the cast. Roja was stopped on Episode no.300. After that the serial was stopped permanently due to shoot restrictions in corona crisis.
Plot
Roja 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
Main cast
- Princy B Krishnan as Roja
- Munna as Arun Raj, criminal Lawyer
- Priyanka as Priya, fake Anu
Supporting cast
- 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
- Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj as Roja (replaced by Princy B Krishnan)
- Purna Sai as Santhosh, Roja's friend (deceased)
- Actor Bramar as Ashwin (replaced by Taruntej)
Airing history
The serial started airing on Gemini TV on 11 March 2019. It aired every Monday to Friday at 7:30PM IST. Later, a serial named Abhilasha replaced this show at 7:30PM and pushed this serial to 6:00PM IST from 26 August 2019. The serial stopped abruptly after airing 299 episodes due to corona crisis.
Versions in other languages
| Language | Title | Network(s) | Airing history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil (Original version) | Roja
(ரோஜா) |
Sun TV | 9 April 2018 – present |
| Kannada | Sevanthi
(ಸೇವಂತಿ) |
Udaya TV | 25 February 2019 – present |
| Telugu | Roja
(రోజా) |
Gemini TV | 11 March 2019 – 27 March 2020 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Swathi Art Creations Silver jubilee TV Awards 2019 | Best Actor | Munna | Arun | Won |
Crossover episodes
- From 18 December 2019 - 19 December 2019 in episodes 216,217 Roja had a crossover with Akka Mogudu.
References
- Mishra, Pankaj (25 February 2019). "Roja Serial On Gemini TV - Star Casts, Storyline, Start Date, Timings & Promo Details". Top Indian Shows. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- Uddagiri, AuthorNikisha. "Princy loves Telugu TV industry". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Tollywood renowned actor Jackie filmography details". nettv4u. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Telugu Tv Actor Anil Allam Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Sailatha". Onenov. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Telugu remake of 'Roja' to launch soon". The Times of India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.