Roja (Telugu TV series)

Roja
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	Princy B Krishnan Munna Sri Lakshmi Jackie Anil Sailatha
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	300
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 (2019-03-11) – 27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Chronology
Preceded by	Chandrakumari (7:30 PM) Prathighatana (6 PM)
Followed by	Abhilasha (7:30PM) Bommarillu (6:00PM)
External links
Website

Roja (Telugu: రోజా) was 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 initially stars with 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,^[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.

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[]

• (Episode 1-120) as Roja Arun / Anu
  • Princy B Krishnan (Episode 121-300) (Replacement of Sharanya) as Roja Arun / Anu
• Munaf "Munna" Rahman 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[]

• 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.

Adaptations[]

Awards and nominations[]

Crossover episodes[]

• From 18 December 2019 - 19 December 2019 in episodes 216,217 Roja had a crossover with Akka Mogudu.

References[]