Title Song : Kadhal Rojave
Title Movie : Roja (Rose)
Singer : Legend S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Sujatha Mohan
Lyrics : Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan Dr.Vairamuthu
Music Director : Isai Puyal & Oskar Nayagan Dr. A. R. Rahman
Starring : Arvind Swamy & Madhoo (Madhubala)
Directed By : Mani Rathnam
Produced By : K.Balachander
Written By : Mani Rathnam & Sujatha
Cinematography : Santhosh Sivan
Edited by : Suresh Urs
Distributed by : Kavithalayaa Productions Pyramid
Release date : 15 August 1992
Story : Romantic Thriller film
Budget : Commercial success in the Indian market.

Awards :

1993 National Awards (India)

Won : Silver Lotus Award Best Music Director Isai Puyal & Oskar Nayagan Dr. A. R. Rahman

Won : Silver Lotus Award Best Lyricist Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan Dr.Vairamuthu

Won :  Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

Madhoo's performance took her close to winning in the category of Best Actress, but she eventually lost to Dimple Kapadia.

1993 Filmfare Awards South

Won : Filmfare Best Movie Award (Tamil) Roja

Won : Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil) Isai Puyal & Oskar Nayagan Dr. A. R. Rahman

1993 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (India)

Won : Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

Won : Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director Mani Ratnam

Won : Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director Isai Puyal & Oskar Nayagan
Dr. A. R. Rahman

Won : Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Actress Madhoo

Won : Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Minmini

1993 Shantaram Awards

Won : Best Director Mani Ratnam

1993 Moscow International Film Festival (Russia)

Nominated – Golden St. George (Best Film) Mani Ratnam

Bite the Mango Film Festival (United Kingdom)

Featured screening and premiere – Roja

Wangfujing Film Festival (Beijing)

Special screening – Roja

Indian Film Week (Moscow)

Screening in the category of "From the classics to the contemporary" – Roja

Achievements :
Roja received positive reception for its patriotic themes.On 26 September 1992, K. Vijayan of New Straits Times wrote, "Under [Mani Ratnam]'s direction, [Arvind] and [Madhoo] gave their best ... The excellent photography by Santhosh Sivan [who was also the cameraman for Thalapathi] makes us appreciate the beauty we take for granted in the villages. The snow-capped mountains and flower-covered valleys of Kashmir are also an eyeful.Writing for The Indian Express, Malini Mannath compared Roja unfavourably to Held Hostage; she praised Arvind Swamy's performance, calling him "dignified and natural", but criticised Madhoo's performance in the scenes where Roja pleads for her husband's rescue, saying, "Her tremulous whisper praying for help, sounds contrived". She also felt that Pankaj Kapoor looked "lost in his role", but lauded the cinematography by Santosh Sivan and the editing by Suresh Urs.T. N. Seshan, then the Chief Election Commissioner of India declared, "This is a film that every Indian should see."The soundtrack by A. R. Rahman was included in the "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time listed by Time magazine, issued in 2005.

Box Office
Roja emerged a commercial success in the Indian market.

The soundtrack and background score for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman, in his debut as a music director. Mani Ratnam, who previously worked with Ilayaraaja in his earlier films, replaced him with Rahman, who worked as a keyboard programmer for Ilayaraaja for his film Moodu Pani (1980), also marking their first collaboration as well. The album features seven tracks in Tamil and Hindi, and six tracks in Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi and five tracks in the instrumental adaptation album.

The song "Thamizha Thamizha" is a poem written by Subramanya Bharathi. "Chinna Chinna Aasai" was the first song Rahman had composed for the film. The song "Kadhal Rojave" has two versions in both Tamil and Hindi; a solo and a duet in the former. The Hindi version of the song was titled "Roja Jaaneman" has two versions - one by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the other by Hariharan.

The album received critical acclaim and was also listed in Time magazine's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time.The Tamil and Hindi versions of the album sold over 3 million units in India, with the Tamil version selling over 200,000 units and the Hindi version selling 2.8 million units.The Tamil and Hindi versions of the album sold over 3 million units in India, with the Tamil version selling over 200,000 units and the Hindi version selling 2.8 million units.The Hindi version of the album earned ₹7.5 crore (equivalent to ₹46 crore or US$6.5 million in 2019) in sales.
A. R. Rahman receiving a Platinum sales disc at the MagnaSound Awards for Roja
A. R. Rahman.