Roja's world turns upside down when Rishi is abducted by terrorists whose agenda is to separate Kashmir from India and free their leader, Wasim Khan, from judicial custody.įaced with the daunting task of rescuing her husband, Roja runs from pillar to post, pleading with politicians and the military for help. The couple finds themselves in a beautiful yet alien land. Meanwhile, due to the illness of his Chief, Rishi is assigned to an army communications centre in Baramulla to intercept military intelligence. Love blossoms and life is blissful for the couple for a short while. Initially, Roja does not like what Rishi did, but when she learns of Shenbagam's love story and consequent rejection of Rishi, she apologises and starts seeing him in a new light. Being unaware of Shenbagam's love affair, Roja is not willing to accept Rishi's proposal as she believes that he is the best match for Shenbagam but she marries Rishi, and the couple go to live in Madras while Shenbagam marries her cousin. To everyone's surprise, Rishi requests Roja's hand in marriage instead. When Rishi wishes to speak to Shenbagam alone, she gathers enough courage to convey this and politely asks him to reject her in front of her parents, to which he obliges. Unknown to her and her family, Shenbagam is in love with the son of her maternal uncle.
agency of Indian Intelligence, goes smoothly. Roja fervently wishes that her sister Shenbagam's marriage proposal with Rishikumar, a cryptologist working with the R.A.W. In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, 18-year old Roja is a simple village girl born and brought up in Sundarapandiapuram in Tenkasi district. In Srinagar, a Kashmiri terrorist, Wasim Khan, is captured by a team led by Colonel Rayappa. He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work. Rahman debuted as a film composer with this film. (1998), that depict human relationships against a background of Indian politics.Ī. It is the first in Mani Ratnam's Trilogy of films, with the others being Bombay (1995) and Dil Se. The film was re-released for international audiences in light of the growing fear of terrorist attacks across the world. The film also gained international acclaim with its nomination for Best Film at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. The film won three National Film Awards, including Best Film on National Integration, catapulting Ratnam to national acclaim. The film released on 15 August 1992, to positive reviews, receiving praise for its patriotic theme.
The film's cinematography was handled by Santhosh Sivan and editing done by Suresh Urs. Balachander under his Kavithalayaa Productions and distributed by G. The theme of the film is based on the relationship between Savitri and Satyavan of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.
It follows a simple girl from a village in Tamil Nadu, making desperate efforts to find her husband after he is kidnapped by militants during a secret undercover mission in Jammu and Kashmir. It stars Arvind Swami and Madhoo, with the latter in the title role. Rose) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Mani Ratnam.