Roja (1992) - Movie Review
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Jimmy Cage and Deniz the Buddymeister review ROJA
India 1992
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Intro/Outro Music © Deniz the Buddymeister
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In German we’d say:
Ich bin tatsächlich verliebt. ROJA ist ein wunderschöner Film. A.R. Rahmans Musik ist meisterhaft, die Farben prachtvoll und die Atmosphäre unglaublich fesselnd.
for the translation you have to watch the video :)
#Roja
Maniratnam has another blockbuster "Bombay" where AR Rahman was just magical.
'Bombay' and 'Dil Se' review please
Bombay, Geetanjali, Anjali, Iruvar.
@@sulagnaghosh779 Most people don't know but India's three talented director-cum-producers produced Dil Se. They are Shekhar Kapoor, Ram Gopal Varma and Mani Ratnam.
@@sulagnaghosh779 Dil Se was terrible. I gave it a watch recently and it hasn't aged well. The stunning music and cinematography.
I think Iruvar is the best from mani Ratnam sir
This channel is underrated.
Thanks man :)
Roja really was an eye opener for the rest of Bollywood obsessed India. One of the best works of Mani Ratnam, AR Rahman and Santosh Sivan and these guys made it the absolute classic it is.
No before nayagan, agni natchathiram, mouna ragam did too
Yes! It was the first movie from South India that became so popular across India and India discovered A R Rehman.
With the release of Roja, we north Indians came to know about the richness of south Indian movies. After Roja, many south Indian movies started to release in North India and many south Indian actors became household names in north India as well.
this is true. Roja was the movie that showed North Indian the quality of South Indian movies. Untill then the North Indian audience only knew Rajnikanth for fighting style and his cigarette smoking and sunglass wearing.
All Mani Ratnam movies are generally in the very good to great band. But, what is not understood when you or even younger indians watch these movies, is the impact his movies had on the whole industry. His 1988 movie 'Agni Natchathiram' changed the way lighting was used in indian movies. The song 'Raja dhi Raja' is stunning even today. 'Roja' introduced A.R.Rahman and completely changed the indian music scene. Between him and Ram Gopal Varma, they brought it both modern movie making technologies and story telling techniques.
Actually I don't find Aravind Swamy's actions too much. I would do the same thing. I am not jingoistic flag waving patriot. But I think my country deserves that I respect my national anthem and my flag. I am not a soldier fighting for my motherland but as a common person I could do what the actor did. That is what is so believeable about the scene. As a poet said :
Breathes there man with a soul so dead.
Who ne'er to himself has said
This is my own my native land.
PS The Poet was Sir Walter Scot
I love how you actually review good movies unlike all other foreign reactors who fall prey to trash suggestions
We are very thankful for all the recommendations but we still do a little bit of homework before picking a movie to review :D
@@TheJimmyCage yes always do that. Because some recommendations are not good but are actually requested by hard core fans. They don't understand that they'll like even the worst movie of their idol but that doesn't mean it's a good movie. Always research before you react :)
Same. I like how they are actually interested in watching and dissecting the movies rather than just doing for the sake of the views. Our people seem to have a tendency to celebrate only mediocrity.This channel deserves far more subscribers for its originality.
@@neo-noiranathubronthan6045 love your dp and screen name. Variyampalliyille meenakshi :-P
You can't just watch Roja and leave "Bombay" and "Dil se" out. It's like a unrelated Trilogy😄 Absolute Classics. Great review Guys.
Thank you :) We will review Dil Se.. in a few weeks and hope to catch Bombay in the future as well.
this was a tamil movie but projected mani rathnam and ar rahman into national limelight. first of his trilogy, bombay and dilse. one of the finest directors in india
Roja redefined indian music industry.
Finally 😅.. check out DALAPATHI starring Mammootty and Rajni kanth in the lead roles, IRUVAR starring mohanlal and NAYAKAN starring kamal Hasan
I read a comment where somebody called you the S.S. Rajamouli of reactions. I agree. You guys actually choose stuff with great contents and put a lot of work in your reviews. You deserve millions of subscribers.
That's incredible praise! Thank you so much :)
I agree wholeheartedly❤
Thank you so much for your review . Am an eighties child. 'Chinna chinna aasai' the first song was like our girls song. Lyrics depicts many impossible things she wants to do. And we all dreamed about that handsome guy we wanted to marry. Finally how it lightened patriotism in us with tears.
You are very welcome :)
An instant modern classic!! Till my last day, I will never be sick of this film. My all time favorite A.R. Rahman and Mani Ratnam's film. The music album is a piece of sound, straight from the heaven, that I would like to retire with on a remote island. I can go on and on about the film, and the memories, and nostalgia attached, from the innumerable times that I have watched it, over the years. Enough said. A classic. In the true sense of the term. Period.
Good review. You said everything that I had always felt about this movie.A. R. Rahman became a national phenomenon after this movie . In the 90s there were not many films that gave the visual artistry that Mani Ratnam had in his cinema and it was wonderful to watch .
Thank you :)
funfact: the guy leading the Rugmani troop is actually the choreographer.
Hey Jimmy and Deniz. I can understand why you couldn't relate to the scene where Arvind Swamy rolls his body over a burning Indian flag. Since childhood, as Indians, we have been taught in school to respect the Indian flag as it has its own story. Each colour represents something. It's a crime in India to disrespect the Indian flag. And hence the scene is very moving for every Indian.
I wanted to recommend Nayakan and Thalapathi.
Both are story about gangsters, love, friendship among other things.
Time magazine has endorsed Nagayan as a movie everyone should watch at least once.
We hope we get the chance to see it in the future :)
Roja won 6 national awards that year
Thanks guys for a good review. You literally get into the skin of the movie and that's what I really like. Moreover, unlike other westerners who review Indian content, you seem more appreciative of our cultural roots that reflect in our movies. Anyway, coming back to Roja, it is not the best work of Mani Ratnam in my opinion. In fact, you should watch Geetanjali, his first straight Telugu movie. You would fall in love with that movie. Even today, its in my top 10 movies across all languages that I have seen movies in. This movie benefited from the time it released, as terrorism was a major issue in those days. The use of light as a tool in visuals stood out in this movie. Sad that Santosh Sivan did not do enough movies as a cinematographer. He is easily the best cinematographer India has produced, with others like Senthil Kumar coming close.
Thank you Murli :) We hope to watch many more movies by Mani Ratnam in the future as well as movies with Santosh Sivan as director of cinematography.
I am neither North not south Indian...I loved this movie as a child and I'd cry all the time because it tugged at my heart so much 💖
Mani ratnam made a trilogy Roja,Bombay and Dil Se. "Terror" Trilogy which deals with the relationship and emotions people go through under the society.
Watch Bombay and complete the trilogy.
Mani ratnam is a genius.
Maniretnam - master craftsman
Ar rehman - musical maestro
Santhosh shivan - master or visual beauty.
These three r the legendary combo of indian cinema.they all reached their zenith in their field.
They r best In the world
Yours is a class act. We can truly appreciate the background work you put in before you give your review. Because of the study you put in you can remember and refer some of the earlier works.. you actually deserve more subscribers..
Thank you so much :)
So I am tearing up as I watch your review as this is exactly how I felt when I watched this film in the cinemas when I was a 15 year old kid. I came out of the cinema and made everyone I know watch it. I couldn't understand why no one is blown away like I was after watching this film. I remember seeing it at least 5 times in the cinema. AR Rahman and Santosh Sivan definitely had something to do with it. PS - I find it hard to believe that the scene where he tries to extinguish the Indian flag(to the song - Tamizha Tamizha) had no effect on you two :). The score of that track still makes me all riled up for no reason haha.
Thank you for sharing. The scene with the flag was certainly a strong moment. ':D (but also a little bit baffling for us since we don't have this strong patriotic feeling)
@@TheJimmyCage OK, watchout for our army at the gates of Berlin 😉
My favourite movie in Mani Ratnam's terrorism trilogy is 'Dil se'(the 3 rd one)....it has one of the best soundtracks of all time and is also an underrated gem...Please review it and also Bombay (the 2nd movie of trilogy).
I just watched Dil Se a few days ago and really enjoyed it a lot. We will review it in the future but I can't say when yet. Might take some time. (We will also try to watch Bombay someday)
Not yet.
You think this is good, watch Iruvar and Dilse from Maniratnam - two jewels in Indian cinema ....Iruvar is citizen Kane of Indian movies...Maniratnam style is more subtle and nuanced, which few can understand
We plan to watch more of his movies for sure. :)
Awesome review, this is indeed an Indian cinema classic. And even if i'm not "Review Meister" 😉, i know that you'll definitely love these 2 classics from Maniratnam : Thalapathi (1991) and Nayagan (1987). Please review them too.
Thanks man thx-man! :D We plan to watch those two in the future for sure. We already watched Dil Se.. and will review it in a few weeks.
That hand held camera shots of narrow lanes following terrorists with ARR music is just very gripping and creates tension.
You should review Mouna Ragam - another classic film by Mani Ratnam. I think it is his best work so far. The entire team worked well together to create this movie.
The song you mentioned is the least people here. Kadal roja, putthu vellai mazai song is the chart busters.
Watch iruvar and Kannathil Muthamittal
Hats off to your enthusiasm and research. Just one thing... actors and the music director must be new, but rest of the crew is super senior and prominent in entire India those days.
The film was produced by K. Balachander, another director known for his distinct film-making style who had already directed above 100+ films (already 95 movies by then). Mani Ratnam, on the other hand, also had been in the industry for 10 years and bagged several awards. Writers and the cinematographer were also not noobs.
One interesting fact (although irrelevant) I want to share here is that Mani Ratnam, maverick Ram Gopal Varma, and sensational Shekar Kapoor later formed a production company hoping to make more films, but all the three are hotheads and they managed to make only one movie (Dil Se another movie with Terrorism in Kashmir as the background) on that banner. However, Ram Gopal Varma later produced some of the world's greatest movies like Satya, Company and Ab Tak Chappan, and Maniratnam directed a few more good movies under his own banner.
Sorry but there is on one thing that you said about the partition of india that is wrong.
India was/is a hindu majority country, but we were/are inclusive of all religions.It was not formed on the basis of religion like pakistan.Sikhs, hindus and even some muslims who lived in the now pakistan territory in 1947 came back to current indian region.In fact gandhi who supported this secularism got assassinated by a hindu fanatic named godse.
I felt like saying this because the secularism which is a fundamental part of our constitution is under threat in our current political climate.
Lol... The movies mentioned in the intro though..Hahaha.. So funny..
:D
Waiting for Iruvar.
Nayagan and Thalapathy are classics. Reviews for them would be great as well.
Roja is an all-time favourite. I remember having watched and rewatched the movie numerous times, although not any time recently. I would like to suggest the movie 'Iruvar' (1997) by the same director/music composer/cinematographer trio.
The movie that immediately comes to mind when talking about how the background score plays an undeniable role in story-telling to the extent that the score in itself seems like a character of the movie, is Brady Corbet's directorial debut "The Childhood of a Leader" (2016). The music creates a mood of dread throughout the movie and goes well with the cinematic unfolding of the narrative. The music adds the narration to the scenes, infact. Its quite an experience as well like "Roja".
I love your reviews because you both are brutally honest..
Thank you :D
Glad you cited Morricone. He is virtuoso. Love what he did musically on Lolita (1997) and Malena (2001). ❤️❤️❤️
My fav EM music is Ecstasy of Gold
Dil se , my name is Khan and nayakan
Free Tibet..... Free Kashmir.... Free Balochistan...... Azaadi
Sir, you got the history of Kashmir COMPLETELY WRONG. I am stunned that you could get facts wrong.
Watch maniratnam's "naayagan"
Godfather adaptation...
His best work....!!!
Watch Dil se re too another classic from maniratnam with a r Rahman music..
I just did a few days ago and we will review it in the future for sure. :) (But it might take some time... other reviews are scheduled before)
Watch IRUVAR...one of the best Indian movie... Must watch if u r a true Indian movie lover.
LEGENDARY ACTOR MOHANLAL played a world class performance
We hope to watch it soon :)
@@TheJimmyCage tnk u so much for r the reply.....
AR Rahman did the music for 'Yodha' a beautiful lighthearted malayalam comedy movie. This was before Roja afaik
Amazing review.. buddymister is 😂😂😂
Thank you :D
Deubut film of 2 academy award winning rahman.
Excellent..... you guys learned ( i dont know where you get it ) Indian history very perfectly.... On point .... Great JOB..... kept it up....
Thank you so much 😀
Honest review . I am an Indian and I also found the flag burning scene over the top.Do #review #kannathilmuthamital another #manirathnam movie.My favorite among of all his movies.
in my childhood i watched this movie for the first time... i didn't quite got the story but i felt something special about the flick... the songs were mind blasting which made me fall in love with A.R Rahman's musical magic...after this long i still got 2 of the songs from the movie which i still love to listen.... #Roja
Brilliant. Thanks for another great review! Roja is one of those movies that almost never appear in 'all time great movies' lists, but nevertheless is an absolute gem.
Thank you so much :)
This is my favourite movie Review Dil se movie and Bombay movie by Maniratnam.👍👍👍Music by A R Rehman.
Roja is a good movie.The bgm and music is top class
You must watch anjali & thalapathi movie
pakistan is a muslim country but india is secular country.....if you call India as a hindu country it is insult to our freedom fighters....who did not want partition on the basis of religion.......please call India a secular country
also Pakistan is a declared islamic nation. they can have only muslim PM and president......India is a secular country.....we have Pm and President from different religions......
Best Indian movie reviewer but less 😭
Thank you for the review. And you guys crack me up. Off to look for this.
You are very welcome :D
Ilayaraja is “the god”....ARRahman is the son or protege of the god....to say per se....
Son of a God ought to be a God
Watch Mani Ratnam's classics Thalapathi, Bombay...
We will for sure in the future.
Get past works of Mani Ratnam like Agni Natchathiram, Thalapthi, Iruvar, Kannathil Mutham Ittaal, Nayakan, Mouna Ragam. And do checkout director/cinematographer Balu Mahendra's works
We will review Iruvar in the upcoming months :)
Classic review of a classic movie. I was 12 when i watched it. Yeah, its not flawless but its gorgeous.I gotta watch it now for the 2nd time.
It was such a great experience watching it :)
It’s a real comment’ and i love the move
Please watch HEY RAAM Tamil movie.
Nice review, did ur research well..
Welcome to the world of manirathnam...
Watch his othr movies like
Dhalapathy : the best perfo of Rajinikanth, plus Mammooty plays a great role in that mvie
Dilse : Sharuks movie
Iruvar : one of the best perfo of Mohanlal... and a great bio - fictional movie abt the life of two legend tamil leaders..
Nayakan : the best gangster movie in India, and the great perfo of Kamalhaasan
Aayudha ezhuth... Pakka villainism perfo of Madhavan
Thank you :) We hope to watch the other movies as well in the future.
Honest review. Really like this channel. Please review vanaprastham.
Thank you so much :)
Military in india is different
If you havnt watched Kannathil Muthamittal (or a peck in the cheeck) by Maniratnam, please watch it you may find it overdramatic but movie is so emotional and worth a watch.
Pls watch other Mani ratnam-AR Rahman combo classics like Bombay , Kannathil muthamittal , Alaipayuthey.....you will be blown away.
Great video and great to learn about the beginnings of A.R Rahman, who would grow to be one of the greatest and world famou composers ever...
1975 -- Illayaraja
1992 -- AR Rahman
2002 -- Yuvan Shankar Raja
2011 -- Anirudh Ravichander
They are Trendsetter not only in tamil but in Indian film industry
What? You're a 2K kid? Yuvan Shankar Raja debuted in 1997 with the movie Aravindhan and became popular in the movie Poovellam Kettuppar in 1999. Not in 2002.
anirudh is joke
Ennio morricone ❤❤
Lolita
Malena
Cinema paradiso
I watched these movies of him .don't know more about him.
but we can't never forget his music .
correction- Muslim part is pakistan(pakistan + bangladesh), secular part is India- Indian majority is hindu
Omg you reviewed Maniratnam's movie ^^^^
We reviewed Dil Se.. as well and we will review Iruvar very soon, too :)
@@TheJimmyCage will wait for Iruvar definitely. Dhalapathy is a good movie as well, but I'm not sure how would you like it. Either which ways, I look forward to the reviews. Thank you
U should react VANAPRASTHAM d world biggest actor MOHANLAL.....
Bombay is another classic.. I'm sure you'd love it.😄
Hope to watch it as well in the future :)
Ive only heard Roja because someone ever dedicated that song to me, but after seen this review I will watch the full trilogy (well I watched Dil se yet)I love your reviews about clasics, not only new movies. And because of the context in which India is currently going through, it will be appropriate to watch it. Thank you.
Try hey ram and kannathil muthamittal
Sorry sir but can you tell me how you pronounce "A.R. RAHMAN" I don't mean to disrespect you but you might be pronouncing I.R. RAHMAN
the pronunciation of eastern european people is different. 'A' is pronounced with an extended aaaah.
Watch iruvar
Maniratnam mohan lal combination classic
Watch Bombay..
All Mani Ratnam movies are classics. my fav one is Thalapathi (1991)
If you like Pankaj Kapoor's acting you could watch " The blue umbrella " released in 2005....based on the story written by Ruskin Bond...IMDB rating-7.5
Reveiw " salam Bombay" .... Another gem
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Roja is not a classic movie of Mani sir. Music and cinimatography were special. But movie was a emotional drama which did not convey the feel to audience. Very artificial acting and dialogues.
Please watch nayakan and mouna raagam
Nayakan coming this Tuesday :)
Another classic that you can watch is "Hey Ram" directed by Kamal Haasan.
One f my all time favourite films!! Awesome songs!! Great Review!! Thanks Mate!!
Thank you :)
A correction...Kashmir was never partitioned on the basis of religion.
There is a tamil movie PANCHATHANTHIRAM starring Kamal Hassan. A full length comedy film. I'm damn sure everyone would like that. Please do watch it. I'm eagerly waiting for your review
I put it on our watch list :)
@@TheJimmyCage That's nice man. Thank you. PANCHATHANTHIRAM roughly translates to FIVE RUSES.
Eagerly waiting
@@TheJimmyCage You can also watch HEY RAM movie from the same actor.
This movie, when Kamal Hassan met Christopher Nolan, was given to Nolan to watch when Nolan said he had watched many of Kamal Hassan movies.
Here is the link
th-cam.com/video/fMVD1aCMoe8/w-d-xo.html
@@TheJimmyCage also there is lots of pun/word play in PANCHATHANTHIRAM movie.
It might be great if you understand everything. Please have a subtitle that explains the word play.
Watch KALAPANI Malayalam movie.
Till this review I didn't know that the lead in Roza movie was Arvind Swami 😂😂😂
PS. I'm watching this video on 24/02/2020.😂😂😂
Please watch the movie malayalam omshanthi oshana
Please watch and review kalapani (malayalam classic)
Super review.....
Please watch
Ishq
Unda
Premam
In
Amozon prime
Thank you :) We will review Premam in a few weeks.
Thank you guys for you review Our Tamil Movie
It was our pleasure :)
Please watch aaranya kandam and review it
I personally thought that the Roja was an above average
Absolutely love your channel
Thank you so much :)
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