Roja Selvamani
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| Roja | |
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| Born | November 17, 1972  Hyderabad, India |
| Other name(s) | రోజా |
| Spouse(s) | R.K. Selvamani |
Roja Selvamani (Telugu: రొజ) is a veteran south Indian actress and politician.
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[edit] Early life
Roja was born to Kumaraswamy Reddy, a native of Chittor district. Later the family moved to Hyderabad. She did her Masters degree in Political Science from Nagarjuna University. She learnt Kuchipudi, a dance form, for a few years. Her voice as a child was rough, so many[who?] discouraged her from hoping to act in films.
[edit] Film career
She entered the cinema industry from Telugu films. She was first introduced in the Tamil film by director R.K. Selvamani in his film Chembaruthi paired with actor Prashanth. The movie was a hit and paved the way for her in the Tamil cinema industry. She became popular with her songs such as Veloor Maman in the film Makkal Aatchi with Mamooty and Mastana Mastana in Rasaiyya with Prabhu Deva. She became popular acting in films with actors such as Rajnikanth in Veera, and Arjun Sarja in Ayudha Poojai. Selvamani's career breakthrough was in the film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, directed by Vikraman. Selvamani's 100th movie was Pottu Amman. Selvamani appeared in supporting roles in Arasu (2001) and in Parijaatham (2006).
[edit] Personal life
She is married to the director R.K. Selvamani, the director of her first movie, and has moved into Andhra politics. Her hobbies are costume designing and hairstyling. Selvamani had a penchant for hairdressing and it was seen as when she is in the sets, she is seen hairdressing her co-heroines like Meena, Devayani, Kushboo, Ranjitha, Mumtaz to name a few. According to Ramya Krishnan, her friend and co-star, Roja is one of the few artists who can do their own make-up. Actress Mumtaz in an interview has praised Roja's willingness and egoless attitude when Roja did her hair and make-up during a Singapore Film show in 2003. Roja herself told in a interview that Actress Meena is her godsister , they are best friends for a long time. She is currently actively involved in AP politics. She is the woman wing president of Telugu Mahila of the TDP party in the 2009 state elections and was involved in confrontations and political antics with her rival opposition party leaders, which ultimately led to her defeat for the second consecutive time in the AP state Assembly elections. In August 2009, She quit TDP and thinking to joining Congress Party. Her political career is blink now.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | Co-Star | Language | Role | Notes |
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| Chembaruthi | Prasanth | Tamil | Released in 1992 | |
| Indu | Prabhudeva | |||
| Suriyan | Sarath Kumar | |||
| Uzhaippaali | Rajinikanth | |||
| Raasaiya | Prabhu deva | |||
| Parambarai | Prabhu | |||
| Ayutha Poojai | Arjun | |||
| Sari Gama Pada Ni | Parthipan | |||
| Veera | Rajinikanth & Meena |
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| Adhiradipadai | Raghuman | |||
| Makkal Aatchi | Mammootty | |||
| Puthumai Pithan | Parthipan | |||
| Tamilselvan | Vijayakanth | |||
| Vallal | Sathyaraj, Meena | |||
| Kadavul | Velu Prabhakaran | |||
| Mugam | Nazaar | |||
| Ooty | Murali | |||
| Mugguru Monagallu | Chiranjeevi | Telugu | ||
| Muta Mesthri | Chiranjeevi | Telugu | ||
| Bigboss | Chiranjeevi | Telugu | ||
| Peddannayya | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Bhairava Dweepam | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Maathopettukoku | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Sulthan | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Gaandeevam | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Adavilo Anna | Mohan babu | Telugu | ||
| Annamayya | Mohan babu | Telugu | ||
| Swarnakka | Telugu | |||
| Sammakka Saarakka | Telugu | |||
| Bobbili Simham | Balakrishna | Telugu | ||
| Pokiri Raaja | Venkatesh | Telugu | ||
| Vajram | Nagarjuna | Telugu | ||
| Anna | Rajasekhar | Telugu | ||
| Kshemangaa Velli Labhamgaa Randi | Srikanth | Telugu | ||
| Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa | Srikanth | Telugu | ||
| Family Circus | Jagapathi babu | Telugu | ||
| Subha lagnam | Jagapathi babu | Telugu | ||
| Ghatothkachudu | Ali | Telugu | ||
| Rakshana | Nagarjuna | Telugu | ||
| Durga | Venu | Telugu | ||
| Atta sommu alludi daanam | Vinod Kumar | Telugu | ||
| Seetharatnam gaari abbayi | Vinod Kumar | Telugu | ||
| Ataaku koduku mamaku alludu | Vinod Kumar | Telugu | ||
| Mogudugaru | Vinod Kumar | Telugu | ||
| Police Brothers | Vinod Kumar | Telugu | ||
| Prema Tapassu | Rajendra Prasad | Telugu | ||
| Illu Pelli | Naresh | Telugu | ||
| Sarpayagam | Sreenivasa Varma | Telugu | ||
| Teluguveeralevaraa | Krishna | Telugu | ||
| Illu Pelli | Naresh | Telugu | ||
| Samaram | Suman,Raghu | Telugu | ||
| Dasari's Mayabazar | Akkineni Nageswara rao | Telugu | ||
| Alagarsamy | Sathyaraj | |||
| Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | Karthik Muthuraman and Ajith Kumar | |||
| House Full | Parthipan & Suvalakshmi |
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| Tirunelveli | Prabhu | |||
| Suyamvaram | Prabhudeva | |||
| Eazhaiyin Sirippil | Prabhudeva | |||
| Sandithavelay | Karthik | |||
| Enga Raja | Karthik & Priyamani |
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| Success | Dhushayanth | |||
| En Aasai Rasave | Sivaji and Murali | |||
| Veettoda Mappillai | Neppoliyan | |||
| Veeram Velancha Mannu | Vijayakanth | |||
| Chinna Durai | Sarath Kumar | |||
| Koodivazhanthal Kodi nanmai | Karan | |||
| Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa | Prabhu | |||
| Kanda Kadamba Kathirvela | Prabhu | |||
| Super Kudumbam | Prabhu | |||
| Pottuamman | Venu | |||
| Karakattakari | ||||
| Kurukshethram | Sathyaraj | |||
| Lootie | Sathyaraj | |||
| Parijatham | Prithiviraj | |||
| Arasu dharpar | Sarathkumar & Simran |
Mother of Sarath Kumar | ||
| Mitta Miraasu | Prabhu | |||
| Sonnal Thaan Kathala | Murali | |||
| Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam | Jayaram & Prabhu |
[edit] External links
- Roja at the Internet Movie Database
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