Veteran actress Roja literally ruled the South Indian movie industry as the leading heroine during the 90s. She has paired with most of the superstars such as Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty, Vijayakanth, Nagarjuna, Sathyaraj, Prabhu and Karthik among others.

Later Roja entered poltics and tasted equal success in the arena and is now serving as the MLA of Nagari for the second time. The inspiring celebrity is very pro-active in serving her constituency and is often seen initiating and supervising wellfare measures.

Roja and her husband director R.K. Selvamani spent their Diwali in Nagari with the people there. A video that has gone viral shows the couple playing Kabbadi with the local boys of the area. To add to the fun Roja and Selvamani played for opposing teams as well.