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Roja (2018 TV Series)
''Roja'' () was an Indian Tamil soap opera starring Priyanka Nalkari and Sibbu Suryan. It premiered on 9 April 2018 and ended on 3 December 2022 and was produced by Saregama. Plot It follows an optimistic girl who was raised in an orphanage. She meets her biological father Tiger Manickam, but they are unaware of each other's identities. Roja is raised in the orphanage of Shanthamoorthy and has a sweet, kind disposition. Arjun, humble despite his wealth, is a leading criminal lawyer. Roja is looking for a lawyer to argue in a case related to Shanthamoorthy who was falsely accused and arrested for Bhaiya Ganesh's murder which was actually done by Sakshi with Priya by her side. Arjun's family had planned his engagement with Priya (masquerading as "Fake Anu"). But Arjun loathed love and marriage because of his traumatic past including his Sakshi's betrayal Arjun's friend Venu's death. In particular, he had no desire to marry Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
