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{{short description|Indian film company}}
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| foundation = 1996
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| key_people = Kaja Mydeen<br />V. Gnanavel<br />[[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]]
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'''Roja Combines''' is an Indian [[film producer|film production]] and [[film distributor|distribution]] company headed by Kaja Mydeen. The film had been a leading production studio in the Tamil film industry in the 1990s, but has struggled following the switch to digital film-making.

== History ==
Roja Combines was launched and run by three separate producers in the 1990s – Kaja Mydeen, V. Gnanavel and [[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]]. In the early 2000s, Gnanavel and Jayaprakash moved to create GJ Combines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz-double-delight/article2720603.ece|title=Showbitz – Double delight|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 December 2011 | first=S. R. Ashok | last=Kumar | accessdate=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/On-the-road-to-recognition/article16048607.ece|title=On the road to recognition|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 September 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

Soon after the surprise success of the adolescent-themed ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]'' (2002), Roja Combines agreed terms with the film's lead actors [[Dhanush]] and [[Sherin Shringar|Sherin]] to make a film for the studio during October 2002. A project titled ''Ennai Mattum Kaadhal Pannu'' by [[Boopathy Pandian]] began thereafter but was later put on hold after Dhanush became busy with other ventures. Eventually, the film was relaunched with Dhanush and [[Sridevi Vijayakumar]] as ''[[Devathayai Kanden]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/nltamil.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701004658/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/nltamil.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|title=New Launches in Tamil|date=1 July 2003}}</ref>

In 2003, Roja Combines produced a live stage show in the United Arab Emirates called Tamil Mega Star Night 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/tamil-film-stars-poised-to-perform-live|title=Tamil film stars poised to perform live|first=A. Staff|last=Reporter|website=Khaleej Times}}</ref> The studio's collaboration with [[Ajith Kumar]] in ''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]'' (2004) was the studio's biggest failure, and the makers lost 8 crore rupees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ajithkumar.free.fr/news/news_167.htm|title=www.ajithkumar.fr.fm|website=ajithkumar.free.fr}}</ref> In 2005, following Kaja Mydeen's suicide attempt and bankruptcy, he subsequently dropped himself from producing [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]]'s ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'' (2006) starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and chose to release his other ongoing project ''Perarasu'' starring Vijayakanth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vetayadu-vilayadu-orphaned-news-tamil-kkfv2bghhdbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727141932/https://www.sify.com/movies/vetayadu-vilayadu-orphaned-news-tamil-kkfv2bghhdbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-07-27|title='Vetayadu Vilayadu' orphaned!|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/confusion-confounded-news-tamil-kkfv3jbhacgsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727134921/https://www.sify.com/movies/confusion-confounded-news-tamil-kkfv3jbhacgsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-07-27|title=Confusion confounded!|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

In 2010, Kaja Mydeen was approached to act in [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]'s ''[[Easan]]'', but eventually did not feature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-10-04/vikram-sasi-25-05-10.html|title=Sasi - Tamil Movie News - Vikram-Sasi project - only producers, no hero - Sasi | Vikram | Samuthrakani - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> By the mid-2010s, the studio remained largely inactive owing to the rising costs of operating in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelede.in/tamil-nadu/2020/02/24/madurai-anbu-tamil-film-industrys-biggest-shylock|title=Madurai Anbu: Tamil Film Industry's Biggest Shylock|website=The Lede}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kaja Mydeen married telugu actress Aamani. Post-marriage, Aamani converted to Islam and changed her name to K. Ayisha, becoming a co-producer on several of Roja Combines' films.

In July 2005, Kaja Mydeen stopped producing films and stepped into real estate business.And also was an active member of the producer council then..

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 82%; text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Synopsis
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Gopala Gopala (1996 film)|Gopala Gopala]]''
| 1996
| Tamil
| [[Pandiarajan]]
| [[Pandiarajan]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]
| Gopal causes much angst among his male neighbours as he is friendly with their spouses. They are relieved when he marries Usha. But Usha leaves him after learning that he was married once before
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Porkkaalam]]''
| 1997
| Tamil
| [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]]
| [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Sanghavi]]
| Murali is a potter by profession and has a sister who is dumb. He wants to get her married to a decent boy but everyone rejects her. In a tragic turn of events, Murali decides to marry a handicapped
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Poonthottam]]''
| 1998
| Tamil
| [[Kalanjiyam]]
| [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[Raghuvaran]]
|A woman faces threat from her step-brothers who are keen to evict her from their home. Meanwhile, her good for nothing tenant is another problem. But, it is the same tenant who comes to their rescue.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Anantha Poongatre]]''
| 1999
| Tamil
| [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]
| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Malavika (actress)|Malavika]]
| Jeeva loves Meenakshi, a widow after knowing her past however she isn't interested in marrying him fearing social norms.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Paattali]]''
| 1999
| Tamil
| [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| [[Sarathkumar]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[Ramya Krishnan]]
| Despite being the sole heir to a large fortune, Shanmugam is forced to work as a servant by his aunt. Later, she forces him to marry her own daughter in order to usurp his wealth.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sandhitha Velai]]''
| 2000
| Tamil
| [[Ravichandran (Tamil film director)|Ravichandran]]
| [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]
| On a trip, Aadalarasu meets his lookalike and promises to fulfil the latter's request. His look-alike dies and he takes his place in his family while his own family thinks he is dead.
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-santhitha-vaelai/article28012643.ece|title=Film Review: ''Santhitha Vaelai''|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 April 2000|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pennin Manathai Thottu]]''
| 2000
| Tamil
| [[Ezhil]]
| [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Sarathkumar]], [[Jaya Seal]]
| Sunil is a renowned heart surgeon, while Sunita has a kid with a heart problem. When she meets Sunil, she lashes out at him, blaming him for her plight, as he had betrayed her many years ago.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vaanchinathan]]''
| 2001
| Tamil
| [[Shaji Kailas]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Sakshi Shivanand]], [[Ramya Krishnan]]
| Vaanchinathan, a straightforward policeman, is not allergic to exploiting the loopholes in the law to eliminate the criminals who have thus far not been punished by the judiciary.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Alli Thandha Vaanam]]''
| 2001
| Tamil
| Sreedhar Prasath
| [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Laila (actress)|Laila]]
| An entrepreneur challenges his reckless son, Satyam, to live independently for three months. Satyam's encounters away from home end up changing him as a human being.
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/a-medley-of-emotions/article27919466.ece|title=A medley of emotions|newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 March 2001|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Charlie Chaplin (2002 film)|Charlie Chaplin]]''
| 2002
| Tamil
| [[Sakthi Chidambaram]]
| [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]], [[Gayathri Raghuraman]]
| When Ramakrishnan is caught with a prostitute, he introduces her to his wife as Thiru's girlfriend. Thiru, feeling helpless, goes along with the plan at the cost of upsetting his own girlfriend, Susi.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Samasthanam]]''
| 2002
| Tamil
| [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]
| [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Sarathkumar]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]
| Thiru and Surya are friends whose relationship has survived many hurdles. But, their bond is broken when a rift is caused due to their respective wives and also a man whose father was killed by Thiru's father.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]''
| 2004
| Tamil
| [[Shaji Kailas]]
| [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
| Jana always stands for his villagers, against the atrocities committed by Veerapandi. Manimegalai, Veerapandi's daughter, falls in love with Jana, but is stunned when she learns about his past life as a gangster in Mumbai.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Devathaiyai Kanden]]''
| 2005
| Tamil
| [[Boopathy Pandian]]
| [[Dhanush]], [[Sridevi Vijayakumar]], [[Kunal (actor)|Kunal]]
| Babu, a tea vendor, falls in love with Uma, a rich girl, and she too loves him for his sincerity. However, Babu sues her for cheating, when she accepts a doctor's proposal to have a secured future.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Perarasu (film)|Perarasu]]''
| 2006
| Tamil
| [[Udhayan]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Debina Bonnerjee]], [[Prakash Raj]]
| CBI officer Kasi is tasked to investigate the disappearance of a judge. He finds out that a minister and three cops are behind it. Soon after, the cops get killed and Kasi is framed for their murders.
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Film distributors of India]]
[[Category:Film production companies based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian film studios]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1996]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1996]]

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