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{{short description|Indian Tamil-language television series}}
{{short description|Indian Tamil-language television series (2019)}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name                    = Rettai Roja
| image               = Rettai Roja serial.jpg
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| genre               = [[Drama]]
| genre                   = [[Drama]] <!--maximum three genres, must be sourced in article-->
[[Action film|Action]]
| creator                 =  
[[Romance film|Romance]]
| executive_producer       =  
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| writer                   = '''Dialogues''' <br> Karthik Ramkumar
| executive_producer   =  
| screenplay               = Sargunam Pungaraj
| writer               = '''Dialogues''' <br> Karthik Ramkumar
| director                 = {{ubl|G. Manikandakumar|Abdullah||Nandha Kumar}}
| screenplay           = Sargunam Pungaraj <br> Muthusamy Shakthivel
| starring                 = [[Chandini Tamilarasan]]<br>[[Akshay Kamal]]
| director             = {{ubl|G. Manikandakumar|Abdullah||Nandha Kumar}}
| country                 = India
| starring             = [[Chandini Tamilarasan]]<br>[[Akshay Kamal]]
| language                 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| country             = India
| num_seasons             = 1
| language             = Tamil
| num_episodes             = 511
| num_seasons         = 1
| list_episodes           =  
| num_episodes         = 1013
| producer                 = Shruthi Narayanan
| list_episodes       =  
| company                 = Shruthi Studios
| producer             = Shruthi Narayanan
| theme_music_composer     = [[Vishal Chandrasekar]]
| company             = Shruthi Studios
| composer                 = Kiran
| theme_music_composer = [[Vishal Chandrasekar]]
| opentheme               = "Otti Porandha Rettai Roja"
| composer             = Kiran
| cinematography           = Rajesh Kumar
| opentheme           = "Otti Porandha Rettai Roja"
| editor                   =  
| cinematography       = Rajesh Kumar
| camera                   = [[Multi-camera]]
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
| runtime                 = approx. 25–27 minutes
* S.Arul,
| channel                 = [[Zee Tamil]]
* Lakshmi Murugesan
| first_aired             = {{start date|df=yes|2019|08|12}}
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| last_aired               = present
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| production_website      =  
| runtime             = approx. 25–27 minutes
| website                  = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/rettai-roja/0-6-1978
| channel             = [[Zee Tamil]]
| first_aired         = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|08|12}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|df=yes|2023|03|17}}
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'''''Rettai Roja''''' ({{Translation}} Twin roses) is an [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil-]]language soap opera airing on [[Zee Tamil]] and also digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. It premiered on 12 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ganesh|last=Kannan|date=10 August 2019|url=https://www.onenov.in/rettai-roja-serial-cast/amp/|title=Rettai Roja serial cast|website=Onenov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/rettai-roja-serial-review|title=அழகிய ரோஜாவும் அகங்கார ரோஜாவும் இணையும்... இரட்டை ரோஜாhttps://zeenews.india.com/tamil/tamilnadu!|website=Cinema.vikatan.com|language=ta}}</ref> The show initially starred [[Shivani Narayanan]] but she was later replaced by [[Chandini Tamilarasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/rettai-roja-crosses-100-episodes-shivani-narayanan-thanks-fans-for-the-support/articleshow/73134169.cms|title=Rettai Roja crosses 100 episodes; Shivani Narayanan thanks fans for the support|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
'''''Rettai Roja''''' ({{Translation}} Twin Rose) is a 2019–2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-]]language soap opera aired on [[Zee Tamil]] and also digitally available on [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4nmbLQkY28
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4nmbLQkY28
|title= Rettai Roja... Coming Soon promo 1|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|access-date=}}</ref> It premiered on 12 August 2019<ref>{{cite web|first=Ganesh|last=Kannan|date=10 August 2019|url=https://www.onenov.in/rettai-roja-serial-cast/amp/|title=Rettai Roja serial cast|website=Onenov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/rettai-roja-serial-review|title=அழகிய ரோஜாவும் அகங்கார ரோஜாவும் இணையும்... இரட்டை ரோஜா|website=Cinema.vikatan.com|date=20 August 2019 |language=ta}}</ref> and ended on 17 March 2023 with 1013 Episodes. The show initially starred [[Shivani Narayanan]], but she was later replaced by [[Chandini Tamilarasan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/rettai-roja-crosses-100-episodes-shivani-narayanan-thanks-fans-for-the-support/articleshow/73134169.cms|title=Rettai Roja crosses 100 episodes; Shivani Narayanan thanks fans for the support|website=The Times of India|date=7 January 2020 }}</ref>
|title= Rettai Roja... Coming Soon  promo 1|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


==Summary==
==Summary==
Anu and Abi are twin girls from a middle-class family. Unlike their looks, their personalities differ. Anu was a dominant and greedy girl but Abi is homely and caring girl. Anu despises her sister for grabbing the spotlight despite her desperate efforts to be the person, people notice and praise. Because of the conflict, their mother Deivanai enrols them into a convent school, but at last Anu only studied in convent, Abi became less educated. Finally Anuradha became a lawyer and Abi becomes a tailor. Meanwhile, the brothers Santhosh and Sanjeev belong to a rich and wealthy family. Santhosh was a simple man, who manages the business but Sanjeev was short-tempered and easily angered, so his mother Seetha will take care him always. Santhosh saw Anu at a theme park and begins to love her. Then Santhosh decides to join as an assistant advocate to Anu and he hides the truth about his rich background to her. Abi met Sanjeev in a car accident when he hit an old man. Sanjeev argues angrily with the old man, Abi advises Sanjeev. Suddenly he feels that Abi was like his mother's attitude. Then Sanjeev told Seetha about Abi and she felt happy. Whenever Sanjeev is about to lose his temper, Abi appears and defuses the situation. Their love blossoms. Then Seetha noticed that her first son Santhosh is in love and her second son Sanjeev turns into a new behaviour, because of Abi. One day Anu saw Abi with Sanjeev, so Anu warns her parents that Abi was roaming with a man and Anu warns Abi should stop going out with him.
Anu and Abi are twin girls from a middle-class family. Despite their identical appearance, their personalities are quite different. Anu is dominant and greedy, while Abi is homely and caring. Anu resents her sister for receiving attention effortlessly, despite her own desperate attempts to be noticed and praised. Due to the ongoing conflict, their mother Deivanai enrolls them in a convent school. However, only Anu completes her education there, while Abi remains less educated. Eventually, Anu becomes a lawyer, and Abi takes up tailoring.
 
Meanwhile, brothers Santhosh and Sanjeev come from a wealthy family. Santhosh is simple and manages the family business, while Sanjeev is hot-tempered and easily angered, so their mother Seetha constantly attends to him. Santhosh meets Anu at a theme park and falls in love with her. He decides to work as her assistant without revealing his affluent background. Abi, on the other hand, meets Sanjeev when he hits an elderly man with his car. Sanjeev argues angrily with the man, but Abi advises him calmly. Sanjeev is drawn to Abi’s motherly demeanor and tells Seetha about her, which makes Seetha happy. Abi’s influence calms Sanjeev, and their love blossoms.
 
Seetha notices changes in both her sons: Santhosh is in love, and Sanjeev’s temper softens, all because of Abi. One day, Anu sees Abi with Sanjeev and warns her parents that Abi is “roaming around” with a man, demanding that Abi stop seeing him.
 
Seetha asks Santhosh to invite Anu over, and when Anu realizes he is wealthy, she agrees to marry him. As she leaves his house, she discovers that Sanjeev is Santhosh’s brother, which shocks her. Fearing that Abi could also marry into wealth by marrying Sanjeev, Anu decides to arrange a marriage for Abi. She convinces a poor thief named Salman to marry Abi. Excited, Salman and his mother Nagalakshmi agree. However, when Sanjeev hears of Abi’s engagement to Salman, he beats Salman and exposes him as a fraud, stopping the marriage. The police then arrest Salman.
 
Ramachandran's sister, Chinthamani, arrives with her daughter, Sreeja, to arrange a marriage between Sreeja and Sanjeev. When Anu visits Santhosh’s house, she meets Sreeja and Chinthamani, who plot to separate Abi and Sanjeev. Abi and Sanjeev resist their schemes, and Anu even warns her parents to hide Abi’s existence from Santhosh's family. Despite these efforts, Anu becomes engaged to Santhosh, and Sreeja to Sanjeev. However, Sanjeev dislikes Sreeja and, with the help of his uncle Kaali, uncovers her plot. He confides in Abi, strengthening their bond.
 
One day, Santhosh sees Sanjeev with a girl and realizes it’s Anu’s twin, Abi. Santhosh decides to help them get married. On the wedding day, Anu, Sreeja, and Chinthamani plot to kidnap Abi to force Sanjeev to marry Sreeja. They enlist Salman and Nagalakshmi to kidnap her, but Sanjeev and Kaali prevent the crime. Later, Anu pretends to be injured to manipulate Abi into leaving Sanjeev. Heartbroken, Abi leaves the marriage hall.
 
Eventually, Anu regrets her behavior. At that moment, she overhears Sreeja and Chinthamani planning to kill Abi and blame her death on Anu. Horrified, Anu warns them and decides to let Abi and Sanjeev marry, intending to reveal the truth to everyone. Enraged, Sreeja and Chinthamani kill Anu. Sanjeev finds Abi and tells the family about her being Anu’s twin, shocking everyone. Ramachandran chastises Kandhasamy and Deivanai for hiding the truth. To protect Anu’s reputation, Abi lies to Sanjeev, saying her love for him was false. This angers Sanjeev, and he begins to despise her.


Seetha told his son Santhosh to invite Anu, As Anu visits Santhosh's house she became surprised and she agrees to marry Santhosh after seeing that he is rich. While she move out, she found that Sanjeev was the younger brother of Santhosh. Anu shocked about it and thought if Abi marries Sanjeev, then she will lead a rich life. So she decides to fix a fiancée for Abi. Anu met a poor and thief name Salman and she request to marry Abi. Salman and his mother Nagalakshmi were exited and accepted to marry Abi. Sanjeev, on hearing Abi will marry Salman, he beats Salman and he found that Salman is a fraud and stops Abi from marrying him. Then the police come and arrests Salman. Now Seetha's husband Ramachandran's sister Chinthamani called her daughter Sreeja to come and to fix her as Sanjeev's fiancée. When Anu came to Santhos's house, she met Sreeja and Chinthamani and they discussed about Abi was in love with Sanjeev. So they planned to separate them. But Abi and Sanjeev resist the scheme. Anu strictly warns her parents to hide that she has a twin sister from Santhosh's parents, so they do. After some days, Anu betrothed with Santhosh and Sreeja betrothed with Sanjeev. But Sanjeev hates Sreeja and he comes to know her plan, he and his uncle Kaali decides to focus on Sreeja and Anu's plans. Sanjeev told everything to Abi, so she helped him and their love became stronger. One day Santhosh saw Sanjeev with one girl, then he found that, the girl was Anu's twin sister Abi. So Santhosh decides to help them to marry. On the day of marriage, Anu, Sreeja and Chinthamani decides to kidnap Abi, so Sanjeev will marry Sreeja. So they called Salman and Nagalakshmi to kidnap, but Sanjeev and Kaali knows the plan and they prevent the crime. Again Anu pretended to be injured to Abi. Anu told Abi to leave Sanjeev. Abi exits Sanjeev's life and leaves the marriage hall. Then after some hours Anu feels guilty about her attitude towards Abi, that time Sreeja and Chinthamani conversed about Abi to be killed and they will blame Anu for Abi's death. When Anu heard, she warns them and allows Abi and Sanjeev marriage and she will reveal the truth to everybody. Sreeja and Chinthamai became dismayed and angered on Anu. Sreeja and Chinthamani murder Anu. Same time Sanjeev found Abi and he told to everybody that she is Anu's twin. Ramachandran and others became aghast about it and scolds Kandhasamy and Deivanai for that. As Anu's name should not be spoil, Abi lies to Sanjeev that she loves him for fake. Sanjeev got more anger on Abi and he hates her. Seetha search Anu, then she saw Anu was lying down with blood flowing. Seetha tries to help Anu but she told every incident to Seetha and unfortunately Anu died. Sreeja argues Sanjeev to marry her, suddenly Santhosh decides to marry Sreeja for Sanjeev and Abi's life to be happy. Then finally due to miserable circumstances Sanjeev married Abi without interest and Santhosh married Sreeja. After the marriage ends, Kandhasamy, Deivanai and Abi worries about Anu's death. Sanjeev is angry with Abi and unwillingly he invites her into his house. He plans to get a divorce from her and both of them keep this fact a secret from the family. Anu came as a spirit and helps Abi to reunite with Sanjeev. However, Sreeja and Chintamani become aware of existence and decide to take help of a pandit to somehow destroy her.
Seetha finds Anu gravely wounded and hears the full story before Anu dies. Sreeja demands that Sanjeev marry her, but Santhosh offers to marry Sreeja to secure Sanjeev and Abi's happiness. Despite his reluctance, Sanjeev marries Abi, while Santhosh marries Sreeja. After the wedding, Kandhasamy, Deivanai, and Abi mourn Anu’s death. Sanjeev, still resentful, invites Abi into his home reluctantly. They agree to keep their plan to divorce a secret from the family.
 
Anu’s spirit returns to help Abi and Sanjeev reconcile. However, Sreeja and Chinthamani discover Anu’s ghostly presence and seek the aid of a pandit to banish her spirit permanently.


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Main===
===Main===
* [[Shivani Narayanan]] (2019–2020) / [[Chandini Tamilarasan]] (2020–present) in a dual role as:
* [[Shivani Narayanan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=இரட்டை ரோஜா சீரியலில் இருந்து ஷிவானி நாராயணன் நீக்கம்! அவருக்கு பதில் சாந்தினி தான்|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/shivani-narayanan-walks-out-of-rettai-roja-serial-chandini-to-replace-her/articleshow/77103609.cms|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Tamil Samayam|language=ta}}</ref> / [[Chandini Tamilarasan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actress-chandini-tamilarasan-joins-the-cast-of-rettai-roja-replaces-actress-shivani-narayanan/articleshow/77110098.cms|title=Actress Chandini Tamilarasan joins the cast of Rettai Roja; replaces actress Shivani Narayanan|website=The Times of India|date=22 July 2020 }}</ref> in a dual role as:
** Anuradha "Anu" - Eldest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Santhosh's ex-fiancee and a lawyer. She hates her younger twin sister Abi because she looks alike her. She was dead, killed by Sreeja.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/actress-chandini-tamilarasan-joins-the-cast-of-rettai-roja-replaces-actress-shivani-narayanan/articleshow/77110098.cms|title=Actress Chandini Tamilarasan joins the cast of Rettai Roja; replaces actress Shivani Narayanan|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
** Anuradha "Anu" - Eldest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Santhosh's ex-fiancee and a lawyer. She hates her younger twin sister Abi because she looks alike her. She was dead, killed by Sreeja.
** Abirami "Abi" - Youngest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Sanjeev's wife and a tailor. She loves her sister Anu.<ref>{{cite web|title=இரட்டை ரோஜா சீரியலில் இருந்து ஷிவானி நாராயணன் நீக்கம்! அவருக்கு பதில் சாந்தினி தான்|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/shivani-narayanan-walks-out-of-rettai-roja-serial-chandini-to-replace-her/articleshow/77103609.cms|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Tamil Samayam|language=ta}}</ref>
** Abirami "Abi" - Youngest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Sanjeev's wife and a tailor. She loves her sister Anu.
* Akshay Kamal as Sanjeev and Pandi (dual role, 2019–present)
* Akshay Kamal as Sanjeev and Pandi (dual role)
** Sanjeev: Abi's husband; Santhosh's younger brother; Ramachandran and Seetha's second son
** Sanjeev: Abi's husband; Santhosh's younger brother; Ramachandran and Seetha's second son (2019–2023)
** Pandi: Sanjeev's look alike; A ruthless gangster in [[Tirunelveli]] district; Muthazhagu's husband
** Pandi: Sanjeev's look alike; a ruthless gangster in [[Tirunelveli]] district (2021–2022)
* Karan Sagar as Santhosh: Anu's ex-fiancé; Sreeja's husband; Ramachandran and Seetha's first son (2019–present)


===Recurring===
===Recurring===
* VJ Mounika as Sreeja: Santhosh's wife; Sanjeev's ex-fiancé; Chinthamani's daughter (2019–present)
* Nimesh Sagar as Santhosh: Anu's ex-fiancé; Sreeja's husband; Ramachandran and Seetha's first son (2019–2023)
* Meena Vemuri as Chinthamani: Ramachandran's younger sister; Sreeja's mother and Santhosh's mother-in-law (2019–present)
* VJ Mounika as Sreeja: Santhosh's wife; Sanjeev's ex-fiancée; Chinthamani's daughter (2019–2023)
* [[L. Raja]] as Ramachandran: Santhosh and Sanjeev's father; Sreeja and Abi's father-in-law (2019–2021)
* Meena Vemuri as Chinthamani: Ramachandran's younger sister; Sreeja's mother and Santhosh's mother-in-law (2019–2023)
* Tamil Selvi (2019–2020) / [[Meera Krishna]] (2020–2021) / Seetha Anil (2021-present) in a dual role as   
* Bharatha Naidu as Inspector Jhansi
* Tamil Selvi (2019–2020) / [[Meera Krishna]] (2020–2021) / [[Seetha (Malayalam actress)|Seetha Anil]] (2021–2023) in a dual role as   
** Seetha: Santhosh and Sanjeev's mother, Ramachandran's wife  
** Seetha: Santhosh and Sanjeev's mother, Ramachandran's wife  
** Lakshmi: Seetha's twin sister and a great lawyer  
** Lakshmi: Seetha's twin sister and a great lawyer  
* [[L. Raja]] as Ramachandran: Santhosh and Sanjeev's father; Sreeja and Abi's father-in-law (2019–2021)
* [[Poovilangu Mohan]] as Kandhasamy: Anu and Abi's father; Sanjeev's father-in-law (2019–2020)
* [[Poovilangu Mohan]] as Kandhasamy: Anu and Abi's father; Sanjeev's father-in-law (2019–2020)
* [[Sabitha Anand]] as Deivanai: Anu and Abi's mother; Sanjeev's mother-in-law (2019–2020)
* [[Sabitha Anand]] as Deivanai: Anu and Abi's mother; Sanjeev's mother-in-law (2019–2020)
* Diwakar as Kaali: Seetha's younger brother (2019–present)
* Diwakar as Kaali: Seetha's younger brother (2019–present)
* Rashmika Roja as Muthazhagu: Pandi's wife (2021–present)
* Rashmitha Roja as Muthazhagu: Sanjeev's wife (2021–2022)
* Jeyanthi Narayanan as Pandi's mother (2021–present)
* Jeyanthi Narayanan as Pandi's mother (2021–2022)  
* [[Senthilnathan]] as Pandi's father (2021–present)
* [[Senthilnathan]] as Pandi's father (2021–2022)  
* Sangavi (2021) / Dhanalakshmi (2021–present) as Raasathi: Pandi's sister
* Sangavi (2021) / Dhanalakshmi (2021–2022) as Raasathi: Pandi's sister


===Special appearance===
===Special appearances===
* "Singer" [[Srikanth Deva]] as Himself: Anu, Santhosh, Sreeja and Sanjeev's marriage guest (2020)
* "Singer" [[Srikanth Deva]] as Himself: Anu, Santhosh, Sreeja and Sanjeev's marriage guest (2020)
* [[Madhan Bob]] as Kunchithapatham: A fake lawyer who cheats Sreeja and Chintamani (2020)
* [[Madhan Bob]] as Kunchithapatham: A fake lawyer who cheats Sreeja and Chintamani (2020)
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* Sujatha as Nagalakshmi: Salman's mother (2019-2020)  
* Sujatha as Nagalakshmi: Salman's mother (2019-2020)  
* Bavithran as Sathish: Sreeja's first husband (2020)
* Bavithran as Sathish: Sreeja's first husband (2020)
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as Tayamma (2022)


==Development==
==Development==
The series first promo was released on 2 April 2019 on [[YouTube]] by [[Zee Tamil]]. It stars [[Shivani Narayanan]] as both Anu and Abi. Later due to outbreak of [[COVID-19]] and to pursue the opportunity of entering ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 4)|Bigg Boss]]'', Shivani left the series. So, in August 2020, she was replaced by actress [[Chandini Tamilarasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ttncinema.com/chandini-replaced-with-shivani-to-play-lead-in-rettai-roja/| title=Chandini replaced with Shivani to play lead in "Rettai Roja"|website=Ttncinema.com}}</ref> The production team finalised Kannada TV actor Karan Sagar for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/80481/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Rettai-roja---New-serial-in-Zee-Tamil.htm|title=இரட்டையர்களின் கதையை சொல்லும் இரட்டை ரோஜா தொடர்|access-date=2019-10-10|website=Cinema.dinamalar.com|language=ta}}</ref>
The series first promo was released on 2 April 2019 on [[YouTube]] by [[Zee Tamil]]. It stars [[Shivani Narayanan]] as in the role of both Anu and Abi. Later due to outbreak of [[COVID-19]] and to pursue the opportunity of entering ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 4)|Bigg Boss]]'', Shivani quit the series. So, in August 2020, she was replaced by actress [[Chandini Tamilarasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ttncinema.com/chandini-replaced-with-shivani-to-play-lead-in-rettai-roja/| title=Chandini replaced with Shivani to play lead in "Rettai Roja"|website=Ttncinema.com}}</ref> Tamil TV actor Siddharth Kumaran was initially approached for the lead male protagonist but later the production team finalised Kannada TV actor Karan Sagar (Nimesh Sagar) for the role as Anu's pair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/80481/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Rettai-roja---New-serial-in-Zee-Tamil.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810083946/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/80481/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Rettai-roja---New-serial-in-Zee-Tamil.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2019|title=இரட்டையர்களின் கதையை சொல்லும் இரட்டை ரோஜா தொடர்|access-date=2019-10-10|website=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta}}</ref> ''[[TikTok]]'' fame Akshay Kamal was selected for another male protagonist as Abi's pair.


==Special and crossover episodes==
==Special and crossover episodes==
Rettai Roja cast and crew amalgamated the episodes called ''Triveni Sangamam'' with [[Endrendrum Punnagai (TV series)|Endrendrum Punnagai]] and [[Rajamagal]] from 26 December 2020 to 9 January 2021. For the first time in the Indian television shows, three series to been combined.<ref>{{Cite web|title=திரிவேணி சங்கமம்.. ஒன்றினையும் ஜீ தமிழின் மூன்று முக்கிய சீரியல்கள்|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/zee-tamil-thiriveni-sangamam-with-rettai-roja-rajamagal-and-endrendrum-punnagai/articleshow/79946168.cms|website=Tamil.Samayam.com}}</ref>
Rettai Roja cast and crew amalgamated the episodes called ''Triveni Sangamam'' with [[Endrendrum Punnagai (TV series)|Endrendrum Punnagai]] and [[Rajamagal]] from 26 December 2020 to 9 January 2021. For the first time in the Indian television shows, three series to been combined.<ref>{{Cite web|title=திரிவேணி சங்கமம்.. ஒன்றினையும் ஜீ தமிழின் மூன்று முக்கிய சீரியல்கள்|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/zee-tamil-thiriveni-sangamam-with-rettai-roja-rajamagal-and-endrendrum-punnagai/articleshow/79946168.cms|website=Tamil.Samayam.com}}</ref>
From 29 August 2021 to 11 September 2021, This series held a ''one-hour'' ''special episode'' in non-prime time band.
==International broadcast==
The series was released on 12 August 2019 on [[Zee Tamil]] and [[Zee Tamil|Zee Tamil HD]]. The show was also broadcast internationally on the channel's international distribution.
* It airs in [[Sri Lanka]], [[Singapore]], [[United States|the United States]], [[Europe]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], the Middle East, [[Africa]], [[East Asia]], [[South Africa]], [[Australasia]] and North America on Zee Tamil and Zee Tamil HD.
* All episodes can be viewed with the app [[ZEE5]].
* It is also available via Internet TV services [[Lebara|Lebara Play]] and [[YuppTV]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/rettai-roja/0-6-1978 ''Rettai Roja''] on [[ZEE5]]
* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/rettai-roja/0-6-1978 ''Rettai Roja''] at [[ZEE5]]


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Rettai Roja
GenreDrama

Action

Romance
Written byDialogues
Karthik Ramkumar
Screenplay bySargunam Pungaraj
Muthusamy Shakthivel
Directed by
  • G. Manikandakumar
  • Abdullah
  • Nandha Kumar
StarringChandini Tamilarasan
Akshay Kamal
Theme music composerVishal Chandrasekar
Opening theme"Otti Porandha Rettai Roja"
ComposerKiran
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1013
Production
ProducerShruthi Narayanan
CinematographyRajesh Kumar
Editors
  • S.Arul,
  • Lakshmi Murugesan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 25–27 minutes
Production companyShruthi Studios
Release
Original networkZee Tamil
Original release12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) –
17 March 2023 (2023-03-17)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Rettai Roja (transl. Twin Rose) is a 2019–2023 Indian Tamil-language soap opera aired on Zee Tamil and also digitally available on ZEE5.[1] It premiered on 12 August 2019[2][3] and ended on 17 March 2023 with 1013 Episodes. The show initially starred Shivani Narayanan, but she was later replaced by Chandini Tamilarasan.[4]

Summary[edit | edit source]

Anu and Abi are twin girls from a middle-class family. Despite their identical appearance, their personalities are quite different. Anu is dominant and greedy, while Abi is homely and caring. Anu resents her sister for receiving attention effortlessly, despite her own desperate attempts to be noticed and praised. Due to the ongoing conflict, their mother Deivanai enrolls them in a convent school. However, only Anu completes her education there, while Abi remains less educated. Eventually, Anu becomes a lawyer, and Abi takes up tailoring.

Meanwhile, brothers Santhosh and Sanjeev come from a wealthy family. Santhosh is simple and manages the family business, while Sanjeev is hot-tempered and easily angered, so their mother Seetha constantly attends to him. Santhosh meets Anu at a theme park and falls in love with her. He decides to work as her assistant without revealing his affluent background. Abi, on the other hand, meets Sanjeev when he hits an elderly man with his car. Sanjeev argues angrily with the man, but Abi advises him calmly. Sanjeev is drawn to Abi’s motherly demeanor and tells Seetha about her, which makes Seetha happy. Abi’s influence calms Sanjeev, and their love blossoms.

Seetha notices changes in both her sons: Santhosh is in love, and Sanjeev’s temper softens, all because of Abi. One day, Anu sees Abi with Sanjeev and warns her parents that Abi is “roaming around” with a man, demanding that Abi stop seeing him.

Seetha asks Santhosh to invite Anu over, and when Anu realizes he is wealthy, she agrees to marry him. As she leaves his house, she discovers that Sanjeev is Santhosh’s brother, which shocks her. Fearing that Abi could also marry into wealth by marrying Sanjeev, Anu decides to arrange a marriage for Abi. She convinces a poor thief named Salman to marry Abi. Excited, Salman and his mother Nagalakshmi agree. However, when Sanjeev hears of Abi’s engagement to Salman, he beats Salman and exposes him as a fraud, stopping the marriage. The police then arrest Salman.

Ramachandran's sister, Chinthamani, arrives with her daughter, Sreeja, to arrange a marriage between Sreeja and Sanjeev. When Anu visits Santhosh’s house, she meets Sreeja and Chinthamani, who plot to separate Abi and Sanjeev. Abi and Sanjeev resist their schemes, and Anu even warns her parents to hide Abi’s existence from Santhosh's family. Despite these efforts, Anu becomes engaged to Santhosh, and Sreeja to Sanjeev. However, Sanjeev dislikes Sreeja and, with the help of his uncle Kaali, uncovers her plot. He confides in Abi, strengthening their bond.

One day, Santhosh sees Sanjeev with a girl and realizes it’s Anu’s twin, Abi. Santhosh decides to help them get married. On the wedding day, Anu, Sreeja, and Chinthamani plot to kidnap Abi to force Sanjeev to marry Sreeja. They enlist Salman and Nagalakshmi to kidnap her, but Sanjeev and Kaali prevent the crime. Later, Anu pretends to be injured to manipulate Abi into leaving Sanjeev. Heartbroken, Abi leaves the marriage hall.

Eventually, Anu regrets her behavior. At that moment, she overhears Sreeja and Chinthamani planning to kill Abi and blame her death on Anu. Horrified, Anu warns them and decides to let Abi and Sanjeev marry, intending to reveal the truth to everyone. Enraged, Sreeja and Chinthamani kill Anu. Sanjeev finds Abi and tells the family about her being Anu’s twin, shocking everyone. Ramachandran chastises Kandhasamy and Deivanai for hiding the truth. To protect Anu’s reputation, Abi lies to Sanjeev, saying her love for him was false. This angers Sanjeev, and he begins to despise her.

Seetha finds Anu gravely wounded and hears the full story before Anu dies. Sreeja demands that Sanjeev marry her, but Santhosh offers to marry Sreeja to secure Sanjeev and Abi's happiness. Despite his reluctance, Sanjeev marries Abi, while Santhosh marries Sreeja. After the wedding, Kandhasamy, Deivanai, and Abi mourn Anu’s death. Sanjeev, still resentful, invites Abi into his home reluctantly. They agree to keep their plan to divorce a secret from the family.

Anu’s spirit returns to help Abi and Sanjeev reconcile. However, Sreeja and Chinthamani discover Anu’s ghostly presence and seek the aid of a pandit to banish her spirit permanently.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Main[edit | edit source]

  • Shivani Narayanan[5] / Chandini Tamilarasan[6] in a dual role as:
    • Anuradha "Anu" - Eldest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Santhosh's ex-fiancee and a lawyer. She hates her younger twin sister Abi because she looks alike her. She was dead, killed by Sreeja.
    • Abirami "Abi" - Youngest twin born to Kandhasamy and Deivanai, Sanjeev's wife and a tailor. She loves her sister Anu.
  • Akshay Kamal as Sanjeev and Pandi (dual role)
    • Sanjeev: Abi's husband; Santhosh's younger brother; Ramachandran and Seetha's second son (2019–2023)
    • Pandi: Sanjeev's look alike; a ruthless gangster in Tirunelveli district (2021–2022)

Recurring[edit | edit source]

  • Nimesh Sagar as Santhosh: Anu's ex-fiancé; Sreeja's husband; Ramachandran and Seetha's first son (2019–2023)
  • VJ Mounika as Sreeja: Santhosh's wife; Sanjeev's ex-fiancée; Chinthamani's daughter (2019–2023)
  • Meena Vemuri as Chinthamani: Ramachandran's younger sister; Sreeja's mother and Santhosh's mother-in-law (2019–2023)
  • Bharatha Naidu as Inspector Jhansi
  • Tamil Selvi (2019–2020) / Meera Krishna (2020–2021) / Seetha Anil (2021–2023) in a dual role as
    • Seetha: Santhosh and Sanjeev's mother, Ramachandran's wife
    • Lakshmi: Seetha's twin sister and a great lawyer
  • L. Raja as Ramachandran: Santhosh and Sanjeev's father; Sreeja and Abi's father-in-law (2019–2021)
  • Poovilangu Mohan as Kandhasamy: Anu and Abi's father; Sanjeev's father-in-law (2019–2020)
  • Sabitha Anand as Deivanai: Anu and Abi's mother; Sanjeev's mother-in-law (2019–2020)
  • Diwakar as Kaali: Seetha's younger brother (2019–present)
  • Rashmitha Roja as Muthazhagu: Sanjeev's wife (2021–2022)
  • Jeyanthi Narayanan as Pandi's mother (2021–2022)
  • Senthilnathan as Pandi's father (2021–2022)
  • Sangavi (2021) / Dhanalakshmi (2021–2022) as Raasathi: Pandi's sister

Special appearances[edit | edit source]

  • "Singer" Srikanth Deva as Himself: Anu, Santhosh, Sreeja and Sanjeev's marriage guest (2020)
  • Madhan Bob as Kunchithapatham: A fake lawyer who cheats Sreeja and Chintamani (2020)
  • Priya as Kavitha: Sreeja's aunt (2019-2020)
  • Indran as Salman: Abi's ex-fiancée (2019-2020)
  • Sujatha as Nagalakshmi: Salman's mother (2019-2020)
  • Bavithran as Sathish: Sreeja's first husband (2020)
  • Vadivukkarasi as Tayamma (2022)

Development[edit | edit source]

The series first promo was released on 2 April 2019 on YouTube by Zee Tamil. It stars Shivani Narayanan as in the role of both Anu and Abi. Later due to outbreak of COVID-19 and to pursue the opportunity of entering Bigg Boss, Shivani quit the series. So, in August 2020, she was replaced by actress Chandini Tamilarasan.[7] Tamil TV actor Siddharth Kumaran was initially approached for the lead male protagonist but later the production team finalised Kannada TV actor Karan Sagar (Nimesh Sagar) for the role as Anu's pair.[8] TikTok fame Akshay Kamal was selected for another male protagonist as Abi's pair.

Special and crossover episodes[edit | edit source]

Rettai Roja cast and crew amalgamated the episodes called Triveni Sangamam with Endrendrum Punnagai and Rajamagal from 26 December 2020 to 9 January 2021. For the first time in the Indian television shows, three series to been combined.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Rettai Roja... Coming Soon promo 1". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Kannan, Ganesh (10 August 2019). "Rettai Roja serial cast". Onenov.in.
  3. ↑ "அழகிய ரோஜாவும் அகங்கார ரோஜாவும் இணையும்... இரட்டை ரோஜா". Cinema.vikatan.com (in தமிழ்). 20 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rettai Roja crosses 100 episodes; Shivani Narayanan thanks fans for the support". The Times of India. 7 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "இரட்டை ரோஜா சீரியலில் இருந்து ஷிவானி நாராயணன் நீக்கம்! அவருக்கு பதில் சாந்தினி தான்". Tamil Samayam (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Actress Chandini Tamilarasan joins the cast of Rettai Roja; replaces actress Shivani Narayanan". The Times of India. 22 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chandini replaced with Shivani to play lead in "Rettai Roja"". Ttncinema.com.
  8. ↑ "இரட்டையர்களின் கதையை சொல்லும் இரட்டை ரோஜா தொடர்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "திரிவேணி சங்கமம்.. ஒன்றினையும் ஜீ தமிழின் மூன்று முக்கிய சீரியல்கள்". Tamil.Samayam.com.

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