Saroja(2008)
Saroja is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It stars S. P. Charan, Shiva, Vaibhav, Premji, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, and Vega Tamotia as the title character. The story follows four friends whose road trip to Hyderabad takes a dangerous turn when they stumble upon a kidnapping gang in an abandoned factory. The film blends humor with suspense, using a Rube Goldberg machine as a key plot device. It was inspired by the 1993 American film Judgement Night. Saroja received positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office. The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, became popular, especially the friendship anthem "Dosth Bada Dosth". The film was released on 5 September 2008.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 5 September 2008
- Director
- Venkat Prabhu
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
Four friends driving to a cricket match take a detour after a highway accident. They end up in a forest where a gang is holding a kidnapped teenage girl. Now they must fight to survive and save her before the criminals kill them all.
“One wrong turn. One deadly secret.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Saroja
Cast reunions in this film: Premgi Amaran & Venkat Prabhu (15 films together), Sampath Raj & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together), Prakash Raj & Jayaram (9 films together), Prakash Raj & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together), Premgi Amaran & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together), and Venkat Prabhu & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Saroja' was inspired by the popular 1970s Tamil song 'Saroja Saman Nikalo' from the film 'Sholay'.
- Director Venkat Prabhu's brother, Premgi Amaren, composed the music and also played the role of Ganesh in the film.
- The film was shot in just 45 days, with many scenes improvised on location to keep the comedy fresh.
- The character 'Jaga' was named after the film's cinematographer, Sakthi Saravanan, whose nickname is Jaga.
- It was one of the first Tamil films to successfully blend a road trip comedy with a kidnapping thriller in a single-night timeline.
- The film's climax and the character of the kidnapped girl were partly inspired by the Hollywood film 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed'.
- Actor S. P. B. Charan, who played Ajay, is the son of legendary playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.