Roja

…project was the Tamil film Roja (1992), which was subsequently dubbed in multiple languages, including Hindi. Roja resulted in Rahman’s first film soundtrack hit and fetched him his first National Film Award and Filmfare Award South, both for best music direction. The soundtrack—which includes the melodies “Chinna Chinna Aasai” (“Small…

…such as Nayakan (1987; “Hero”), Roja (1992; “Rose”), Dil Se.. (1998; “From the Heart”), and Guru (2007).