Her performance in Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) is widely considered her career breakthrough, earning her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress .
As film roles shifted toward character parts, Roja reinvented herself on television. She became a beloved figure as a judge on the hit comedy show Jabardasth and hosted shows like Modern Mahalakshmi and Lucka Kicka . Family and Personal Lifestyle
Throughout the 1990s, she dominated the screen alongside superstars like Rajinikanth ( Veera , Uzhaippali ), Chiranjeevi ( Mutha Mestri ), and Mammootty ( Makkal Aatchi ).
Her husband-to-be, director R.K. Selvamani, introduced her to the Tamil industry with the hit film Chembaruthi (1992).