Roja is a National Award-winning veteran actress in South Indian cinema. She forayed into Andhra Pradesh state politics and got married to director RK Selvamani in the early 2000s. The couple have a daughter and a son. Roja is currently serving as a Minister in Andhra Pradesh.

Roja often makes headlines as she's an active politician. Now, it is being reported that the veteran actress is hospitalised. She was admitted to the Apollo Hospital after she had a problem with her leg. Sources say that doctors are treating her intensively and her condition is now stable. This news is going viral now.

Roja began her political career in 1998 with the Telugu Desam Party and aligns with the YSR Congress Party since 2011. She was elected as an MLA from Nagari in Andhra Pradesh twice in 2014 and 2019. Roja left the film industry permanently in 2022 and became the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh.