‘Roja’ was more than just a masterpiece. It was a beautiful work of art. It is no wonder Rahman’s work in Roja was amongst the Top 10 Soundtracks of all time listed by Time magazine. Our “Chinna Chinna Aasai”s got fulfilled hearing Rahman’s “Pudhu Velai Mazhai” and “Rukumani Rukumani.” Love was taken to a whole new level with the somber love song, “Kadhal Rojave.” However, ‘Roja’ was just the first stop for the Rahman-Ratnam freight train.

‘Thiruda Thiruda’ was their next movie together in 1993. Though it did not strike as well as ‘Roja’, it still had some lovely songs like ‘Virapaandi Kotaiyile’ and ‘Chandralekha’.

Bombay came up later in 1995 and saw a huge level of success. It earned lots of awards not only for the amazing soundtrack, but also for the beautiful story. Featuring songs like ‘Kannalane’ and ‘Uyire’ the movie became everyone’s favourite.