Roobha (2017)
A beautiful twenty-year old transwoman dancer, Roobha, falls in love with a much older charismatic family man, Anthony, giving him a sense of escape and solace from his mundane life and troubles.
- Date of release
- 2017-12-09
- TMDB
- 3.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Lenin M. Sivam
Casting
- Amrit Sandhu — Roobha
- Antonythasan Jesuthasan — Anthony
- Thenuka Kantharajah — Pavun
- Dan Bertolini — Maya
- Brian Scott Carleton — Dr. Jefferson
- Gwenlyn Cumyn — Receptionist
Interesting facts
Roobha is a 2018 Canadian film directed and written by Lenin M. Sivam. It was produced by Warren Sinnathamby under the banner of Next Productions and stars Amrit Sandhu and Antonythasan Jesuthasan. It is based on a story by Antonythasan Jesuthasan, who writes under the pseudonym Shoba Sakthi. The film explores the harsh realities faced by a young South-Asian trans-woman who struggles to make a living in Toronto after she is ostracized by her family.
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