Roshagara is a 1992 Indian Kannada crime film directed by Om Sai Prakash who also penned the story for which the screenplay was written by Nanjunda.

As the story cuts to a flashback it is revealed that Vijay, who was an honest police officer, locked horns with Dharmaraj who unknown to the public is a corrupt and crooked businessman.

After initial altercations, Priya, the chief reporter in a prominent newspaper, falls in love with Vijay after he makes her realise how she was manipulated by Dharmaraj for his personal gains.

After happening to witness a murder Priya persuades to move to the crime scene only to be rebuffed since he believes it to be a prank.

He then decides to move to United States on the pretext of treatment with his daughter whom he discovers to be a spy of Vijay and only return a few days before elections.