Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja died in hospital due to cardiac arrest on Sunday. It was a sad day for Sandalwood industry, as the news came as a shocker.
Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja, a kin of the Sarja family, died in hospital today from a heart attack. The 39-year-old Chiranjeevi Sarja has acted in 22 films in Kannada cinema.
Born on October 17, 1980, Chiranjeevi Sarja made his debut in Kannada cinema through the 2009 film ‘Vayaputra’. Prior to that, he had worked with Arjun Sarja for about four years as an assistant director.
Chiranjeevi is the nephew of South Indian actor Arjun Sarja, who is the grandson of Shakti Prasad, a famous Kannada villain. Chiru’s younger brother Dhruva Sarja’s is also a hero in Kannada cinema.
Actor Chiranjeevi got engaged to actress Meghna Raj in October 2017 and got married on May 2018.
He won the Best Debutant Actor Award for his first role in the movie Vayuputra. After that, Sarja starred in a series of films like Dandam Dasghanum, Varadanayaka, Vishal, Chandralekha, Ajith, Rudratandava, Player, Ramalila, She, Samhara, Ziesar.
In 2019, four films of Chiranjeevi Sarja have released. Singha, Khaki, Adhya, and Shivarjuna have been released. The Rajamarthanda movie starring Chiranjeevi Sarja is under post production. April, Ranam and Kshatriya films are still under production stage.