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Chiranjeevi Sarja
Born	17 October 1980 Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died	7 June 2020 (aged 39) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names	Chiru
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–2020
Spouse	Meghana Raj ​(m. 2018)​
Children	1
Relatives	Sarja family

Chiranjeevi Sarja (17 October 1980 - 7 June 2020) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years.

Early life and family

Sarja was born as the first child of Ammaji and Vijay Kumar. He comes from a family of actors in the South Indian film industry; his maternal grandfather Shakti Prasad, maternal uncle Arjun Sarja and younger brother Dhruva Sarja are all actors, while another maternal uncle Kishore Sarja was a director. He completed his schooling from Baldwin Boys' High School before graduating from Vijaya College, Bangalore. He worked as an assistant director to his uncle Arjun for about four years.

Career

Sarja appeared in 22 films, beginning with the 2009 film Vayuputra which was directed by his uncle Kishore Sarja and earned him the Innovative Film Award for Best Debut (Male). A number of his films were remakes of those from other Indian languages, including the action film Varadhanayaka (2013), the supernatural thriller Whistle (2013), the horror comedy Chandralekha (2014), the action film Rudra Tandava (2015) and the action thriller Amma I Love You (2018). Among other notable films of Sarja are the mystery thriller Aatagara (2015), which was based on Agatha Christie's book And Then There Were None, and the horror film Aake (2017), both of which were directed by K. M. Chaitanya.

Three of Sarja's films were released in 2020; Shivarjuna turned out to be his last appearance before his death. He had five more films lined up which were in various stages of production at the time of his sudden passing.

Personal life

In October 2017, he was engaged to actress Meghana Raj. They got married in a Christian ceremony on 30 April 2018, followed by a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 2 May 2018 at Palace Grounds. At the time of his death, they were expecting their first child. Their son Raayan Raj Sarja was born on 22 October 2020, four months after his death.

Death

On 6 June 2020, Sarja suffered convulsions and complained of breathlessness. The following day, he developed chest pain and collapsed around 1:10 p.m. (IST). He was taken to a private hospital in Jayanagar in "an unresponsive state"; the doctors declared him dead at 3:48 p.m. (IST), citing cardiac arrest as the cause of death. Sarja's body was laid in repose at his residence in Basavanagudi where actors, politicians and fans visited to pay their respects. His funeral was held on 8 June at Dhruva Sarja's farmhouse on Kanakapura Road.

Filmography

Music video

Notes

1. Most sources state Chiranjeevi's age at his death as 39.

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External links

• Chiranjeevi Sarja at IMDb

• 1980 births
• 2020 deaths
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• Indian male film actors
• Male actors from Bengaluru
• Male actors in Kannada cinema