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Teja Sajja
Sajja in 2024
Born	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 29) India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–2009 2019–present

Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He began his career as a child actor in Choodalani Vundi (1998) leading up to Boss (2006). As an adult, Sajja had a supporting role in Oh! Baby (2019). He has since played the lead roles in films such as Zombie Reddy (2021) and Hanu-Man (2024), latter being one of the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 and ninth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide.

Early life

Teja was born on 23 August 1995 in a Telugu family. He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. Sajja entered the Telugu film industry at a very young age as a child artist and acted in many successful films, of which, most were produced by C. Aswini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.

Career

Sajja made his debut at the age of two in Choodalani Vundi (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors in Telugu cinema. These include Kalisundam Raa (2000), Yuvaraju (2000), Indra (2002), Tagore (2003), Gangotri (2003), Vasantam (2003), Samba (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Balu (2005) with actors Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pawan Kalyan. Sajja then made a comeback and played a supporting role in Oh! Baby (2019).

His made debut in a lead role in Zombie Reddy (2021). It is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema and received positive reviews from critics. He also starred in Ishq: Not a Love Story alongside Priya Prakash Varrier which got mixed reviews. He completed his first sci-fi romantic film named Adbhutham alongside Shivani Rajashekar, which was released on Disney+ Hotstar, the same year. He next worked in the Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanu-Man (2024). He will be next seen in another superhero film titled Mirai, which is scheduled to release in April 2025.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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12. "Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick". Telangana Today.
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17. "'Ishq: not a love story' review: A scathing indictment of moral policing". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
18. Janani K. (25 June 2021). "Teja Sajja and Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man goes on floors". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
19. "Teja Sajja's next film titled 'Mirai', makers unveil first-look poster". India Today. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
20. "'Mirai': Glimpse of Manoj Manchu as Black Sword from Teja Sajja's film out". The Hindu. 20 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
21. "Rana Daggubati, Teja Sajja's joke on Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram upsets fans". India Today. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
22. "Winners - 2021 - Cinema Awards". www.sakshiexcellenceawards.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
23. "SIIMA 2022 winner's list: Allu Arjun's Pushpa wins big in several categories". India Today. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
24. "10th South Indian International Movie Awards: Pushpa wins big, check full list of winners - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
25. Shamanthula, Raju (19 November 2024). "A Rising Star in Indian Cinema". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

• Teja Sajja at IMDb

• Living people
• Male actors in Telugu cinema
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• 1994 births
• Indian male film actors
• Telugu male actors
• 21st-century Indian male child actors
• South Indian International Movie Awards winners