Chiranjeevi Sarja 42nd birthday anniversary: Lesser-known facts about the late Sandalwood star

Chiranjeevi Sarja will always be remembered fondly by Sandalwood fans. Entering the Kannada film industry with the 2009 film Vayuputra directed by his uncle Kishore Sarja, Chiranjeevi Sarja went on to become a part of many projects including Whistle, the horror comedy Chandralekha, the mystery thriller Aatagara, the action entertainer Rudra Tandava, and the action thriller Amma I Love You, to name a few.

His filmography would have been much longer if not for his untimely demise at 39. He is survived by his wife Meghana Raj Sarja and son Raayan Raj Sarja. For those who do not know, Chiranjeevi Sarja was born on 17th October 1980, and today on his 42nd birth anniversary, we will be discussing some lesser-known facts about the late actor:

Roots in the industry

Did you know Chiranjeevi Sarja was not an outsider in Sandalwood as his family already had roots in the film industry? His maternal grandfather Shakti Prasad and his uncle Arjun Sarja were both well-established names in the Kannada film fraternity. His younger brother Dhruva Sarja is also an actor, who works in Sandalwood. Meanwhile, his other uncle Kishore Sarja is a director.

Dhruva Sarja and his better half Prerana Shankar recently welcomed their firstborn, a baby girl.

Worked as assistant director

During the initial days of his career, Chiranjeevi Sarja worked as an assistant director for his uncle Arjun Sarja for around four years. After learning the tricks of the trade, he made his debut with the Kannada movie Vayuputra. The romantic action drama was directed by Kishore Sarja and also featured Ambareesh, Aindrita Ray, Ajay and Sadhu Kokhila in key roles. Backed by Arjun Sarja, the movie was the remake of the Tamil film, Sandakozhi.

The 2020 Sandalwood drama Shivarjuna turned out to be his last release before passing away. He was working on five other projects, which were at various stages of production at the time of his demise.