Arjun Sarja is an Indian actor, producer and director, who mainly works in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. He made his acting debut in Kannada film Simhada Mari Sainya. He got his first breakthrough with S. Shankar’s Gentleman movie, which receive postive review from the audience and critics. The film also won several awards. In 2023, he signed movies like Medhavi, Virunnu, Leo, and Theeyavar Kulaigai Nadunga.
Important Update: Jadaish, the co-producer of Leo, has revealed that the first glimpse of Harold Das will be unveiled at 5 pm on August 15, 2023. It is expected to be one of the lead roles played by Arjun in Leo and the official confirmation is all set to happen on his birthday.
Biography
| Name | Arjun Sarja |
| Real Name | Srinivasa Sarja |
| Nickname | Arjun, Action King, Ashok Babu, Seenu |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer, Writer |
| Date of Birth | 15 August 1964 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 59 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Family | Father: Shakthi Prased (Died, Kannada Film Actor)Mother: Lakshmi (Art Teacher)Brother: Kishore Sarja (Died, Kannada Film Director) |
| Marital Status | Married (1988) |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Asha Rani (Former Actress) |
| Wife | Asha Rani (Former Actress) |
| Children | Daughter: Aishwarya Arjun (Actress), Anjana |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Educational Qualification | B.Sc. Graduate |
| School | Yet to be updated |
| College | Yet to be updated |
| Hobbies | Listening to Music, Singing, Yoga, Dancing |
| Birth Place | Madhugiri, Tumkur district, Karnataka, India |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Current City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Interesting Facts
- Arjun also starred in few Malayalam, and Hindi films.
- Arjun Sarja is referred to by media and his fan as “Action King”. As of 2017, Arjun who has acted in more than 150 movies.
- Until his 150th film, he has acted as a hero in all the films except for a few pictures.
- During this time, he starred in hits such as Jai Hind (1994), Karnaa (1995), and the crime drama film Kurudhipunal (1995), for which Arjun won positive acclaim for his role while the film became.
- Aishwarya Arjun made his acting debut in 2013. His nephews Chiranjeevi Sarja and Dhruva Sarja both act in Kannada movies. Another nephew of Arjun, Bharat Sarja, made their acting debut in 2013.
- Arjun inspired by Bruce Lee’s film Enter the Dragon (1973), started training Karate at the age of 16, and now holds the black belt.
- He is an animal lover who takes care of several cows.
- The video of him driving Cattle Wagon went viral on social media.
- Her Instagram account has over 440K followers (as of April 2023).
Movies
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Simhada Mari Sainya | Arjun | Kannada | |
| 1983 | Aasha | Arjun | Kannada | |
| 1983 | Prema Yuddha | Raja | Kannada | |
| 1984 | Pooja Phala | Kumar | Kannada | |
| 1984 | Prema Jyothi | Anand | Kannada | |
| 1984 | Male Bantu Male | Subbu | Kannada | |
| 1984 | Pralayanthaka | Arjun | Kannada | Guest appearance |
| 1984 | Nandri | Murugan | Tamil | |
| 1984 | Kadamai | Jeeva | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Naagam | CID officer | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Maa Pallelo Gopaludu | Gopalam | Telugu | |
| 1985 | Ilamai | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Vesham | Ashok | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Terror | Kaali | Telugu | |
| 1985 | Bangaru Chilaka | Raja | Telugu | |
| 1985 | Engal Kural | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Yaar? | Major Jagan | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Avan | Johnny | Tamil | |
| 1985 | Sivappu Kili | Tamil | ||
| 1986 | Naga Devatha | School master | Telugu | |
| 1986 | Na Ninna Preetisuve | Preeti | Kannada | |
| 1986 | Kutra | Arjun | Telugu | |
| 1986 | Prathidwani | Ravi | Telugu | |
| 1986 | Kotigadu | Koti | Telugu | |
| 1986 | En Sabadham | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 1986 | Kulirkaala Megangal | Prem | Tamil | |
| 1986 | Mannemlo Monagadu | Arjun | Telugu | |
| 1986 | Cowboy No. 1 | Vijay | Telugu | |
| 1986 | Konaseema Kurradu | Rambabu | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Manavadostunnadu | Babu | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Kalyana Kacheri | Vadivelu | Tamil | |
| 1987 | Sankar Guru | Inspector Shankar Guru | Tamil | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
| 1987 | Chinnari Devatha | Inspector Babu | Telugu | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
| 1987 | Thayaramma Thandava Krishna | Thandava Krishna | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Trimurtulu | Siva | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Monagadu | Vijay | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Garjinchina Ganga | Gopi | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Prathispandhana | Telugu | ||
| 1987 | Nyayaniki Sankellu | Nethaji | Telugu | |
| 1987 | Rakshasa Samharam | Babu / Arjun | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Doctor Gari Abbai | Kranthi | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Thaimel Aanai | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Chattamtho Chadarangam | Madhu | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Veguchukka Pagatichukka | Bhargava | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Dhaayam Onnu | Arun (Raja / Ilaiyaraja / Arjun / Ignatius Immanuel Inbaraj) | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Pattikkattu Thambi | Chinna Thambi | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Siripuram Chinnodu | Ravi | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Coolie | Gopi | Telugu | |
| 1988 | Thaai Paasam | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1988 | 15 August Rathri | Abhimanyu | Telugu | |
| 1989 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Padicha Pulla | Kasi | Tamil | |
| 1989 | En Thangai | Pandiyan | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Sonthakkaran | Rajadurai | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Annanukku Jai | Kaali | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Enga Annan Varattum | Manikkam | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Premagni | Vikram | Kannada | |
| 1990 | Paattali Magan | Gopi | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Manaivi Oru Manickam | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Periya Idathu Pillai | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Prathap | Prathap | Kannada | |
| 1990 | Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen | Chinnasamy | Tamil | |
| 1990 | Thangaikku Oru Thalattu | Gopi / Prakash | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Thanga Thamaraigal | Ramu | Tamil | |
| 1991 | Enga Ooru Sippai | Rasaiyya | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Sevagan | DSP Sanjay | Tamil | Also director |
| 1992 | Mudhal Kural | Karan | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada | Shankar | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Police Lockup | Arjun | Kannada | |
| 1992 | Snehada Kadalalli | Krishna | Kannada | |
| 1992 | Shivanaga | Shiva | Kannada | |
| 1993 | Alimayya | Anantha | Kannada | |
| 1993 | Pratap | Pratap | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Gokulam | Kannan | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| 1993 | Gentleman | Krishnamoorthy (Kicha) | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor |
| 1993 | Dhuruva Natchathiram | Suriyadevan | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Karpagam Vanthachu | Sakthivel | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Rojavai Killathe | Alexander (Duraipandi) | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Jaihind | ACP Bharath | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Mettupatti Mirasu | Chinnadurai | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Sadhu | Sathyamoorthy (Sakthi) | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Maa Voori Maaraju | Suribabu | Telugu | |
| 1995 | Mudhal Udhayam | Seenu | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Karnaa | Vijay / Karnaa | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Abbas IPS | Tamil | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
| 1995 | Ayudha Poojai | Krishnasamy | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Sengottai | SP Sekhar IPS | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Drohi | Abbas IPS | Telugu | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
| 1996 | Subash | Colonel Subash | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Adimai Changili | Karthikeyan (Kannan) | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Kondattam | Raja (Ramu) | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Thaayin Manikodi | Arjun | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Zulm-O-Sitam | Arjun | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Subhavartha | Rajendra Prasad (Raja) | Telugu | |
| 1999 | Suriya Paarvai | Vijay | Tamil | Partially re-shot in Telugu as Hello Friend |
| 1999 | Mannavaru Chinnavaru | Raja | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Suyamvaram | ACP Sanjay | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Kannodu Kanbathellam | Seetharam | Tamil | |
| 1999 | Mudhalvan | Pughazhendi | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2000 | Sudhandhiram | Vishwa | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Rhythm | Karthikeyan | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Vaanavil | Surya | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Vedham | Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Sri Manjunatha | Manjunatha | Telugu | Telugu–Kannada bilingual film |
| 2001 | Sri Manjunatha | Manjunatha | Kannada | Telugu–Kannada bilingual film |
| 2001 | Hanuman Junction | Krishna | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Ezhumalai | Ezhumalai | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Parasuram | ACP Parasuram | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Ottran | Karthik | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Puttintiki Ra Chelli | Sivanna | Telugu | Partially re-shot in Tamil as Anbu Sagotharan |
| 2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | Lord Anjaneya | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Arasatchi | Siddharth | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Giri | Giri (Shiva) | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Jaisurya | Jai Anand IAS / Surya | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Chinna | Chinna | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Aanai | Vijay IPS | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Madrasi | Kasi | Tamil | Partially re-shot in Telugu as Sivakasi |
| 2006 | Vathiyar | Annadurai | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Manikanda | Manikanda / Raja | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Marudhamalai | Inspector Marudhamalai | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Thavam | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | Swagatam | Srikanth | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Durai | Durai (Raja) | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Thiruvannamalai | Easwaran / Guruji | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Vayuputra | Cameo | Kannada | Guest appearance |
| 2010 | Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | Ashok Deva | Telugu | |
| 2010 | Vandae Maatharam | Anwar Hussain IPS | Tamil | Tamil–Malayalam bilingual film |
| 2010 | Vandae Maatharam | Anwar Hussain IPS | Malayalam | Tamil–Malayalam bilingual film |
| 2010 | Vallakottai | Muthuvel (Vayuputhran) | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Mankatha | ACP Prithviraj | Tamil | |
| 2012 | This Weekend | Dr. Sanjay | Hindi | Partially re-shot in Tamil as KaatupuliPartially re-shot in Telugu as Aranyam |
| 2012 | Maasi | Inspector Masilamani | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Prasad | Shankar | Kannada | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | Kadal | Bergmans | Tamil | Vijay Award for Best Villain |
| 2013 | Attahasa | D.G.P. K. Vijay Kumar | Kannada | Partially re-shot in Tamil as Vana Yuddham |
| 2013 | Moondru Per Moondru Kadal | Paul Harris Rosario | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Jaihind 2 | Abhimanyu | Tamil | Multilingual film |
| 2014 | Jaihind 2 | Abhimanyu | Telugu | Multilingual film |
| 2014 | Abhimanyu | Abhimanyu | Kannada | Multilingual film |
| 2016 | Game | DCP Sharat Chandra | Kannada | Kannada–Tamil bilingual film |
| 2016 | Oru Melliya Kodu | DCP Shakthivel | Tamil | Kannada–Tamil bilingual film |
| 2016 | Final Cut of Director | Vivek Varma IPS | Hindi | Partially re-shot in Tamil as Bommalattam |
| 2017 | Nibunan | DSP Ranjith Kalidoss | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Vismaya | DSP Ranjith Kalidoss | Kannada | |
| 2017 | Lie | Padmanabham | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Prema Baraha | Cameo | Kannada | Special appearance;Kannada–Tamil bilingual film |
| 2018 | Solli Vidava | Cameo | Tamil | Special appearance;Kannada–Tamil bilingual film |
| 2018 | Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | Dr. Rama Krishna Raju | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Irumbu Thirai | Sathyamoorthy (White Devil) | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Kolaigaran | DCP Karthikeyan | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Kurukshetra | Karna | Kannada | |
| 2019 | Jack & Daniel | Daniel Alexander IPS | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Hero | Sathyamoorthy “Moorthy” (Mask) | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Friendship | Sylender | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Anandan | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Khiladi | Arjun Bharadwaj | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Oppanda | Sanjay Rangaswamy | Kannada | |
| 2023 | Medhavi | Dr.Siddharth | Tamil | Filming |
| 2023 | Virunnu | TBA | Malayalam | Filming |
| 2023 | Leo | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
| 2023 | Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
Director, Producer, Writer and Distributor
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Writer | Distributor | Language | Notes |
| Sevagan | 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| Prathap | 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| Jai Hind | 1994 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Karna | 1995 | No | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Thaayin Manikodi | 1998 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Thutta Mutta | 1998 | No | Yes | No | No | Kannada | |
| Suyamvaram | 1999 | Yes | No | No | No | Tamil | |
| Vedham | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| Ezhumalai | 2002 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Parasuram | 2003 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Madrasi | 2006 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| Vathiyar | 2006 | No | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Thavam | 2007 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Tamil | |
| Durai | 2008 | No | No | Yes | No | Tamil | |
| Vayuputra | 2009 | No | Yes | No | No | Kannada | |
| Jai Hind 2 / Abhimanyu | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | Multilingual FilmSequel to Jai Hind |
| Prema Baraha | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | |
| Solli Vidava | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tamil | |
| Semma Thimiru | 2021 | No | No | No | Yes | Tamil | Tamil dubbed version of Kannada film Pogaru; Distributed only |
As Singer
| Film | Year | Song | Music director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Hind | 1994 | “Ootathuma” | Vidyasagar | Sang the beginning lyrics “Thanni Vechu” |
| Mudhal Udhayam | 1995 | “Raasi Nalla Raasi” | Shankar–Ganesh | |
| Karnaa | 1995 | “Hello Miss Chellama” | Vidyasagar | Spoke dialogues in the beginning,Sang alongside Chetan, Swarnalatha |
| Parasuram | 2003 | “Chittukuruvi” | A. R. Rahman | Sang alongside Swarnalatha, Sriram Parthasarathy |
| Jaisurya | 2004 | “Kattuna Avala Kattuvenda” | Deva | Sang alongside Vadivelu |
Television
Awards and Nominations
- 1993 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Gentleman
- 1999 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Mudhalvan
- 2011 – Silver Screen Sensational Actor Award
- 2012 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for Prasad
- 2013 – Vijay Award for Best Villain – Kadal
- 2014 – Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film for Abhimanyu
- 2019 – Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor – Hero
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