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Arjun Sarja (Kannada: ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಸರ್ಜಾ; born 15 August 1964 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is an Indian film actor and director. He has acted in several Kannada,Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. He is the son of Shakti Prasad, a former Kannada film star. Arjun, whose early career option was to become a police officer, had underwent police training. Most of his films in which he stars or directs are based on social and political themes. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films.

Early life

Arjun was born to Shakti Prasad, a renowned and popular actor of Kannada films. His father-in-law Rajesh is also a senior actor in Kannada movies and his younger brother Kishor Sarja is a director. Arjun's initial desire was to become a police officer and went to police training and was selected but later he opted to become a film star. He has now acted over 200 films in four different language including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. His wife Asha Rani is also an actress who has acted in a Kannada movie called Rathasapthami with Shivaraj Kumar. Arjun has two daughters, Aishwarya and Anjana.

Film career

Arjun started his first venture as a film actor in Kannada with director Rajender Singh Babu. He then moved to Tamil and Telugu and concentrated there. His first Tamil film was Nanri. His popular movies in Tamil include Gentleman, Jai Hind, Kurudhipunal, Mudhalvan, Ezhumalai ,Giri and Marudhamalai. In Telugu he is popularly known for his movie 'Maa Pallelo Gopaludu' Tamil. Arjun has also directed and produced some films. Arjun has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award South and Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor in the film Gentleman. His latest release is Thiruvannamalai. He is currently acting in the Malayalam/Tamil film Aruvadai alongside Mammootty. He is good martial artist. He is also Black Belt.

Filmography

External links

• Arjun Sarja at the Internet Movie Database