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( m. 1988) Children, Anjana Parent(s) (father) Lakshmi (mother) Relatives Kishore Sarja (brother) (nephew) (nephew) (father-in-law) Srinivasa Sarja (born August 15, 1964), known professionally as Arjun, is an Indian actor, producer and director. Referred to by the media and his fans as 'Action King', he has worked predominantly in, and films, while also performing in a few and films. As of 2017, Arjun had acted in more than 150 movies. Until his 150th film, he has mostly performed in lead roles and is one of few South Indian actors to attract fan following from multiple states of India. He has directed 11 films and also produced and distributed a number of films. In 1993, he starred in 's blockbuster which opened to positive reviews, while Arjun went on to win the.
During this time, he starred in hits such as (1994), (1995), and the crime drama film (1995), for which Arjun won acclaim for his role while the film became for the in the category. In 1999, he starred in the political thriller (1999). Portraying an ambitious TV journalist who receives the opportunity to become the for a day, Arjun offered bulk dates for filming the project to Shankar. The film subsequently won positive reviews with Arjun described as having 'acquitted himself with aplomb in the challenging role'. Arjun received the for his role as well as numerous other nominations. Arjun then briefly experimented in softer roles with (1999) and as an energetic civil service officer in (2000).
He was then featured in 's romantic drama film, where he played a photographer, who eventually falls in love with a widow. Featuring a popular soundtrack and opening to positive reviews, Rhythm also became a commercial success. He carried on with a lighter theme in his next directorial venture, the love story (2001), while he ventured into Telugu cinema again by appearing in 's and the Kannada devotional film (2001). In 2012, he appeared in the Kannada film screened at the.
Arjun won the for his work in the film. Jaihind 2 in Tamil, Abhimanyu in Kannada is a 2014 Indian bilingual action-masala film produced and directed by Arjun. This film won the. Contents. Personal life Arjun Sarja was born on 15 August 1964, in, in the erstwhile.
His father was Shakthi Prasad, a Kannada film actor, and his mother was Lakshmi, an art teacher. He had one elder brother Kishore Sarja, who directed Kannada films. He is married to a former actress who has appeared in the 1986 film under the stage name of Asha Rani. Kannada actor is his father-in-law. Sarja has two daughters, Aishwarya and Anjana.
Made her acting debut in 2013. His nephews and both act in Kannada movies. Another nephew of Arjun, Bharat Sarja, will also be making his acting debut in 2013. Sarja, inspired by 's 1973 film, began training at the age of 16 and now holds a black belt. Desires and plans Arjun had always thought and dreamt of becoming a police officer but his fate took him into an entirely different direction.
Arjun is an ardent devotee of. He is building the Hanuman temple at the outskirts of Chennai. A 35-foot statue of the Lord Anjaneya was sculpted exclusively for the temple and the statue of the Hanuman is in a sitting posture and weighs around 140 tonnes. The sitting posture of Hanuman statue is first of its kind in India. The single-stone statue is in 35 feet high and 12 feet wide and 7 feet thick. Film career Arjun's father Shaakthii Prasad, a renowned actor of Kannada films, did not want his son to become actor and turned down film offers that Arjun began to receive as a teenager.
In a surprise move, film producer managed to convince Arjun to begin shoot for a feature film for his production house without Shakti Prasad's express permission and consequently, his father agreed to Arjun's career choice. The film (1981) featured him as a junior artiste and the director of the film gave him the stage name of Arjun, replacing his original name Ashok Babu.
While he began to establish himself Kannada films, he received an offer from actor-producer and director to do a Tamil film Nandri. Simultaneously he was offered a Telugu film, 's Maa Pallelo Gopaludu in Telugu too which went on to be a big success, running for a year in three centres. His career as an actor began to take off in the mid 1980s and he sometimes worked for up to seven shifts in a day to keep up with the films he had committed to do. By 1990, his films lost box office value and he was out of work in Tamil and Telugu films for almost a year.
He subsequently chose to direct his feature film (1992), a crime story which opened to mixed reviews, but became a box office success. Soon after, cast him in the lead role in his first film, after much persuasion. Arjun had initially rejected the film without listening to Shankar's narration but the director's persistence prompted him to feature in the film as a vigilante against corruption. The film opened to positive reviews and went on to become a trendsetter in the Tamil film industry, as well as achieving significant box office success, while Arjun went on to win the. His change of fortune at the box office continued and Arjun began to gain ground as a bankable lead star in action films after his films including his patriotic directorial venture (1994) and (1995), where he played a dual role, went on to become blockbusters. Approached Arjun to play a police officer in the drama film (1995), and the actor jumped at the opportunity and agreed to do the film even without hearing the narration. Arjun won positive acclaim for his role, while the film became for the category.
In the late 1990s, his action films often carried a patriotic theme, though he was still able to attract prominent producers and directors. After a series of unsuccessful action films, including his own venture (1998), he teamed up again with Shankar in the political drama film (1999). Portraying an ambitious TV journalist who receives the opportunity to become the for a day, Arjun offered bulk dates for filming the project to Shankar. The film subsequently won positive reviews with Arjun described as having 'acquitted himself with aplomb in the challenging role'. Arjun received the for his role as well as numerous other nominations. Arjun then briefly experimented in softer roles, portraying critically acclaimed characters of businessman with 'shades of grey' in 's (1999) and as an energetic civil service officer in (2000). He then featured in 's romantic drama film (2000), where he played a photographer, who eventually falls in love with another widower.
Featuring a popular soundtrack and opening to positive reviews, Rhythm also became a commercial a success, with a critic noting 'Arjun is as polished as ever' and adding 'who would have conceived this idea that the 'Action King' could attempt a soft-natured role of this kind'. He carried on with a lighter theme in his next directorial venture, the love story (2001), while he ventured into Telugu cinema again by appearing in 's and as a Hindu devotee in (2001). The image of 'action king' made him popular with town and village centre audiences, who appreciate the actor's fight and stunt scenes. He thus actively chose to specialise in action films, often collaborating with directors who specialised in them such as, and. In the mid 2000s, he appeared in several action films with the same premise, often portraying a police officer or a local do-gooder. He directed and featured in lead roles in both the action films (2002) and (2003), while also being involved in 's (2004). Some of his films, (2004) and, were box office successes, with several of his projects were not, including, (2006) and, in all of which he was the story writer.
Despite not achieving any significant hit films in the 2000s, producers often considered Arjun as a 'minimum guarantee' actor and felt his sizable fan following the four Southern States of India would help recover money even through dubbed versions. In a rare experimental film for him in the decade, he portrayed the role of the Hindu deity in 's devotional film (2004) and worked on the film without receiving remuneration as a self-confessed worshipper of the deity. He was also cast for a change as a realistic police officer in 's critically acclaimed (2008), where a reviewer felt his 'showcase of the soft, subtle yet unrelenting cop was noteworthy'. Since the turn of the decade, Arjun has attempted to move away from his 'action king' image and accepted to star in films where he would play the antagonist or a supporting role, with the move drawing praise from film critics. In 2011, Arjun accepted the opportunity to play an extended guest role alongside in 's crime thriller, with critics praising his performance as a police offer in the blockbuster.
The following year he appeared in Kannada film, for which he won the. Portraying a middle-class father with a deaf and dumb son, Arjun noted it was a rewarding experience for him to break the monotony of his standard roles and attempt something different, admitting he was moved by the script.
The film opened to unanimously positive reviews in March 2012 and then was selected to be screened as the, with critics labelling Arjun's portrayal as a 'stunning performance' and his 'career best'. Arjun collaborated with director with (2013), in which the actor portrayed a negative role of a smuggler in coastal. While the film opened to mixed reviews and became a box office failure, Arjun won rave reviews for his portrayal with.com noting Arjun is 'deliciously despicable in his career's most memorable negative role' and labelling him as 'brilliant'. He then won acclaim for his portrayal of real life police officer in the bilingual film, the biopic of notorious forest brigand Veerappan, as well as for his role of a paralysed swimming coach in 's romance film,. His latest directorial venture, contained a message about the declining state of the Indian education system. Thee film became a box office success in Kannada, while the Tamil version did not perform well at the box office. Filmography As actor Year Title Role Language Note 1981 Arjun Kannada debut 1983 Arjun Prema Yuddha 1984 Pooja Phala Prema Jyothi Male Bantu Male Guest appearance Murugan Tamil debut Kadamai Jeeva 1985 Maa Pallelo Gopaludu Gopalam Telugu debut Tamil Sivappu Kili Vesham Ashok Terror Telugu Bangaru Chilaka Raja Tamil Jagan Johnny 1986 Naga Devatha Telugu Kannada Dubbed in as Thanthai Mel Aanai Kutra Telugu Prathidwani Ravi Kotigadu Dubbed in as Enga Ooru Thambi En Sabadham Vijay Tamil Prem Vettai Konaseema Kurradu Rambabu Telugu Mannemlo Monagadu Cowboy No.
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