Srinivasa Sarja, better known by his stage name Arjun Sarja or simply Arjun, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema in addition to Telugu and Kannada films and a few Malayalam and Hindi films. Referred to by the media and his fans as "Action King" for his roles in action films, Arjun has acted in more than 160 films, most of them being lead roles. He is one of few South Indian actors to attract fan following from multiple states of India. He has directed 12 films and also produced and distributed a number of films.
Meghana Sundar Raj Sarja is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam and Kannada films along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film Bendu Apparao R.M.P. She has won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Iruvudellava Bittu, a 2018 Kannada film.
Chiranjeevi Sarja was an Indian film actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years.
Abhijith is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films. Starting his career as an actor in the late 1980s, he went on to act in many films through the 1990s and 2000s. He mainly played lead roles and villains in the 1990s and some supporting roles as well.
Varadhanayaka is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Ayyappa P. Sharma and stars Sudeepa, Chiranjeevi Sarja, Sameera Reddy and Nikesha Patel. The film marks the Kannada debut of Sameera Reddy. It is a remake of Bengali film Fighter (2011) starring Jeet and Srabanti Chatterjee in leads. Arjun Janya is the music director of the film. Shankare Gowda has produced the venture under Shankar Productions banner.
Dhruva Sarja is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, Addhuri. Dhruva is known and praised for his unique muscular physique.
Ajith is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Mahesh Babu starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikki Galrani. It is a remake of the Tamil film Paiyaa. G Prem is the producer of this film with five songs in the music direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Vayuputra is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by Arjun Sarja. A remake of Tamil film Sandakozhi, the film stars Chiranjeevi Sarja in his film debut, alongside Ambareesh, Aindrita Ray, Ajay, Sadhu Kokila, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat, Padmaja Rao and Shobha Raghavendra. The original score and soundtrack for the film were composed by V. Harikrishna.
Sruthi Hariharan is an Indian actress and producer who primarily appears in Kannada language films. Sruthi is a recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and one Karnataka State Film Awards.
Bharjari is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by R. S. Productions. The film stars Dhruva Sarja, Rachita Ram and Haripriya, alongside Tara, Suchendra Prasad, Srinivasa Murthy, Avinash, Raghav Uday, Anil Kumar and Raj Deepak Shetty. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna, while the cinematography and editing were composed by Shreesha Kuduvalli and Deepu. S. Kumar.
Nibunan (transl. Expert) is a 2017 Indian action thriller film co-produced and directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. The film stars Arjun Sarja in his 150th film, alongside Prasanna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sruthi Hariharan, and Vaibhav Reddy. The music was composed by S. Navin, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Arvind Krishna and Sathish Suriya. It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil and Kannada, with the Kannada version titled Vismaya (transl. Amazing).
Kshanam (transl. Moment) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film directed by Ravikanth Perepu. The film features Adivi Sesh and Adah Sharma in lead roles while Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore, Satyam Rajesh, Satyadev, and Ravi Varma in supporting roles with the music is by Sricharan Pakala and cinematography by Shaneil Deo. In the film, Rishi arrives in India where he begins to search for a missing child of his ex-girlfriend Shwetha.
Urvi is a 2017 Indian Kannada language crime drama film directed by B.S.Pradeep Varma and produced by Airier Drreams. The film has a mainly female lead cast, including Shruthi Hariharan, Shraddha Srinath, Shweta Pandit, Bhavani Prakash and Dr.Jhanvi. Achyuth Kumar, Madhukar Niyogi and Prabhu Mundkur play key supporting roles. The soundtrack and score for the film is composed by the Grammy Award winning violinist Manoj George. The cinematography is by Anand Sundaresha.
Beautiful Manasugalu is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film directed by Jayatheertha and jointly produced by S. Prasanna and S. Shashikala Balaji, the film is produced under Skkandda Entertainment banner. The film features Sathish Ninasam and Shruthi Hariharan in the lead roles. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Bharath B. J.
Happy New Year is a 2017 Indian Kannada anthology film directed by Pannaga Bharana and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of B. C. Patil, Saikumar, Rajshri Ponnappa, Vijaya Raghavendra, Diganth, Dhananjay, Sudharani, Shruthi Hariharan, Sonu Gowda, Margarita, and Srushti Patil in the lead roles. The film's music is composed by Raghu Dixit. The principal photography commenced on 22 August 2016, and the film was released on 5 May 2017.
Ambi Ning Vayassaytho is a 2018 Indian Kannada language film directed by Gurudattha Ganiga in his directorial debut. The film features Ambareesh in the lead role, while Sudeepa plays the role of Ambareesh during his young age. It is the last acting assignment of Ambareesh before his death. Actress Suhasini Maniratnam plays the lead role opposite Ambareesh, marking their collaboration after 14 years. Sruthi Hariharan, Dileep Raj, Rockline Venkatesh and others play the key supporting roles. The title of this film was suggested by Sudeepa. The film is a remake of 2017 Tamil film Pa Paandi which was directed by actor Dhanush.
Mane Maratakkide is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language comedy horror film written and directed by Manju Swaraj. The film was produced by S. V. Babu under his banner SV Productions. It features Sadhu Kokila, Kuri Pratap, Chikkanna, Ravishankar Gowda and Sruthi Hariharan in the lead role. The music is handled by Abhimann Roy and the cinematography is by B. Suresh Babu. The film was released on 15 November 2019. The film is the official remake of 2017 Telugu film Anando Brahma. This movie released two weeks before Damayanthi, which was reported to be inspired by the same Telugu movie.
Shivarjuna is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language masala film written and directed by Shiva Thejas. The film is being produced by M B Manjula Shivarjun. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja and Amrutha Iyengar along with Akshatha Srinivas in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Kishore, Tara, Avinash, Kuri Prathap. The score and soundtrack were composed by Surag Kokila, while the cinematography and editing were handled by H C Venu and K. M. Prakash. The film is the remake of the 2004 Tamil film Giri starring Chiranjeevi's uncle Arjun Sarja in the lead role.
Dyavre is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Gadda Viji and produced by Jayanna Bhogendra, co-produced by Rajesh Bhat. The film stars Yogaraj Bhat, Sathish Ninasam, Sonu Gowda, and Sruthi Hariharan. The dialogues are written by Yogaraj Bhat and Gadda Viji. The songs are composed by Veer Samarth.
Saramsha is a 2024 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Surya Vasishta. The film is produced by Ravi Kashyap and RK Nallam. The film stars Deepak Subramanya, Surya Vasishta, Sruthi Hariharan, Shweta Gupta, Aasif Kshatriya and Ravi Bhat in lead roles. Cinematography was handled by Ananth Bharadwaj. The songs were composed by Udit Haritas and Aparajith Sris scored the background score.
