Arjun Sarja
Biography
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. He has acted in Tamil films in addition to Kannada and Telugu 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 the few South Indian actors to attract a fan following from multiple states of India. He has directed 12 films and also produced and distributed a number of films.
In 1993, he starred in S. Shankar's blockbuster Gentleman which opened to positive reviews, while Arjun went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. During this time, he starred in hits such as Jai Hind (1994), Karnaa (1995), and the action thriller film Kurudhipunal (1995), for which Arjun won acclaim for his role while the film became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
In 1999, he starred in the political action-thriller, Mudhalvan (1999), which earned him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for his role as well as numerous other nominations. He was then featured in Vasanth's romantic drama film Rhythm, 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.
Arjun made appearances in the Kannada film Sri Manjunatha (2001) and the Telugu film Hanuman Junction (2001). In 2012, he appeared in the Kannada film Prasad, which screened at the Berlin Film Festival. He won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for his work in the film. The multilingual film Abhimanyu (2014) won the Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film.
Known for
Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga
Aghathiyaa
Vidaamuyarchi
Martin
Virunnu
Leo
Khiladi
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Hero
Jack & Daniel
Kurukshetra
Kolaigaran
Irumbu Thirai
Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India
Prema Baraha
LIE
Nibunan
Thanga Magan
Jaihind 2
Attahasa
Kadal
Mankatha
Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
Thiruvannamalai
Durai
Marudhamalai
Sri Anjaneyam
Vathiyar
Madrasi
Aanai
Giri
Puttintiki Raa Chelli
Ottran
Parasuram
Ezhumalai
Hanuman Junction
Vedham
Sri Manjunatha
Vaanavil
Rhythm
Sudhandhiram
Mudhalvan
Gentleman
Sevagan
Shankar Guru
Yaar?
Nandri
Jaihind
Kuruthipunal
Actor
Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga as Inspector Magudapathy
Aghathiyaa as
Virunnu as Deva Narayanan
Leo as
Khiladi as Arjun Bharadwaj
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea as Anandan Mangattachan
Hero as Sathyamoorthy
Jack & Daniel as Daniel Abraham
Kurukshetra as Karna
Kolaigaran as Karthikeyan
Irumbu Thirai as Sathyamoorthy
Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India as Prof. Rama Krishnam Raju
LIE as Padmanabham
Nibunan as Ranjith Kalidoss
Thanga Magan as Achu
Jaihind 2 as Abhinandan
Attahasa as DGP K. Vijay Kumar
Kadal as Bergman
Mankatha as Prithviraj
Rama Rama Krishna Krishna as Ashok
Thiruvannamalai as Eswaran
Durai as Raja
Marudhamalai as Marudhamalai
Sri Anjaneyam as Anji
Vathiyar as Annadurai
Madrasi as Kaasi
Aanai as Vijay
Giri as Shiva
Puttintiki Raa Chelli as Sivanna
Ottran as Karthik
Parasuram as A.C.P. Parasuram
Ezhumalai as Ezhumalai
Hanuman Junction as Krishna
Vedham as Vijay
Sri Manjunatha as Manjunatha
Vaanavil as Surya IAS
Rhythm as Karthikeyan
Sudhandhiram as Vishwa
Mudhalvan as Pugazhendhi
Gentleman as Krishnamoorthy
Sevagan as DSP Sanjay
Shankar Guru as Inspector Sankar Guru
Yaar? as Jagan
Nandri as Murugan
Jaihind as Bharath
Kuruthipunal as Abbas