Action King ARJUN SARJA -on his 51st Birth Day : We wish him all Great Success on all his Future Projects

Action King Arjun Sarja 

Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. He has primarily acted in Tamil and Kannada films and also appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films.

Arjun Sarja
Born	15th Aug 1964 at Madhugiri, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film actor, director, producer
Years active	1978-present
Spouse(s)	Niveditha (Asha Rani)
Children	Aishwarya Arjun Anjana Arjun
Relatives	Chiranjeevi Sarja Dhruv Sarja

Personal life

Arjun Sarja was born in a Kannada family in Bangalore to a popular Kannada film actor Shakthi Prasad.He had one elder brother Kishore Sarja, who has directed Kannada films.He is married to Niveditha (Asha Rani), a former actress who has acted in a Kannada movie called Rathasapthami. Kannada actor Rajesh is his father-in-law.Sarja has two daughters, Aishwarya and Anjana. Aishwarya Arjun will be making her acting debut in 2014. His nephews Chiranjeevi Sarja and Dhruva Sarja both act in Kannada movies. Another nephew of Arjun, Bharat Sarja , will also be making his acting debut in 2014.

He is a black belt holder in Karate.

Film career

Arjun's father Shakti Prasad, an 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. Film producerRajendra Singh Babu 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 Simhada Mari Sainya (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 in Kannada films, he received an offer from actor-producer A. V. M. Rajan and director Rama Narayanan to do a Tamil film Nandri. Simultaneously, he was offered a Telugu film, Kodi Ramakrishna's Maa Pallelo Gopaludu. 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.

He subsequently chose to direct his feature film Sevagan (1992), a crime story which opened to mixed reviews, but became a box office success. Soon after, Shankar cast him in the lead role in his first film, Gentleman. 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, while Arjun went on to win the State Award for Best Actor. Arjun began to gain ground in action films, including his directorial venture Jai Hind (1994) and Karnaa (1995), where he played a dual role.[24] Kamal Haasan approached Arjun to play a police officer in the crime drama film Kurudhipunal (1995), and the actor agreed to do the film even without hearing the narration. Arjun won positive acclaim for his role, while the film became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category.

Arjun with his Daughter Aishwarya Arjun

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 Thaayin Manikodi (1998), he teamed up again with Shankar in the political drama film Mudhalvan (1999). Portraying an ambitious TV journalist who receives the opportunity to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 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 then briefly experimented in softer roles, portraying critically acclaimed characters of businessman with "shades of grey" in Prabhu Solomon's Kannodu Kanbathellam (1999) and as an energetic civil service officer in Vaanavil (2000). He then featured in Vasanth's romantic drama film Rhythm, 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 Vedham (2001), while he ventured into Telugu cinema again by appearing in Raja's Hanuman Junction and as a Hindu devotee in Sri Manjunatha (2001).

Arjun with Wife Nivedita

He chose to specialise in action films, often collaborating with directors who specialised in them such as Sundar C, Venkatesh and Selva. 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 Ezhumalai (2002) andParasuram (2003), while also being involved in Maharajan's Arasatchi (2004). Some of his films, Giri (2004) and Marudhamalai, were box office successes, with several of his projects were not, including Madrasi, Vathiyar (2006) and Durai, in all of which he was the story writer.[30] 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 Hanuman in Krishna Vamsi's devotional film Sri Anjaneyam (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 Bharathiraja's critically acclaimed Bommalattam (2008), where a reviewer felt his "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 roles 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 Ajith Kumar in Venkat Prabhu's crime thrillerMankatha, with critics praising his performance as a police offer in the blockbuster. The following year he appeared in his 150th film, the Kannada film Prasad, for which he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor. 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 Berlin Film Festival, with critics labelling Arjun's portrayal as a "stunning performance" and his "career best".[38] Arjun collaborated with directorMani Ratnam in Kadal (2013), in which the actor portrayed a negative role of a smuggler in coastal Tamil Nadu. While the film opened to mixed reviews and became a box office failure, Arjun won positive reviews for his portrayal with Sify.com noting Arjun is "deliciously despicable in his career's most memorable negative role" and The Hindu labelling him as "brilliant". He then won acclaim for his portrayal of real life police officer K. Vijay Kumar in the bilingual film Vana Yuddham, the biopic of notorious forest brigand Veerappan, as well as for his role of a paralysed swimming coach in Vasanth's romance film, Moondru Per Moondru Kadal. His latest directorial venture, Jai Hind 2 is a film with a social message about the declining state of the Indian education system. Made at a cost of 20 crore rupees, the film is expected to release in the final quarter of 2014.

Arjun sarja Brief Info

Name	Arjun sarja
Original Name	Sreenivasa Sarja Ashok Babu Shakthi Prasad Arjun
Title Name	Action King
Name Meaning	"white, milk colored".
Date of Birth	15-08-1964
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Birth Place	Bangalore
Eye Color	Light brown
Hair Color	Black
Height	180 cm
Mother Tongue	Telugu
Qualification	B.Sc
Father	J.C.Ramaswamy Alias Shakthi Prasad
Mother	LakshmiDevi
Elder Brother	Kishor Sarja
Younger Sister	Chickkadevajammanni
Wife	Niveditha Arjun
Daughters	Aishwarya Arjun  Anjana Arjun
Special talent	Karate
Favorite Actor	Kamal Haasan ,Sivaji Ganesan and  Karthik
Favorite Actress	Kajol
Favorite Color	Lemon Yellow
Favorite  Food	Chicken Dishes
Favorite Holiday spot	Switzerland
Debut Movies	Kannada  -  Putaani Agent 1-2-3 (1979) Tamil - Nandri (1984) Telugu - Maa Pallelo Gopaludu (1985)

As Actor

No	Year	Language	Film
1	1979	Kannada	Putaani Agent 1-2-3
2	1981	Kannada	Simhada Mari Sainya
3	1984	Kannada	Pooja Phala
4	1984	Kannada	Male Bantu Male
5	1984	Kannada	Pralayantaka
6	1984	Kannada	Aasha
7	1984	Tamil	Nandri
8	1985	Kannada	Na Ninna Preetisuve
9	1985	Tamil	Avan
10	1985	Telugu	Maa Pallelo Gopaludu
11	1985	Tamil	Yaar?
12	1985	Tamil	Ilamai
13	1985	Tamil	Sivappu Kili
14	1985	Tamil	Vesham
15	1986	Kannada	Prema Jyothi
16	1986	Tamil	En Sabadham
17	1986	Tamil	Kulir Kaala Megangal
18	1986	Telugu	Mannemlo Monagadu
19	1987	Kannada	Asha
20	1987	Tamil	Shankar Guru
21	1987	Tamil	ShaKalyana Kacheri
22	1988	Tamil	Thaai Mel Aanai
23	1988	Tamil	Thai Poosam
24	1988	Tamil	Pattikaatu Thambi
25	1988	Tamil	Dhayam Onnu
26	1989	Kannada	Prema Agni
27	1989	Tamil	Vettai Vilai
28	1989	Tamil	Sondhakkaaran
29	1989	Tamil	Padicha Pulla
30	1989	Tamil	En Thangai
31	1989	Tamil	Engal Annan Varattum
32	1989	Tamil	Annanukku Je
33	1990	Tamil	Aatha Naan Paasayitten
34	1990	Tamil	Thangaikku Oru Thalattu
35	1990	Tamil	Paatali Magan
36	1990	Tamil	Manaivi Oru Maanikkam
37	1990	Kannada	Inspector  Prathap
38	1990	Tamil	Periya Idathu Pillai
39	1991	Tamil	Thanga Thaamaraigal
40	1991	Tamil	Enga Ooru Sepoy
41	1992	Kannada	Police Lockup
42	1992	Kannada	Shiva Naga
43	1992	Kannada	Snehada Kadalalli
44	1992	Tamil	Mudhal Kural
45	1992	Tamil	Sevagan
46	1992	Tamil	Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada
47	1993	Kannada	Aleemayya
48	1993	Tamil	Rojavai Killadhey
49	1993	Tamil	Prathap
50	1993	Tamil	Gokulam
51	1993	Tamil	Gentleman
52	1993	Tamil	Thuruva Natchathiram
53	1993	Tamil	Karpagam Vandhachu
54	1994	Tamil	Jai Hind
55	1994	Tamil	Mettuppatti Mirasu
56	1994	Tamil	Sadhu
57	1994	Telugu	Maa Oori Maharaju
58	1995	Tamil	Mudhal Udhayam
59	1995	Tamil	Karna
60	1995	Tamil	Kurudhipunal
61	1996	Tamil	Subash
62	1996	Tamil	Sengottai
63	1996	Tamil	Ayudha Poojai
64	1997	Tamil	Adimai Sangili
65	1998	Tamil	Kondattam
66	1998	Tamil	Thaayin Manikodi
67	1999	Tamil	Suriyaparvai
68	1999	Tamil	Kannodu Kanbathellam
69	1999	Tamil	Mudhalvan
70	1999	Tamil	Suyamvaram
71	1999	Tamil	Mannavaru Sinnavaru
72	2000	Tamil	Vaanavil
73	2000	Tamil	Sudhandhiram
74	2000	Tamil	Rhythm
75	2001	Tamil	Vedham
76	2001	Telugu	Hanuman Junction
77	2001	Kannada /  Telugu	Sri Manjunatha
78	2002	Tamil	Ezhumalai
79	2003	Tamil	Parasuram
80	2003	Tamil	Ottran
81	2003	Telugu	Puttintiki Ra Chelli
82	2004	Tamil	Jai Surya
83	2004	Tamil	Arasatchi
84	2004	Telugu	Sri Anjaneyam
85	2004	Tamil	Giri
86	2005	Tamil	Chinna
87	2005	Tamil	Aanai
88	2006	Tamil	Madrasi
89	2006	Tamil	Vathiyar
90	2007	Tamil	Manikanda
91	2007	Tamil	Marudhamalai
92	2007	Tamil	Thavam
93	2008	Telugu	Swagatam
94	2008	Tamil	Durai
95	2008	Tamil	Bommalattam
96	2008	Tamil	Thiruvanamalai
97	2009	Kannada	Vayuputhra
98	2010	Telugu	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
99	2010	Tamil Malayalam	Vandae Maatharam
100	2010	Tamil	Vallakottai
101	2011	Tamil	Mankatha
102	2012	Hindi	This Weekend
103	2012	Tamil	Maasi
104	2012	Kannada	Prasad
105	2013	Tamil	Kadal
106	2013	Kannada	Attahasa
107	2013	Tamil	Vana Yuddham
108	2013	Tamil	Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal

As Director

No	Year	Film	Music Director	Co-star
1	1992	Sevagan	-	Nassar, Kushboo, Senthil
2	1993	Prathap	-	Kushboo, Senthil
3	1994	Jai Hind	-	Ranjitha, Goundamani,
4	1998	Thaayin Manikodi	Vidyasagar	Nivedita Jain,Tabu
5	1999	Suyamvaram	S. A. Rajkumar	Napoleon, Karthik
6	2001	Vedham	Vijay	Divya Unni, Vineeth, Saakshi,  Goundamani
7	2002	Ezhumalai	Mani Sharma	Ashish Vidhyarthi, Simran Bagga, Mumtaj, Gajala, Vijayakumar,
8	2003	Parasuram	A.R.Rahman	Kiran Rathod ,Abbas , Goundamani, Rahul Dev
9	2003	Madrasi	D. Imman	Jagapati Babu,Vedhika , Gajala, Vivek ,Venniradai Moorthy