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Revision as of 19:51, 17 November 2014

This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Arjun.

Arjun Sarja
Born
Srinivasa Sarja

(1962-08-15) 15 August 1962 (age 62)
JAKKENA HALLI , Karnataka State, India
Other namesAshok Babu
Occupation(s)Film actor, director, producer
Years active1978–present
SpouseNiveditha
ChildrenAishwarya Arjun
Anjana
RelativesChiranjeevi Sarja (nephew)
Dhruv Sarja (nephew)

Arjun Sarja (born 15 August 1962 as Srinivasa Sarja)[1] is an Indian film actor and director.[2] He has primarily acted in Tamil and Kannada films and also appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Personal life

Arjun Sarja was born on August 15, 1962, to a Kannada family in Mysore, in the erstwhile Mysore State.[1] His father was Shakthi Prasad, a Kannada film actor,[10] and his mother was Lakshmi, an art teacher. He had one elder brother Kishore Sarja, who directed Kannada films.[11] He is married to Niveditha (Asha Rani), a former actress who has appeared in the 1986 Kannada film Rathasapthami.[12] Kannada actor Rajesh is his father-in-law.[13] Sarja has two daughters, Aishwarya and Anjana.[14][15] Aishwarya Arjun will be making her acting debut in 2013.[16] His nephews Chiranjeevi Sarja and Dhruva Sarja both act in Kannada movies.[17] Another nephew of Arjun, Bharat Sarja, will also be making his acting debut in 2013.[18]

Sarja, inspired by Bruce Lee's 1973 film Enter the Dragon, began training Karate at the age of 16[1] and now holds a black belt.[19]

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 producer Rajendra 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.[20] 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.[20][21]

He subsequently chose to direct his feature film Sevagan (1992), a crime story which opened to mixed reviews, but became a box office success.[22] 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.[23][24] Arjun began to gain ground in action films, including his directorial venture Jai Hind (1994) and Karnaa (1995), where he played a dual role.[25] 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.[26]

In the late 1990s, his action films often carried a patriotic theme, though he was still able to attract prominent producers and directors.[27] 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.[28] The film subsequently won positive reviews with Arjun described as having "acquitted himself with aplomb in the challenging role".[29] 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".[30] 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).

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) and Parasuram (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.[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[34] 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".[35]

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.[36] In 2011, Arjun accepted the opportunity to play an extended guest role alongside Ajith Kumar in Venkat Prabhu's crime thriller Mankatha, with critics praising his performance as a police offer in the blockbuster.[37] 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.[38] 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".[39] Arjun collaborated with director Mani 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".[40] 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.[41] 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.[42]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Role Language Notes
Actor Director Producer Writer
1981 1.Simhada Mari Sainya Green tickY Kannada
1984 Pooja Phala Green tickY Kannada
Male Bantu Male Green tickY Kannada
Pralayantaka Green tickY Kannada
Aasha Green tickY Kannada
Nandri Green tickY Tamil Tamil debut
Kadamai Green tickY Jeeva Tamil
1985 Na Ninna Preetisuve Green tickY Kannada
Avan Green tickY Tamil
Maa Pallelo Gopaludu Green tickY Telugu
Yaar? Green tickY Jagan Tamil
Ilamai Green tickY Tamil
Sivappu Kili Green tickY Tamil
Vesham Green tickY Ashok Tamil
Engal Kural Green tickY Raja Tamil
Nagam Green tickY Tamil
1986 Prathidvani Green tickY Telugu
Cowboy No. 1 Green tickY Telugu
Prema Jyothi Green tickY Kannada
En Sabadham Green tickY Tamil
Kulir Kaala Megangal Green tickY Tamil
Vettai Green tickY Tamil
Mannemlo Monagadu Green tickY Telugu
1987 Asha Green tickY Kannada
Sirai Qaidhi Green tickY Vijay Tamil
Shankar Guru Green tickY Shankar Guru Tamil
Kalyana Kacheri Green tickY Vadivelu Tamil
1988 Thaimel Aanai Green tickY Raja Tamil
Thaai Paasam Green tickY Tamil
Thanthai Mel Aanai Green tickY Bala Ram Tamil
Pattikaatu Thambi Green tickY Tamil
Dhayam Onnu Green tickY Arun (Raja/Ilaiyaraja/Arjun/Ignatius Immanuel Inbaraj) Tamil
1989 Prema Agni Green tickY Kannada
Sondhakkaran Green tickY Rajadurai Tamil
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Green tickY Raja Tamil
Padicha Pulla Green tickY Tamil
En Thangai Green tickY Pandiyan Tamil
Enga Annan Varattum Green tickY Manikkam Tamil
Annanukku Jai Green tickY Kaali Tamil
1990 Aatha Naan Pasayitten Green tickY Chinnasamy Tamil
Thangaikku Oru Thalattu Green tickY Gopi,
Prakash		 Tamil
Paatali Magan Green tickY Gopi Tamil
Manaivi Oru Manikkam Green tickY Vijay Tamil
Prathap Green tickY Inspector Prathap Kannada
Periya Idathu Pillai Green tickY Vijay Tamil
1991 Thanga Thaamaraigal Green tickY Ramu Tamil
Enga Ooru Sepoy Green tickY Rasaiyya Tamil
1992 Police Lockup Green tickY Kannada
Shiva Naga Green tickY Kannada
Snehada Kadalalli Green tickY Kannada
Mudhal Kural Green tickY Karan Tamil
Sevagan Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Sanjay Tamil
Annan Ennada Thambi Ennada Green tickY Shankar Tamil
1993 Aleemayya Green tickY Kannada
Rojavai Killathe Green tickY Alexander (Duraipandi) Tamil
Prathap Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Prathap Tamil
Gokulam Green tickY Kannan Tamil Guest appearance
Gentleman Green tickY Krishnamoorthy (Kitcha) Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Thuruva Natchathiram Green tickY Suriyadevan Tamil
Karpagam Vandhachu Green tickY Sakthivel Tamil
1994 Jai Hind Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Bharath Tamil
Mettuppatti Mirasu Green tickY Chinnadurai Tamil
Sadhu Green tickY Sathyamoorthy Tamil
Maa Oori Maharaju Green tickY Telugu
1995 Mudhal Udhayam Green tickY Tamil
Karna Green tickY Green tickY Karna, Vijay Tamil
Kurudhipunal Green tickY Abbas Tamil
Ayudha Poojai Green tickY Krishnasamy Tamil
1996 Subash Green tickY Subash Tamil
Sengottai Green tickY Sekhar Tamil
1997 Adimai Sangili Green tickY Karthikeyan (Kannan) Tamil
1998 Kondattam Green tickY Raja (Ramu) Tamil
Thaayin Manikodi Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Arjun Tamil
Thutta Mutta Green tickY Kannada
1999 Suriya Paarvai Green tickY Vijay Tamil
Mannavaru Chinnavaru Green tickY Raja Tamil
Suyamvaram Green tickY Green tickY Sanjay Tamil
Kannodu Kanbathellam Green tickY Seetharam Tamil
Mudhalvan Green tickY Pughazhendi Tamil Dubbed in Telugu as Oke Okkadu
2000 Vaanavil Green tickY Surya Tamil
Sudhandhiram Green tickY Vishwa Tamil
Rhythm Green tickY Karthikeyan Tamil
2001 Vedham Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Vijay Tamil
Hanuman Junction Green tickY Krishna Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Singakottai
Sri Manjunatha Green tickY Manjunatha Kannada
Telugu
2002 Ezhumalai Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Ezhumalai Tamil
2003 Parasuram Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Parasuram Tamil
Ottran Green tickY Karthik Tamil
Puttintiki Ra Chelli Green tickY Sivanna Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Anbu Sagotharan
2004 Jai Surya Green tickY Jai Anand,
Surya		 Tamil
Arasatchi Green tickY Siddarth Tamil
Sri Anjaneyam Green tickY Lord Anjaneya Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Hanuman
Giri Green tickY Giri (Shiva) Tamil
2005 Chinna Green tickY Chinna Tamil
Aanai Green tickY Vijay Tamil
2006 Madrasi Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kasi Tamil Also distributor
Vathiyar Green tickY Green tickY Annadurai Tamil
2007 Manikanda Green tickY Manikanda/Raja Tamil
Marudhamalai Green tickY Marudhamalai Tamil
Thavam Green tickY Green tickY Guest Appearance Tamil
2008 Swagatam Green tickY Srikanth Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as America to Aminjikarai
Durai Green tickY Green tickY Durai (Raja) Tamil
Bommalattam Green tickY Vivek Tamil
Thiruvannamalai Green tickY Easwaran/Swamiji Tamil
2009 Vayuputra Green tickY Green tickY Kannada Guest appearance
2010 Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Green tickY Ashok Deva Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Gandhipuram
Vandae Maatharam Green tickY Anwar Hussain Tamil
Malayalam
Vallakottai Green tickY Muthuvel (Vayuputhran) Tamil
2011 Mankatha Green tickY Prithviraj Tamil
2012 This Weekend Green tickY Sanjay Hindi Dubbed in Tamil as Kaatupuli
Maasi Green tickY Maasilamani Tamil
Prasad Green tickY Shankar Kannada Winner, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor[43]
2013 Kadal Green tickY Bergmans Tamil Winner, Vijay Award for Best Villain
Dubbed in Telugu as Kadali
Attahasa Green tickY DGP K. Vijay Kumar Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor
Vana Yuddham Green tickY Tamil Dubbed in Telugu as Veerappan
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal Green tickY Harris Tamil
2014 Jai Hind 2 Green tickY Green tickY Abhimanyu Tamil
Telugu		 [44]
Abhimanyu Green tickY Green tickY Kannada [45][46][47]

Singer

Year Film Song Music director Notes
1995 Karnaa "Hello Miss Chellama" Vidyasagar Sang alongside Chetan, Swarnalatha
2003 Parasuram "Chittukuruvi" A. R. Rahman Sang alongside Swarnalatha, Sriram Parthasarathy
2004 Jai Surya "Kattuna Avala Kattuvenda" Deva Sang alongside Vadivelu

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