Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Saraj passed away at 39

Chiranjeevi Sarja, one of the action heroes of the Kannada film industry, passed away due to a massive heart attack. The actor was 39. The Kannada star was declared dead at Apollo Hospital, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar. The untimely death of the actor has shocked all his fans and the entire film industry.

Chiranjeevi Sarja was born into a family of popular film personalities. He is the grandson of veteran actor Shakthi Prasad and nephew of Arjun Sarja, who is a popular actor in Tamil cinema. Chiranjeevi is survived by his wife Meghana Raj, whom he married a few years ago. 

The 22-year-old actor made his debut with Vayuputra. He worked in films like Chiru, Dandam Dashagunam, Kempe Gowda, Varadanayaka, Whistle, Chandralekha, Singhaa, and Khakhi. He was last seen on the silver screen in the film Shivarajuna. 

He had signed in for films like Raja Marthanda, April Ranam, Kshatriya, and Dheeram, which are in different stages of production. 

Many celebrities took to Twitter to express theri shock and condolances.