Arjun Sarja

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Arjun
Birth name	Arjun Sarja
Born	August 15 1964 (1964-08-15) (age 44) Bangalore, India
Other name(s)	Action King
Years active	1984–present

Arjun Sarja (Tamil:அர்ஜுன்) is a famous Tamil Film actor and director. He was born in a family of kannada film personalities on August 15, 1964. His father Mr. J.C.Ramaswamy alias Shakti Prasad was a popular film actor who had acted in more than 200 films. His elder brother Kishor Sarja is a director. He has acted in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He is an action hero and is called as Action King Arjun. However, he has been most popular for his charming look and for the skill of attractive face expression. Few years before he started producing and directing films. Arjun started his career as a child artiste in Kannada films. Arjun has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award South on two occasions.

1 Career
2 Family
3 Filmography
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[edit] Career

Born Sreenivasa Sarja R Ashok Babu, known as Arjun in Tamil filmworld, dreamt of becoming a police officer but destiny had a different plan in store for him. Today he is one of the most popular stars in South India. He has acted in more than 200 Films. Arjun worked with eminent Kannada film director Rajender Singh Babu in his first film. Later, he moved to Tamil and then to Telugu films. His first Tamil film was "Nanri." His best releases to date are - Gentleman,Parasuram', Otran, Giri, Ezumalai and Mudhalvan. His latest release is Maruthamalai.

[edit] Family

His father, late Shakti Prasad, was a renowned and popular actor of Kannada films. His Father in law Rajesh, is a senior actor in Kannada movies. His wife Asha Rani acted in a Kannada movie called "Rathasapthami" with Shivaraj Kumar. He is blessed with two daughters