Popular Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja Dies Of Heart Attack; Karnataka CM Yediyurappa Offers Condolences

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condoled the death of Chiranjeevi Sarja and said he was a popular actor and was blessed with great talent.

In an unfortunate turn of events, popular Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja, passed away on June 7 in Bengaluru. Nephew of Arjun Sarja, the actor passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack. The actor was taken to Sagar Apollo Hospitals and in the statement issued, it was mentioned that Chiranjeevi Sarja was brought to the hospital on Sunday afternoon in a non-responsive state, reports TNM. The 39-year-old actor complained of restlessness following which he was rushed to a private hospital where he passed away, his family members said. Chiranjeevi Sarja, the grandson of noted Kannada actor Shakti Prasad and nephew of multilingual film actor Arjun Sarja, had acted in 22 films. Chiranjeevi had made his debut with the movie 'Vayuputra,' which was an home production of Sarja family. His recent movie was 'Shivarjuna' where he starred along with Amrutha Iyengar and Akshatha Srinivas in the lead. He had married actress Meghana Raj two years ago. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condoled the death of Chiranjeevi Sarja and said he was a popular actor and was blessed with great talent.

ಕನ್ನಡದ ಖ್ಯಾತ ಕಲಾವಿದ, ಶ್ರೀ ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸರ್ಜಾ ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದಿಂದ ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟ ಸುದ್ದಿ ತಿಳಿದು ತೀವ್ರ ಆಘಾತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕೇವಲ 39 ವರ್ಷದ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಧಿವಶರಾಗಿರುವುದು ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ದೇವರು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸದ್ಗತಿಯನ್ನು, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬ, ಅಪಾರ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/wNe8aMRSHi

— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) June 7, 2020

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah also condoled the actor's death.

ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಯುವ ನಟ ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸರ್ಜಾ ಅವರ ಸಾವಿನ ಸುದ್ದಿ ನೋವುಂಟುಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ನಟಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾ ನಮ್ಮ ನಡುವೆ ಈ ಹುಡುಗ ಇರಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಅವರ ದುಃಖತಪ್ತ ಕುಟುಂಬ ವರ್ಗದವರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಸಂತಾಪಗಳು. pic.twitter.com/gp3PVOzASV

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) June 7, 2020

May his soul rest in peace!