Kannada film actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away today (7th June) in Bangalore due to respiratory problems. He was 39. He was rushed to hospital after he complained of severe pain in the chest but was pronounced dead on arrival as he had passed away on the way to the hospital.
Chiranjeevi collapsed while he was speaking to his father on telephone around 1.10 p.m. He was taken to hospital immediately but died on the way. The funeral will be held tomorrow (8th June) at Jakkenahalli in Madhugiri taluka in Tumakuru district.
The eldest son of Ammaji and Vijay Kumar, Chiranjeevi Sarja was born on October 17, 1980. The nephew of mutlilingual South Indian actor Arjun Sarja, Chiranjeevi was married to Meghana Raj, the daughter of Prameela Joshai and Sundar Raj. He began his career with Vayuputra in 2009. Shivarjuna, released just days before the lockdown was imposed, was his last released film. He had acted in about 22 films including Kempe Gowda, Gandedhe, Dandam Dashagunam, Chiru, Amma – I Love, Khaki and Aadyaa. He had signed four films which are under-production.