Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja the husband of actress Meghana Raj and the nephew of Action King Arjun passed away suddenly due to a massive heart attack leaving the southern film industry in utter shock and disbelief. It is said that the 39 year old complained of severe chest pain and breathing difficulties on Saturday and was rushed to a private hospital in Bengaluru but unfortunately, he did not survive. Sources add that the doctors have also taken swab tests to ascertain if COVID 19 was present as Chiranjeevi was hale and healthy and did not have any health problems to date.

Chiranjeevi Sarja whose brother is actor Dhruv Sarja started his film career by assisting his uncle Action King Arjun in his directorial ventures before debuting as a hero in the Kannada movie 'Vayuputra'.and has since acted in more than ten films. Four of his films 'Rajamarthanda', 'April', 'Ranam' and 'Kshatriya' are in various stages of production.

Chiranjeevi Sarja after a ten year relationship married actress Meghana Raj in 2018 and the couple do not have any children. Meghana Raj has acted in the Tamil movie 'Kadhal Solla Vandhen' directed by Boopathi Pandian and in several Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Tributes are pouring in from the Kannada and South Industries to Chiranjeevi Sarja known to have been a very easy going and friendly person.