Dhruva Sarja

Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988)[2] is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, Addhuri.

Dhruva Sarja
Sarja in 2021
Born (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Spouse(s)
Prerana Shankar
​
(m. 2019)​
RelativesSee Sarja family

Career

Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film Addhuri. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics.[3] He signed for his next film Bahaddur with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful[4][5] and in April 2015 he signed for Bharjari.[6] His next film has been tilted Pogaru.

A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie.[7][8]

Personal life

Dhruva Sarja's brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 June 2020. Their maternal uncle Arjun Sarja is a South Indian actor. Their grandfather Shakti Prasad was also an actor in Kannada films. Dhruva got engaged to his childhood friend Prerana on 9 December 2018.[9] They married on 25 November 2019.[10]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2012AddhuriArjunDebut as lead role film
2014BahaddurAshok Raj Bahaddur
2017BharjariSurya Rudraprathap
2018Prema BarahaHimselfSpecial Appearance in "Jai Hanumantha" song
2021PogaruP. Ramakrishna (Shiva)Released simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages
RajaMarthanda Raja Marthanda (Voice role)Delayed;
Voice role for his late brother (Chiranjeevi Sarja)		[11]
Martin TBAFilming; Releasing in 5 languages
Dubari TBAFilming[12]

Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations
FilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
Addhuri2nd SIIMA AwardsBest Male DebutantWon[13]
Udaya Film AwardsBest Debutant - MaleWon[14]
Suvarna Film AwardsSuvarna Award for Best DebutantWon
Bahaddur4th SIIMA AwardsBest ActorNominated[15]
BharjariLove Lavike Readers Choice AwardsBest ActorNominated
7th SIIMA AwardsBest ActorNominated[16][17]

References
  1. "Dhruva Sarja: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 fame Shamanth Gowda wishes actor Dhruva Sarja on his birthday with a throwback picture". The Times of India. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. "Addhuri Movie Review: Fun film replete with emotions". India Today. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "Dhruv Has His Cake and Eats it Too". The New Indian Express. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "Dhruva Sarja set to romance two beauties". The Times of India. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. Sharadhaa A. (14 April 2015). "Bharjari Kicks Off With Dhruva and Chethan". The New Indian Express. newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. "Dhruva Sarja, A Harsha in talks for a film". The New Indian Express. 17 March 2021.
  8. "Pogaru actor Dhruva Sarja and A Harsha to join hands for a fresh project?". The Times of India. 18 March 2021.
  9. "Actor Dhruva Sarja to get engaged to his girlfriend on this date". The Times of India. 16 November 2018.
  10. "Sarja weds Prerana". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. "Dhruva Sarja completes dubbing for Chiranjeevi Sarja in 'Rajamarthanda'". The News Minute. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. "Dhruva Sarja's next is Dubari; actor to get stylish makeover - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  13. "SIIMA in Sharjah postponed to September". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  14. Eng, David. (2013-03-06) 2013 Udaya Film Awards – winners. Chino Kino. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
  15. Ujala Ali Khan (8 August 2015). "Dubai hosts fourth South Indian International Movie Awards". thenational.ae. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. "SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out". International Business Times. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  17. "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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