Teja Sajja

Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1995) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Telugu films.[3] He started his career in 1998 as child actor in the film Choodalani Vundi. Sajja made his debut in 2021 as a lead actor with the film Zombie Reddy, by which he received positive response. His successful films include Choodalani Vundi, Indra, Kalisundam Raa, Oh! Baby and Adbhutham.

Teja Sajja
Sajja in 2016
Born (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995[1][2]
Hyderabad,Telangana), India
OccupationActor
Years active1995–2006 (child actor)
2019–present

Early life and career

Sajja Teja was born on 23 August 1995 in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana.[4][1][2] He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. Sajja entered the film industry at a very young age and has acted in many successful films.

Sajja made his debut as a child artist at the age of two in Chiranjeevi's Choodalani Vundi and acted in about fifty other films alongside leading actors from the Telugu industry.[5] Sajja did other films such as Kalisundam Raa, Indra, Tagore, Yuvaraju, Gangotri, Vasantam, Samba, Chatrapathi, Balu with actors like Venkatesh, Chiranjeevi, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pawan Kalyan.[6][7][8][9] Sajja acted a supporting actor in Oh! Baby in 2019.[10]

Sajja made his debut as a lead actor in 2021 with the film Zombie Reddy.[11] The film is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema. The film received positive reviews from critics.[12] He also starred in Ishq not a love story with Priya Prakash Varrier which got mixed reviews. He completed his first Sci-fi romantic flm named Adbhutham alongside Shivani Rajasekhar, which had a direct OTT release in Hotstar.[13][14][15] He will be next featured in a superhero film Hanu Man, collaborating again with Prasanth Varma.[16]

Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRole Notes
1998Choodalani VundiRamakrishna's son Debut film; child actor
1999Raja KumaruduVengalla Rayudu
2000Kalisundam RaaSandeep
Yuvaraju Teja
BachiHabibi
2001DeevinchandiSiva's son
Prema SandadiSiddu Sidhartha Roy
2002IndraYoung Indrasena Reddy
2003GangotriYoung Simhadri
Ottesi CheputhunnaYoung Surya
Vasantam Young Ashok
Priyamaana ThozhiYoung Ashok Tamil film
Tagore
2004Adavi RamuduYoung Ramudu
SambaChinna
2005BaluCherry
Naa AlluduYoung Karthik / Young Surya
Andarivaadu Govinda "Govindu" Raju
ChatrapathiYoung Ashok
2006Sri RamadasuRahunathudu
Astram Teja
Boss Young GK
2019Oh! BabyRamakrishna “Rocky” Debut as an adult actor
2021Zombie ReddyMarripala "Mario" Obul Reddy Debut as a lead actor
Ishq Siddharth "Siddhu"
AdbhuthamSuryaDisney+ Hotstar Multiplex Movie.
TBA Hanu Man Hanumanthu Filming[17]

References
  1. "First-look of Teja Sajja from his untitled film with Shivani Rajasekhar released on his birthday - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Teja Sajja wraps up shooting and commences dubbing for Prasanth Varma's Zombie Reddy - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Teja Sajja busy with 4 projects in Tollywood". 123telugu.com. 31 October 2021.
  5. "Tollywood Child Artist Teja Sajja Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
  6. "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "Child artiste Teja Sajja turns lead actor". telugucinema.com. 25 June 2019.
  8. "Living the dream". The New Indian Express.
  9. "Former child artist and 'Oh Baby' actor Teja Sajja turns a male lead - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 August 2020.
  10. "Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick". Telangana Today.
  11. "Varun Tej heaps praise on Teja Sajja at 'Zombie Reddy' pre-release event - Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. Zombie Reddy Movie Review: A desi zombie film complete with factionism and lots of drama, retrieved 8 February 2021
  13. Vyas (1 July 2020). "Shivani Rajashekar as Vennela". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. "Ishq: Not A Love Story Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Times of India.
  15. "'Ishq: not a love story' review: A scathing indictment of moral policing". The Week.
  16. Chennai, June 25, Janani K.; June 25, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 13:34. "Teja Sajja and Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man goes on floors". India Today. Retrieved 25 June 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. "Ishq Not A Love Story Is An Edge Of Seat Thriller: Teja Sajja". Sakshi Post. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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