Promising Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja dies; Celebrities mourn the demise of the young actor

Bengaluru, June 07: Promising Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja died due to a cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Sunday. He was 39. Chiru complained of restlessness following which he was rushed to a private hospital where he passed away.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condoled the death of Chiranjeevi Sarja and said he was a popular actor and was blessed with great talent. Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah also condoled the actor's death.

South star Allu Sirish wrote on Twitter: "Shocked at the sudden demise of Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja.

Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble also shared his condolences on Twitter.

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 a 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.