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Teja Sajja
Teja Sajja
Born	23 August 1994 (age 30); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–2006; 2019–present

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Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1994) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films.^[2] He began his career as a child actor in Choodalani Vundi (1998) leading up to Boss (2006). As an adult, Sajja had a supporting role in Happy Days (2007). He has since played the lead roles in films such as Oh! Baby (2019), Zombie Reddy (2021) and Hanu-Man (2024). Hanu-Man is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024 and eighth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide.^[3]

Early life

Sajja Teja was born on 23 August 1995 in a Telugu-Hindu family.^[4]^[1]^[5] He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. Sajja entered the Telugu film industry at a very young age as a child artist and acted in many successful films, of which, most were produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.

Career

Sajja made his debut at the age of two in Choodalani Vundi (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors in Telugu cinema.^[6] These include Kalisundam Raa (2000), Yuvaraju (2000), Indra (2002), Tagore (2003), Gangotri (2003), Vasantam (2003), Samba (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Balu (2005) with actors Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pawan Kalyan.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] Sajja then made a comeback and played a supporting role in Happy Days (2007) and Oh! Baby (2019).^[11]

His made debut in a lead role in Zombie Reddy (2021).^[12] The film is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema and received positive reviews from critics.^[13] He also starred in Ishq: Not a Love Story alonside Priya Prakash Varrier which got mixed reviews. He completed his first sci-fi romantic film named Adbhutham alongside Shivani Rajashekar, which was released on Disney+ Hotstar the same year.^[14]^[15]^[16] He next worked in the Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanu-Man (2024).^[17] . He will be next seen in another superhero film titled Mirai, which is scheduled to release in April 2025.^[18]

Filmography

Child Artist

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Choodalani Vundi	Rama Krishna's son
1999	Raja Kumarudu	Vengalla Rayudu
2000	Kalisundam Raa	Sandeep
	Yuvaraju	Teja
	Bachi	Habibi
2001	Deevinchandi	Siva's son
	Prema Sandadi	Siddu Sidhartha Roy
	Akasa Veedhilo	Ram and Lakshman
2002	Indra	Young Indrasena Reddy
2003	Gangotri	Young Simhadri
	Ottesi Cheputunna	Young Surya
	Vasantam	Young Ashok	Bilingual film
	Priyamaana Thozhi	Young Ashok	Bilingual film	Tamil film
	Tagore	Tagore's adopted son
2004	Adavi Ramudu	Young Ramudu
2004	Samba	Chinna
2005	Balu	Cherry
	Naa Alludu	Young Chandram / Young Suryam	Dual role
	Andarivaadu	Govinda "Govindu" Raju Jr.
	Chatrapathi	Young Ashok
2006	Sri Ramadasu	Raghunathudu
	Astram	Teja
	Boss	Young GK

Lead Actor

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Oh! Baby	Rama Krishna “Rocky”	Debut in a Supporting Role
2021	Zombie Reddy	Marripalem "Mario" Obul Reddy	Debut as Lead Actor; SIIMA Most Promising Newcomer – Male
	Ishq	Siddharth "Siddhu"
	Adbhutham	Surya
2024	Hanu-Man	Hanumanthu
2025	Mirai †	Mirai	Filming	^[19]
2025	Jai Hanuman †	Hanumanthu	sequel of Hanu-Man; Filming

References

^ ^a ^b "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra". The Times of India. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Teja Sajja wraps up shooting and commences dubbing for Prasanth Varma's Zombie Reddy - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "HanuMan director Prasanth Varma says he 'wasted a lot of time' waiting for stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR: 'Even if Tom Cruise comes to me…'". The Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "Teja Sajja busy with 4 projects in Tollywood". 123telugu.com. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Tollywood Child Artist Teja Sajja Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Child artiste Teja Sajja turns lead actor". Telugucinema.com. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Living the dream". The New Indian Express. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Former child artist and 'Oh Baby' actor Teja Sajja turns a male lead - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick". Telangana Today.
^ "Varun Tej heaps praise on Teja Sajja at 'Zombie Reddy' pre-release event - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Zombie Reddy Movie Review: A desi zombie film complete with factions and lots of drama", The Times of India, archived from the original on 29 September 2022, retrieved 8 February 2021
^ Vyas (1 July 2020). "Shivani Rajashekar as Vennela". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Ishq: Not A Love Story Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "'Ishq: not a love story' review: A scathing indictment of moral policing". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Janani K. (25 June 2021). "Teja Sajja and Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man goes on floors". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "Teja Sajja's next film titled 'Mirai', makers unveil first-look poster". India Today. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "'Mirai': Glimpse of Manoj Manchu as Black Sword from Teja Sajja's film out". The Hindu. 20 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links

Teja Sajja at IMDb

[bday-1] "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra". The Times of India. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[2] "Teja Sajja wraps up shooting and commences dubbing for Prasanth Varma's Zombie Reddy - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[3] "HanuMan director Prasanth Varma says he 'wasted a lot of time' waiting for stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR: 'Even if Tom Cruise comes to me…'". The Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

[4] "Teja Sajja busy with 4 projects in Tollywood". 123telugu.com. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[byear-5] "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[6] "Tollywood Child Artist Teja Sajja Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[7] "Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[8] "Child artiste Teja Sajja turns lead actor". Telugucinema.com. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[9] "Living the dream". The New Indian Express. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[10] "Former child artist and 'Oh Baby' actor Teja Sajja turns a male lead - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[11] "Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick". Telangana Today.

[12] "Varun Tej heaps praise on Teja Sajja at 'Zombie Reddy' pre-release event - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[13] "Zombie Reddy Movie Review: A desi zombie film complete with factions and lots of drama", The Times of India, archived from the original on 29 September 2022, retrieved 8 February 2021

[14] Vyas (1 July 2020). "Shivani Rajashekar as Vennela". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[15] "Ishq: Not A Love Story Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[16] "'Ishq: not a love story' review: A scathing indictment of moral policing". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[17] Janani K. (25 June 2021). "Teja Sajja and Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man goes on floors". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[18] "Teja Sajja's next film titled 'Mirai', makers unveil first-look poster". India Today. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[19] "'Mirai': Glimpse of Manoj Manchu as Black Sword from Teja Sajja's film out". The Hindu. 20 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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-Sajja made his debut at the age of two in ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tollywood Child Artist Teja Sajja Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/child-artist/teja-sajja |website=nettv4u |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729084653/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/child-artist/teja-sajja |url-status=live }}</ref> These include ''[[Kalisundam Raa]]'' (2000), ''[[Yuvaraju (2000 film)|Yuvaraju]]'' (2000), ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'' (2002), ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'' (2003), ''[[Gangotri (2003 film)|Gangotri]]'' (2003), ''[[Vasantam]]'' (2003), ''[[Samba (2004 film)|Samba]]'' (2004), ''[[Chatrapathi (2005 film)|Chatrapathi]]'' (2005), ''[[Balu (film)|Balu]]'' (2005) with actors [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Prabhas]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Allu Arjun]], [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]] and [[Pawan Kalyan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teja-sajja-reveals-a-secret-about-megastar-chiranjeevis-indra/articleshow/77149199.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010163249/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teja-sajja-reveals-a-secret-about-megastar-chiranjeevis-indra/articleshow/77149199.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Child artiste Teja Sajja turns lead actor |url=https://archive.telugucinema.com/news/child-artiste-teja-sajja-turns-lead-actor |website=[[Telugucinema.com]] |language=en |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117100950/https://archive.telugucinema.com/news/child-artiste-teja-sajja-turns-lead-actor |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Living the dream |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/feb/02/living-the-dream-2258225.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=2 February 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211054728/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/feb/02/living-the-dream-2258225.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former child artist and 'Oh Baby' actor Teja Sajja turns a male lead - Telugu News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/former-child-artist-and-oh-baby-actor-teja-sajja-turns-a-male-lead-telugu-news-268063 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=23 August 2020 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823165021/https://www.indiaglitz.com/former-child-artist-and-oh-baby-actor-teja-sajja-turns-a-male-lead-telugu-news-268063 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sajja then made a comeback and played a supporting role in ''[[Oh! Baby (2019 film)|Oh! Baby]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick |url=https://telanganatoday.com/oh-baby-fame-teja-sajja-turns-hero-in-fantasy-love-flick |website=Telangana Today}}</ref>
+Sajja made his debut at the age of two in ''[[Choodalani Vundi]]'' (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tollywood Child Artist Teja Sajja Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/child-artist/teja-sajja |website=nettv4u |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729084653/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/telugu/child-artist/teja-sajja |url-status=live }}</ref> These include ''[[Kalisundam Raa]]'' (2000), ''[[Yuvaraju (2000 film)|Yuvaraju]]'' (2000), ''[[Indra (2002 film)|Indra]]'' (2002), ''[[Tagore (film)|Tagore]]'' (2003), ''[[Gangotri (2003 film)|Gangotri]]'' (2003), ''[[Vasantam]]'' (2003), ''[[Samba (2004 film)|Samba]]'' (2004), ''[[Chatrapathi (2005 film)|Chatrapathi]]'' (2005), ''[[Balu (film)|Balu]]'' (2005) with actors [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Prabhas]], [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Allu Arjun]], [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]] and [[Pawan Kalyan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Teja Sajja reveals a secret about Megastar Chiranjeevi's Indra - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teja-sajja-reveals-a-secret-about-megastar-chiranjeevis-indra/articleshow/77149199.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010163249/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teja-sajja-reveals-a-secret-about-megastar-chiranjeevis-indra/articleshow/77149199.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Child artiste Teja Sajja turns lead actor |url=https://archive.telugucinema.com/news/child-artiste-teja-sajja-turns-lead-actor |website=[[Telugucinema.com]] |language=en |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117100950/https://archive.telugucinema.com/news/child-artiste-teja-sajja-turns-lead-actor |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Living the dream |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/feb/02/living-the-dream-2258225.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=2 February 2021 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211054728/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2021/feb/02/living-the-dream-2258225.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former child artist and 'Oh Baby' actor Teja Sajja turns a male lead - Telugu News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/former-child-artist-and-oh-baby-actor-teja-sajja-turns-a-male-lead-telugu-news-268063 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=23 August 2020 |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823165021/https://www.indiaglitz.com/former-child-artist-and-oh-baby-actor-teja-sajja-turns-a-male-lead-telugu-news-268063 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sajja then made a comeback and played a supporting role in ''[[Happy Days]]'' (2007) and ''[[Oh! Baby (2019 film)|Oh! Baby]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |title=Oh! Baby' fame Teja Sajja turns hero in fantasy love flick |url=https://telanganatoday.com/oh-baby-fame-teja-sajja-turns-hero-in-fantasy-love-flick |website=Telangana Today}}</ref>
 His made debut in a lead role in ''[[Zombie Reddy]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite news |title=Varun Tej heaps praise on Teja Sajja at 'Zombie Reddy' pre-release event - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tej-heaps-praise-on-teja-sajja-at-zombie-reddy-pre-release-event/articleshow/80667099.cms |website=The Times of India |date=3 February 2021 |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=3 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203091535/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tej-heaps-praise-on-teja-sajja-at-zombie-reddy-pre-release-event/articleshow/80667099.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is the first [[zombie film]] in [[Telugu cinema]] and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Citation|title=Zombie Reddy Movie Review: A desi zombie film complete with factions and lots of drama|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/zombie-reddy/movie-review/80704272.cms|access-date=2021-02-08|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929030224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/zombie-reddy/movie-review/80704272.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He also starred in [[Ishq (2021 film)|''Ishq: Not a Love Story'']] alonside [[Priya Prakash Varrier]] which got mixed reviews. He completed his first sci-fi romantic film named ''[[Adbhutham]]'' alongside [[Shivani Rajashekar]], which was released on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] the same year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vyas|date=2020-07-01|title=Shivani Rajashekar as Vennela|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/shivani-rajashekar-as-vennela-631102|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415055024/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/shivani-rajashekar-as-vennela-631102|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ishq: Not A Love Story Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-details/ishq-not-a-love-story/movieshow/80215502.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117101044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/getdataofseason.cms?msid=106696902&type=link&parentseo=web-series/reviews/english/true-detective |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Ishq: not a love story' review: A scathing indictment of moral policing |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/05/17/Ishq-not-a-love-story-review-A-scathing-indictment-of-moral-policing.html |website=The Week |language=en |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615151521/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/05/17/Ishq-not-a-love-story-review-A-scathing-indictment-of-moral-policing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He next worked in the [[Prasanth Varma]]'s [[superhero film]] ''[[Hanu-Man]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K.|date=June 25, 2021|title=Teja Sajja and Prasanth Varma's Hanu-Man goes on floors.|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/teja-sajja-and-prasanth-varma-s-hanu-man-goes-on-floors-see-pics-from-film-launch-1819231-2021-06-25|access-date=2021-06-25|magazine=[[India Today]]|language=en|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625082558/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/teja-sajja-and-prasanth-varma-s-hanu-man-goes-on-floors-see-pics-from-film-launch-1819231-2021-06-25|url-status=live}}</ref> . He will be next seen in another superhero film titled ''Mirai,'' which is scheduled to release in April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Teja Sajja's next film titled 'Mirai', makers unveil first-look poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/teja-sajjas-next-film-titled-mirai-makers-unveil-first-look-poster-2528756-2024-04-18 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>