Teja Sajja | |
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Born | [1] | 23 August 1994
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–2006 2019–present |
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 Oh! Baby (2019). He has since played the lead roles in films such as 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]
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.
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 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | Tamil film | |||
Tagore | Tagore's adopted son | |||
2004 | Adavi Ramudu | Young Ramudu | ||
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 |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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] |
Jai Hanuman † | Hanumanthu | sequel of Hanu-Man; Filming |