Sandalwood
cinema’s
leading
star
Chiranjeevi
Sarja
has
passed
away
today
(June
7)
due
to
cardiac
arrest
at
the
age
of
39.
For
the
unversed,
the
actor
was
admitted
yesterday
to
a
private
hospital
in
Bangalore
after
he
complained
of
chest
pain
and
shortness
of
breath.
However,
he
failed
to
respond
to
the
treatment
and
breathed
his
last
this
afternoon
(Sunday).
Sarja
made
his
acting
debut
in
Vayuputra
in
2009
and
has
acted
in
over
22
films.
The
actor
is
the
nephew
of
southern
star
Arjun
Sarja
and
grandson
of
veteran
actor
Shakti
Prasad.
His
younger
brother
Dhruva
Sarja
too
is
a
leading
man
in
the
industry.
Meanwhile,
Chiranjeevi
Sarja’s
throat
swab
sample
has
been
collected
and
sent
for
testing.
A
source
from
the
Apollo
Hospital
has
added
that
they
will
be
handing
over
the
body
first
to
the
police
today.
The
actor’s
sudden
demise
has
sent
shock
waves
across
the
film
industry.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
actress
Meghna
Raj.
The
duo
got
engaged
in
2017
and
had
tied
the
knot
two
years
ago
in
2018.
Chiranjeevi
Sarja
was
last
seen
on
the
big
screen
in
Shivarjuna
that
released
this
year,
just
before
the
COVID-19
lockdown
was
put
in
place.