Actress
Meghana
Raj
is
celebrating
her
31st
birthday
today
(May
3,
2021).
This
is
her
first
birthday
after
the
loss
of
her
actor
husband
Chiranjeevi
Sarja,
who
passed
away
due
to
a
massive
cardiac
arrest
on
June
7,
2020.
For
the
unversed,
at
the
time
of
Chiranjeevi’s
demise,
Meghana
was
five
months
pregnant
with
their
first
child.
The
actress
delivered
a
healthy
baby
boy
on
October
22,
2020.
This
year,
Meghana
plans
on
spending
her
birthday
with
her
six-month-old
son,
Jr
Chiru
and
other
family
members.
Over
the
years,
the
actress
has
enthralled
the
audiences
and
fans
with
her
many
silver
screen
outings.
She
receives
a
ton
of
love
and
affection
on
her
birthday
from
fans
and
well-wishers
each
year.
To
commemorate
the
special
day,
we
bring
to
you
a
list
of
five
unforgettable
silver
screen
outings
of
Meghana
Raj.
Punda
(2010)
After
making
her
acting
debut
with
the
successful
Telugu
film
Bendu
Apparao
R.M.P
in
2009,
Meghana
entered
Kannada
films
by
enacting
the
female
lead
role
in
Punda,
a
remake
of
the
2007
Tamil
film
Polladhavan.
She
starred
alongside
Yogesh
in
the
film.
The
actress’
maiden
outing
in
Sandalwood
was
lapped
up
by
the
audiences.
Beautiful
(2011)
The
2011
Malayalam
film
was
written
by
Anoop
Menon
and
directed
by
VK
Prakash.
The
musical
drama
thriller
narrated
the
story
of
intense
bonding
between
two
friends
and
not
only
did
it
garner
predominantly
positive
reviews,
but
was
also
a
commercial
success.
Meghana
starred
alongside
Jayasurya
and
Anoop
Menon.
She
even
got
nominated
at
the
Filmfare
Awards
in
the
Best
Supporting
Actress
category
for
her
work
in
the
film.
The
2013
film
saw
Meghana
pair
with
Rocking
Star
Yash
for
the
first
time
on
the
big
screen.
Raja
Huli
was
a
massive
commercial
hit
at
the
box
office.
The
comedy-drama
film
directed
by
Guru
Deshpande
is
a
remake
of
the
2012
Tamil
movie
Sundarapandian.
Iruvudellava
Bittu
(2018)
The
romantic
drama
directed
by
Kantharaj
Kannalli
was
very
well
received
by
the
audiences
and
critics
alike.
Meghana
Raj
won
her
first
Karnataka
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Actress
for
her
performance
in
the
film.
She
played
the
role
of
Poorvi,
an
ambitious
girl
who
goes
through
many
ups
and
downs
in
her
personal
life
due
to
difference
in
ideologies.
Iruvudellava
Bittu
also
starred
Tilak
Shekar
and
Shri
Mahadev
in
the
lead
roles.
Munirathna's
film
Kurukshetra
was
the
biggest
historical
extravaganza
to
have
been
produced
in
the
Kannada
Film
Industry.
The
ensemble
film
saw
Meghana
star
opposite
Challenging
Star
Darshan
in
the
role
of
Bhanumathi.
Kurukshetra
was
a
massive
hit
and
entered
the
Rs
100
crore
club
within
a
month,
setting
a
new
record
in
Sandalwood.
The
2019
film
used
the
great
war
of
Mahabharata
as
its
core
premise,
and
also
starred
Nikhil
Gowda,
Ambareesh,
Ravichandran,
Sonu
Sood,
and
Arjun
Sarja
among
others
in
pivotal
roles.