Kannada film actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, June 7.
He was 39.
According to news agency PTI, the actor complained of restlessness following which he was rushed to a private hospital where he passed away.
Chiranjeevi Sarja was the grandson of legendary Kannada actor Shakti Prasad and nephew of action king Arjun Sarja.
He is known for films like Sinnga, Chirru, Amma I Love You and Aatagara.
Chiranjeevi Sarja had tied the knot with actress Meghana Raj in 2018.
Late #ChiranjeeviSarja 's wife is Actress #MeghanaRaj , who has done movies in Tamil too.. They got married in 2018 only.. Sad.. Condolences to her.. pic.twitter.com/aRE667YlVf
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) June 7, 2020
Soon after the news broke, many from the fraternity took to Twitter to pay tributes.
South Indian actress Priyamani tweeted, “Shocked to hear about #chiranjeevisarja‘s demise!!! Can never forget his smiling face. my deepest condolences to the whole family !!”
Shocked to hear about #chiranjeevisarja ‘s demise!!! Can never forget his smiling face💔💔💔my deepest condolences to the whole family !!
— Priyamani Raj (@priyamani6) June 7, 2020
Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble wrote, “Deeply saddened and shocked to hear the passing away of #ChiranjeeviSarja. A young talent gone too soon. Condolences to his family and friends.”
Deeply saddened and shocked to hear the passing away of #ChiranjeeviSarja. A young talent gone too soon. Condolences to his family and friends.
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) June 7, 2020
Can’t even comprehend this…😣😣😣rest in peace Chiru @meghanasraj my heart is broken my dear Meghu! You are in my prayers Mari… be strong! @akarjunofficial Bhava I pray to Anjaneya to give you strength… #chiranjeevisarja #anuprabhakarmukherjee #raghumukherjee #aatagara …. pic.twitter.com/0Cc1dbpQCM
— Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee (@AnuPrabhakar9) June 7, 2020
Beyond shocked to hear about the sudden demise of #ChiranjeeviSarja. He was such a kind person. My heartfelt condolences to his family & friends. May his soul RIP 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/CFiyBXYCkA
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) June 7, 2020