Dhruva Sarja Gowda | |
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![]() Sarja in 2021 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse |
Prerana Shankar (
m. 2019) |
Relatives | See Sarja family |
Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, Addhuri.
Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film Addhuri. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics. [2] He signed for his next film Bahaddur with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful [3] [4] and in April 2015 he signed for Bharjari. [5] His next film has been tilted Pogaru.[ citation needed]
A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie. [6] [7]
Dhruva's elder brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, who was also an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 June 2020. The Sarja family originally hails from Sarjapura. [8] Their maternal uncle Arjun Sarja is a South Indian actor, and their maternal grandfather Shakti Prasad was also an actor in Kannada films. Director Kishore Sarja was his maternal uncle and actress Aishwarya Arjun is his cousin.
Dhruva got engaged to his childhood friend Prerana on 9 December 2018. [9] They married on 25 November 2019. [10] and they had two children.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. | |
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2012 | Addhuri | Arjun | Debut as lead role film | [11] | |
2014 | Bahaddur | Ashok Raj Bahaddur | [12] | ||
2017 | Bharjari | Surya Rudraprathap | [13] | ||
2018 | Prema Baraha | Himself | Special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha" | [14] | |
2021 | Pogaru | P. Ramakrishna (Shiva) | [15] | ||
2024 | Martin † | Brigadier Arjun Saxena, Agent D.I.A, B.S.F. | Filming | [16] | |
2024 | KD - The Devil † | Kaalidasa Alam | climax death scene guest appearance | Filming | [17] |
2025 | The Untold Story of Vijay Salaskar | Encounter Specialist Officer / Police Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar | climax death scene guest appearance | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu film; Filming |
Year | Title | Actor | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Raja Marthanda | Chiranjeevi Sarja | [18] |
Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIIMA Awards | 2012 | Best Male Debutant | Addhuri | Won | [19] |
2014 | Best Actor | Bahaddur | Nominated | [20] | |
2017 | Bharjari | Nominated | [21] [22] | ||
Suvarna Film Awards | 2013 | Best Debutant | Addhuri | Won | [23] |
Udaya Film Awards | Best Debutant - Male | Won | [24] |
Dhruva Sarja Gowda | |
---|---|
![]() Sarja in 2021 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse |
Prerana Shankar (
m. 2019) |
Relatives | See Sarja family |
Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, Addhuri.
Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film Addhuri. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics. [2] He signed for his next film Bahaddur with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful [3] [4] and in April 2015 he signed for Bharjari. [5] His next film has been tilted Pogaru.[ citation needed]
A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie. [6] [7]
Dhruva's elder brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, who was also an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 June 2020. The Sarja family originally hails from Sarjapura. [8] Their maternal uncle Arjun Sarja is a South Indian actor, and their maternal grandfather Shakti Prasad was also an actor in Kannada films. Director Kishore Sarja was his maternal uncle and actress Aishwarya Arjun is his cousin.
Dhruva got engaged to his childhood friend Prerana on 9 December 2018. [9] They married on 25 November 2019. [10] and they had two children.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Addhuri | Arjun | Debut as lead role film | [11] | |
2014 | Bahaddur | Ashok Raj Bahaddur | [12] | ||
2017 | Bharjari | Surya Rudraprathap | [13] | ||
2018 | Prema Baraha | Himself | Special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha" | [14] | |
2021 | Pogaru | P. Ramakrishna (Shiva) | [15] | ||
2024 | Martin † | Brigadier Arjun Saxena, Agent D.I.A, B.S.F. | Filming | [16] | |
2024 | KD - The Devil † | Kaalidasa Alam | climax death scene guest appearance | Filming | [17] |
2025 | The Untold Story of Vijay Salaskar | Encounter Specialist Officer / Police Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar | climax death scene guest appearance | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu film; Filming |
Year | Title | Actor | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | Raja Marthanda | Chiranjeevi Sarja | [18] |
Award | Year | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIIMA Awards | 2012 | Best Male Debutant | Addhuri | Won | [19] |
2014 | Best Actor | Bahaddur | Nominated | [20] | |
2017 | Bharjari | Nominated | [21] [22] | ||
Suvarna Film Awards | 2013 | Best Debutant | Addhuri | Won | [23] |
Udaya Film Awards | Best Debutant - Male | Won | [24] |