Dhruva Sarja

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.

Dhruva Sarja
Sarja in 2021
Born	(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 36) Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Prerana Shankar ​ (m. 2019)​
Relatives	Sarja family

Early life

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.^[2] 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.

Career

Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film Addhuri. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics.^[3] He signed for his next film Bahaddur with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful^[4][5] and in April 2015 he signed for Bharjari.^[6] Upcoming films include Pogaru (2021), Martin (2024) and KD - The Devil (2024) and The Untold story of Vijay Salaskar (2025).^[7]

A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie.^[8][9]

Personal life

Dhruva got engaged to his childhood friend Prerana on 9 December 2018.^[10] They married on 25 November 2019.^[11] and they have two children, a daughter named Rudrakshi and son named Hayagriva.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of films and roles

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2012	Addhuri	Arjun	Debut as lead role film	[12]
2014	Bahaddur	Ashok Raj Bahaddur		[13]
2017	Bharjari	Surya Rudraprathap		[14]
2018	Prema Baraha	Hanuman devotee	Special appearance in "Jai Hanumantha"	[15]
2020	Dhira	—	Dubbing artist for Tenali Rama in Kannada dubbed version	[16]
2021	Pogaru	P. Ramakrishna (Shiva)		[17]
2023	Raja Marthanda	—	Dubbing artist for Chiranjeevi Sarja	[18]
2024	Martin	Arjun Saxena, Martin		[19]
2025	KD - The Devil †	Kaalidasa "K.D" Alam	Completed	[20]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
SIIMA Awards	2012	Best Male Debutant	Addhuri	Won	[21]
	2014	Best Actor	Bahaddur	Nominated	[22]
	2017		Bharjari	Nominated	[23][24]
Suvarna Film Awards	2013	Best Debutant	Addhuri	Won	[25]
Udaya Film Awards		Best Debutant - Male		Won	[26]