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| Real Name: | Teja Sajja |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Years active: | 1998–2006 2019–present |
Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1994) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Telugu films. He began his career as a child actor from the film Choodalani Vundi (1998) leading up to Boss (2006). As an adult, Sajja had a supporting role in Oh! Baby (2019). He has since played the lead role in films such as Zombie Reddy (2021) and Hanu Man (2024).
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Teja Sajja Biography
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23 August 1994 (age 29)
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| Occupation(s) | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–2006 2019–present |
Early life and career
Sajja Teja was born on 23 August 1994. He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. Sajja entered the film industry at a very young age as a child artist and acted in many successful films, of which, most were produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.
Sajja made his debut as a child artist at the age of two in Choodalani Vundi (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors from Telugu cinema. These include Kalisundam Raa (2000), Yuvaraju (2000), Indra (2002), Tagore (2003), Gangotri (2003), Vasantam (2003), Samba (2004), Chatrapathi (2005), Balu (2005) with actors Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pawan Kalyan. Sajja acted a supporting actor in Oh! Baby in 2019.
Sajja made his debut as a lead actor in 2021 with the film Zombie Reddy. The film is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema. The film received positive reviews from critics. He also starred in Ishq: Not a Love Story with Priya Prakash Varrier which got mixed reviews. He completed his first Sci-fi romantic film named Adbhutham alongside Shivani Rajashekar, which had a direct OTT release in Hotstar.
He next featured in a superhero film Hanu Man, collaborating again with Prasanth Varma.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | Rama Krishna’s Son | |
| 1999 | Raja Kumarudu | Vengalla Rayudu | |
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Sandeep | |
| Yuvaraju | Teja | ||
| Bachi | Habibi | ||
| 2001 | Deevinchandi | Siva’s Son | |
| Prema Sandadi | Siddu Sidhartha Roy | ||
| Akasa Veedhilo | Ram and Lakshman | ||
| 2002 | Indra | Young Indrasena Reddy | |
| 2003 | Gangotri | Young Simhadri | |
| Ottesi Cheputunna | Young Surya | ||
| Vasantam | Young Ashok | ||
| Priyamaana Thozhi | Young Ashok | Tamil film; Simultaneously shot with Vasantam | |
| Tagore | |||
| 2004 | Adavi Ramudu | Young Ramudu | |
| Samba | Chinna | ||
| 2005 | Balu | Cherry | |
| Naa Alludu | Young Karthik / Young Surya | ||
| Andarivaadu | Govinda “Govindu” Raju | ||
| Chatrapathi | Young Ashok | ||
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu | Raghunathudu | |
| Astram | Teja | ||
| Boss | Young GK | ||
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | Rama Krishna “Rocky” | |
| 2021 | Zombie Reddy | Marripalem “Mario” Obul Reddy | SIIMA Most Promising Newcomer – Male |
| Ishq | Siddharth “Siddhu” | ||
| Adbhutham | Surya | ||
| 2024 | Hanu-Man | Hanumanthu |
