Earlier today, one of the most talented actors of the Kannada film industry, Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away. It was an absolute shock to the industry when this news came in earlier today. According to sources, the actor had issues breathing and was taken to a private hospital in Bengaluru. A few hours later, he passed away.
The official reason of death has been mentioned as heart attack which is extremely saddening, considering he was only 39 years of age. The Kannada film industry went into a state of shock, while a lot of the known Bollywood actors also expressed their grief on social media. After other actors like Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan, and more, Chiranjeevi is the next actor to die in the last month or so.
Chiranjeevi is known for his debut film ‘Vayuputra’ in 2009 after which he went on to act in more than 20 movies. These included ‘Chirru’, ‘Chandralekha’, ‘Aatagara’, ‘Bharjari’ and others. Currently, he was working on 4 projects which are in various different stages of production, where he played the lead role in all.
“He was brought in an unresponsive state to the hospital at 2.18 p.m. All efforts to resuscitate him failed and he was declared dead,” said Dr. G. Govindaiah Yateesh, unit head, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Jayanagar. The family claimed he suffered convulsions on Saturday night and was then breathless on Sunday.
Twitter reacted to this news:
Absolutely devastated to hear about the sudden demise of Chiranjeevi Sarja. I pray Meghna and the whole family finds strength to tide through this shock and sorrow. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/z5FJ03Ahcm
— Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) June 7, 2020
2020, why are you so Cruel..
RIP Chiranjeevi Sarja 🙏
Feel so bad for Meghana 😓#ChiranjeeviSarja pic.twitter.com/FmFJjedwsg— Sushma J (@Sushma_JGowda) June 7, 2020
Shocked at the sudden demise of Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja. He's just 39 years old. My condolences to the Sarja family. Rest in peace, Chiru. 💔🙏 pic.twitter.com/2AtVto9Y8w
— Allu Sirish (@AlluSirish) June 7, 2020
It was only in May 2018 that the actor got married to Kannada actress Meghana Raj and a source close to the family also revealed that Meghana was pregnant with their child. His swab samples for COVID-19 have been sent for testing and for more updates, you can stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
