Kishore Sarja (died 27 June 2009) was an Indian film director who worked in Kannada-language films.

Career

Kishore Sarja started his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with ''

Alimayya ''Alimayya'' is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written by Manivannan and directed by Kishore Sarja in his directorial debut. The film starred Arjun Sarja and Shruti. The film is a remake of 1987 Tamil film ''Kalyana Kacheri ...

'' (1993) starring his brother

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles in ...

, which was a remake of the 1987 Tamil film ''Kalyana Kacheri'' starring Arjun. He is known for directing the film ''

Thutta Mutta ''Thutta Mutta'' is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by his brother, actor Arjun Sarja. The story was written by Richard Louis. The film cast includes Ramesh Aravind, Prema, Kasthuri a ...

'' (1998) starring

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

, which was commercially successful and his only film that was not a remake. He also directed other films including ''Jodi'' (2001) and ''

Baava Baamaida ''Baava Baamaida'' is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Rambha. The film is directed by Kishore Sarja and based on the Tamil language film '' Pandithurai'' (1992) directed by Manoj Kumar. In an i ...

'' (2001), both starring

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

. He introduced his nephew,

Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (died 7 June 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born as the first child ...

with the film ''

Vayuputra ''Vayuputra'' () is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by his brother, actor Arjun Sarja. The Sarja brothers launched their nephew Chiranjeevi Sarja through this film in the lead role. Th ...

'' (2009), which was produced by Arjun Sarja.

Personal life

Sarja's father,

Shakti Prasad J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly villainous roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films includ ...

, was an actor in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

while his brother

is a filmmaker and actor. Kishore died on 26 June 2009.

Filmography

;Director *''

'' (1993) *''

'' (1998) *''Jodi'' (2001) *''

'' (2001) *''

'' (2009) ;Producer *'' Padicha Pulla'' (1989)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2009 deaths Indian film directors Kannada film directors 21st-century Indian film directors