Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1994) is an Indian actor who mainly works in

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films. He started his career in 1998 as

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in the film ''

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''. Sajja made his debut as an adult in 2019 with the film ''

Oh! Baby ''Oh! Baby'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy. The film stars Samantha Akkineni and Lakshmi. A remake of the 2014 South Korean film ''Miss Granny'', the plot follows a woman in her 70s (Laks ...

''. Teja's debut as a lead came with the 2021 film ''

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'', which was a commercial success. His other notable films include ''

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'' (2021) and '' Adbhutham'' (2021).

Early life and career

Sajja Teja was born on 23 August 1994 in

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of present-day

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. He did his schooling at

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. Sajja entered the film industry at a very young age and has acted in many successful films. Sajja made his debut as a child artist at the age of two in

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and acted in about fifty other films alongside leading actors from the Telugu industry. Sajja did other films such as ''

Kalisundam Raa ''Kalisundham Raa'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh and Simran, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It received the National Film Award for Best Feature ...

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, Yuvaraju, Gangotri,

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, Chatrapathi, Balu'' with actors like

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and

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. Sajja acted a supporting actor in ''

'' in 2019. Sajja made his debut as a lead actor in 2021 with the film ''

''. The film is the first

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. The film received positive reviews from critics. He also starred in Ishq: Not a Love Story with

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which got mixed reviews. He completed his first Sci-fi romantic film named '' Adbhutham'' alongside Shivani Rajasekhar, the daughter of actors

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and

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which had a direct OTT release in

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. He will be next featured in a

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film ''

Hanu Man ''Hanu Man'' (also marketed as ''HanuMan'') is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Prasanth Varma. Produced by Primeshow Entertainment, the film features Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, ...

'', collaborating again with

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sajja, Teja Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1994 births Indian male film actors Indian male child actors Telugu male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian male child actors