# Teja Sajja

Teja Sajja (born 23 August 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He began his career as a child actor in 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 roles in films such as Zombie Reddy (2021) and Hanu-Man (2024), latter being one of the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 and ninth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide.

## Early life

Teja was born on 23 August 1995 in a Telugu family. He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. Sajja entered the Telugu film industry at a very young age as a child artist and acted in many successful films, of which, most were produced by C. Aswini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies.

## Career

Sajja made his debut at the age of two in Choodalani Vundi (1998) and acted in over 20 films alongside leading actors in 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 then made a comeback and played a supporting role in Oh! Baby (2019).
His made debut in a lead role in Zombie Reddy (2021). It is the first zombie film in Telugu cinema and received positive reviews from critics. He also starred in Ishq: Not a Love Story alongside Priya Prakash Varrier which got mixed reviews. He completed his first sci-fi romantic film named Adbhutham alongside Shivani Rajashekar, which was released on Disney+ Hotstar, the same year. He next worked in the Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanu-Man (2024). He will be next seen in another superhero film titled Mirai, which is scheduled to release on 1 August 2025.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | Rama Krishna's son | |
| 1999 | Rajakumarudu | Vengalla Rayudu | |
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Sandeep | |
| 2000 | Yuvaraju | Teja | |
| 2000 | Bachi | Habibi | |
| 2001 | Deevinchandi | Siva's son | |
| 2001 | Prema Sandadi | Siddu Sidhartha Roy | |
| 2001 | Akasa Veedhilo | Ram and Lakshman | |
| 2002 | Indra | Young Indrasena Reddy | |
| 2003 | Gangotri | Young Simhadri | |
| 2003 | Ottesi Cheputunna | Young Surya | |
| 2003 | Vasantam | Young Ashok | Bilingual film; Shot in Telugu and Tamil |
| 2003 | Priyamaana Thozhi | Young Ashok | Bilingual film; Shot in Telugu and Tamil |
| 2003 | Tagore | Tagore's adopted son | |
| 2004 | Adavi Ramudu | Young Ramudu | |
| 2004 | Samba | Chinna | |
| 2005 | Balu | Cherry | |
| 2005 | Naa Alludu | Young Chandram / Young Suryam | Dual role |
| 2005 | Andarivaadu | Govinda "Govindu" Raju Jr. | |
| 2005 | Chatrapathi | Young Ashok | |
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu | Raghunathudu | |
| 2006 | Astram | Teja | |
| 2006 | Boss | Young GK | |
| 2009 | 7 Days In Slow Motion | Ravi | Debut as lead actor; Bilingual film; Shot in Telugu and English |
| 2009 | 7 Rojullo | Ravi | Debut as lead actor; Bilingual film; Shot in Telugu and English |
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | Rama Krishna “Rocky” | Debut as adult actor |
| 2021 | Zombie Reddy | Marripalem "Mario" Obul Reddy | Debut as lead adult actor |
| 2021 | Ishq | Siddharth "Siddhu" | |
| 2021 | Adbhutham | Surya | |
| 2024 | Hanu-Man | Hanumanthu | |
| 2025 | Mirai † | TBA | Filming |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2024 | 3rd IIFA Utsavam | Host | Gemini TV | Television special |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
| Sakshi Excellence Awards | 2022 | Jury Special Debutant Lead Actor Of The Year | Zombie Reddy | Won |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2022 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Zombie Reddy | Won |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2022 | Best Male Debut – Telugu | Zombie Reddy | Nominated |
| Radio City Cine Awards Telugu | 2024 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Hanu-Man | Won |