Kishore Sarja

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

Kishore Sarja
Born	c. 1959
Died	27 June 2009 (aged 50)[1] Bangalore, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1993–2009
Spouse	Aparna
Children	1
Relatives	Sarja family

Career

Kishore Sarja started his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with Alimayya (1993) starring his brother Arjun Sarja, which was a remake of the 1987 Tamil film Kalyana Kacheri starring Arjun.^[1] He is known for directing the film Thutta Mutta (1998) starring Ramesh Aravind, which was commercially successful and his only film that was not a remake.^[2] He also directed other films including Baava Baamaida (2001) and Jodi (2001), both starring Shiva Rajkumar.^[1] He introduced his nephew, Chiranjeevi Sarja with the film Vayuputra (2009), which was produced by Arjun Sarja.^[3]

Personal life

Sarja's father, Shakti Prasad, was an actor in Kannada cinema while his brother Arjun Sarja is a filmmaker and actor.^[1][2] Kishore died on 26 June 2009.^[2][1]

Filmography

Director

• Alimayya (1993)
• Thutta Mutta (1998)
• Baava Baamaida (2001)
• Jodi (2001)
• Vayuputra (2009)

Producer

• Padicha Pulla (1989) (Tamil)
• Pratap (1993; as co-producer)