Teja Sajja

Teja Sajja
Sajja at IIFA Utsavam
Born (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 31)
India
EducationMuffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology , The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
OccupationActor
Years active1998–2009
2019–present

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), Hanu-Man (2024) and Mirai (2025). Hanu-Man is among the highest-grossing Indian films of 2024 and ninth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide. He is a recipient of three SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award.

Early life and career

Teja was born on 23 August 1995 in a Telugu family. 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 his 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 recently starred in another superhero film titled Mirai, which was released on 12 September 2025.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole Notes
1998Choodalani VundiAnjala Zaveri's son
1999RajakumaruduVengalla Rayudu
2000Kalisundam RaaSandeep
Yuvaraju Teja
BachiHabibi
2001DeevinchandiSiva's son
Prema SandadiSiddu Sidhartha Roy
Akasa VeedhiloRam and Lakshman
2002IndraYoung Indrasena Reddy
2003GangotriYoung Simhadri
Ottesi CheputunnaYoung Surya
Vasantam Young Ashok Bilingual film; Shot in Telugu and Tamil
Priyamaana Thozhi
TagoreTagore's adopted son
2004Adavi RamuduYoung Ramudu
SambaChinna
Leela Mahal CentreYoung Prabhu
2005BaluCherry
Naa AlluduYoung Chandram / Young Suryam Dual role
Andarivaadu Govinda "Govindu" Raju Jr.
ChatrapathiYoung Ashok
2006 Lakshmi Young Lakshmi
Sri RamadasuRaghunathudu
Astram Teja
Boss Young GK
2009 7 Days In Slow Motion Ravi Debut as lead actor; English film
2019 Oh! Baby Rama Krishna “Rocky” Debut as adult actor
2021 Zombie Reddy Marripalem "Mario" Obul Reddy Debut as lead adult actor
Ishq Siddharth "Siddhu"
Adbhutham Surya
2024 Hanu-Man Hanumanthu
2025 Mirai Vedha Prajapati
2027 Zombie Reddy NXT LVL † 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 Ref.
Filmfare Awards South 2026 Best Actor – Telugu Hanu-Man Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won
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 Won
Best Male Debut – Telugu Nominated
2025 Best Actor – Telugu Hanu-Man Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won
2026 Best Actor Mirai Won
Critics Best Actor – Telugu Won
Radio City Cine Awards Telugu 2024 Best Actor in a Leading Role Hanu-Man Won

References

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