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 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 two 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

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