Meghana Raj is an Indian film actress. She mainly acts in Malayalam and Kannada films.
Wiki/Biography
Meghana Raj was born on Thursday, 3 May 1990 (33 years old; as of 2023) in Bangalore, Karnataka. Her star sign is Taurus. She attended Baldwin Girls High School in Bangalore. Later, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Christ University, Bangalore.
An old photo of Meghana Raj
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
She was born into a South Indian family.
Parents and siblings
She is the only daughter of her father Sundar Raj and mother Pramila Joshai, both of whom are famous South Indian actors.
Meghana Raj with her father as a child
Meghana Raj with her parents
Relationships, husbands and children
On October 22, 2017, she got engaged to her long-time boyfriend, the late Chiranjeevi Sarja, a popular South Indian actor. She married Chiranjeevi in a Christian ceremony at St. Anthony’s Church, Koramangala, Bengaluru on April 20, 2018. On May 2, 2018, Meghana and Chiranjeevi got married in a Hindu ceremony.
Meghana Raj’s wedding photos
Chiranjeevi Sarja and Meghana Raj wedding photos
Her husband died of cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospital in Jayanagar, Bengaluru on June 7, 2020. She was pregnant with Chiranjeevi’s child.
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Profession
She worked as a child actor in the play Jokumaraswamy. In 2009, she made her debut as a female lead in the Telugu film Bendu Apparao RMP, playing the role of Gayatri. In 2010, she made her debut in films in different languages, including Punda (Kannada), Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (Tamil) and Yakshiyum Njanum (Malayalam). Initially, her films did not do well at the box office. In 2011, she acted in the super hit Malayalam film Beauty. She has acted in films such as 100°C (2014), Zebra Varakal (2017), Iruvudellava Bittu (2018) and Onti (2019).
Facts/Trivia
- She loves animals very much and has a pet dog named Bheema.
Meghana Raj and her pet dog
- She was going to make her debut in the Kannada film Krishnaleelai but due to various reasons, the film got shelved.
- Reportedly, she rarely takes up film roles due to her weight and hence she follows a strict diet and workout routine to stay in shape.
- In 2011, she won the Kochi Times Debut Film Award for the film Beauty and the Suvarna Film Awards for Best Debut Actress in Kannada for the film Punda.
- She was ranked 15th in the Kochi Times’ “Most Desirable Women of 2015” poll and 10th in the Bangalore Times’ “Most Desirable Women of 2015” poll.
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