From Raja Huli to Iruvudellava Bittu: 5 Meghana Raj Sarja films on OTT that are an absolute must watch

Meghana Raj Sarja, the daughter of actors Sunder Raj and Pramila Joshai, made her film debut in 2009, with a Telugu film called Gayatri. The very next year, she set foot in Kannada cinema too, with Punda, but then her career picked up in Malayalam and Tamil films that it took 3 years for her to comeback to Sandalwood. Her return was with Raja Huli, the remake of the Tamil hit Sundarapandian and while she did a few Malayalam movies, thereafter, her focus then shifted completely to Kannada cinema.

Meghana was married to actor Chiranjeevi Sarja, who tragically passed away during the pandemic, following a massive cardiac arrest. Pregnant with their child at the time of Chiranjeevi’s passing, Meghana took a brief break from cinema and returned with 2023’s Tatsama Tatbhava

Here’s a look at a few of Meghana Raj Sarja's best Kanada films

Punda

Meghana Raj’s first film, Punda, paired her with Loose Mada Yogi. The action drama, directed by Sivashangkar Mohan, was the Kannada remake of the Tamil film Polladhavan, which had Ramya and Dhanush in the lead.

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Raja Huli

Meghana’s return to Kannada cinema was with the remake of Sundarapandian, helmed by Guru Deshpande, with Yash in the lead. Even though the film released alongside Krrish 3, it did phenomenally well at the box office, giving Yash his 3rd straight industry hit after Drama and Googly.

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Bahuparaak

Simplaag Ond Love Story fame Suni’s Bahuparaak, did average business at the box office, but was praised for its unique narrative pattern, which had leading man Srinagara Kitty doing triple role, and Meghana in double role, as twin sisters.

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Aatagara

KM Chaitanya and Kannan Parameswaran adapted the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, which had Meghana collaborating onscreen with long-time beau and eventual husband, Chiranjeevi Sarja for the first time. The ensemble cast also included Parul Yadav, Anu Prabhakar, Prakash Belawadi, Achyuth Kumar, Balaji Manohar, among others.

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Iruvudellava Bittu

Director Kantha Kannalli’s Iruvudellava Bittu got Meghana a Karnataka State Film Award Best Actress recognition, for her role as Poorvi in the film. Tilak Shekar, Shri Mahadev, Achyuth Kumar and Aruna Balraj are also on the cast.

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Punda or Raja Huli? Which is the better remake that Meghana starred in? Watch it on OTTplay Premium and decide.