What happened to Chiranjeevi Sarja on his last day? Meghana Raj recalls

Ahead of Chiranjeevi Sarja's first death anniversary, let us look at what happened on his last day. According to Meghana Raj, he collapsed at his home after suffering a heart attack.

Meghana Raj recalls what happened on Chiranjeevi Sarja's last day.

Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja's first death anniversary is just a day away. The actor suffered a massive heart attack on June 7 last year and breathed his last at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 39. His wife Meghana Raj, in a throwback interview, recalled what happened to her husband on his last day at home. She was five months pregnant with their first child when she lost the love of her life, Chiranjeevi.


Meghana Raj and Chiranjeevi Sarja found out that they are expecting their first child in early 2020. They were planning to announce it to the world when Meghana completes five months. However, she was in for a huge shock when her husband collapsed at their home.

In an interview with The Times of India, Meghana said, "The day started off like any normal Sunday. Prerana (Dhruva Sarja’s wife) and I were just outside the house along with Dhruva when my father-in-law called us in saying Chiru had collapsed. We had never seen him like that. He'd lost consciousness and then regained it for a bit."

Instead of waiting for an ambulance, his family members decided to drive to the nearest hospital. She added, "When we reached there, the doctors took him to the emergency room and said it was a cardiac arrest. It all happened so quickly."

Meghana then revealed what were Chiranjeevi's last words to her. "All I remember is that in the brief moment that he had regained consciousness at home, he had told me, 'Neen yenu tension togobeda, yenagolla nanige.' (Don't get tensed. Nothing will happen to me). Those were his last words to me," she said.


When the news spread among his fans, they were all shocked. Celebrities in Kannada, Malayalam and the Tamil film industry were devastated to hear about his demise. Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Faasil, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Khushbu are some of the celebrities who took to social media to offer their condolences.



Chiranjeevi Sarja was laid to rest at his brother's farmhouse in the outskirts of Bengaluru. Several thousands of his fans attended the last rites despite the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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