Srujan Lokesh

Srujan Lokesh

Srujan Lokesh (1980-0) is a Kannada Actor known for the movies Bhujangayyana Dashavathara(1991), Edegarike(2012), Navagraha(2008)

Other NamesMaster Srujan
Date Of Birth28 June 1980
Age44 years 3 months 13 days
Place Of BirthBangalore, Karnataka
FatherLokesh(actor)
Grandfathersubbaiah naidu(actor)
MotherGirija Lokesh(actress)
SisterPooja Lokesh
Occupation Actor, producer, television presenter
Wiki Pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srujan_Lokesh
Alma MaterSSMRV college, Bengaluru
WifeGreeshma
Twitter Profilehttps://twitter.com/srujanlokesh
Facebook Profilehttps://www.facebook.com/srujanlokesh
Height6 feet 3 inches
HobbyCooking
Contact (Email)lokeshproductions@gmail.com
YouTube IDhttps://www.youtube.com/user/srujanlokesh

Biography

Srujan Lokesh also known as Sruja, is a Kannada TV anchor, host and a movie actor. Popular among Kannada TV viewers for his comedy shows.

Childhood, Family & Personal Life

Srujan Lokesh was born on Saturday, 28 June 1980 in Bangalore, Karnataka to Girija Lokesh (Mother) an actress & Lokesh (Father) an actor/ director. His paternal Grandfather Subbaiah Naidu was a popular Drama artist and he was the first Kannada hero to appear in a movie Sati Sulochana(1934). His grandmother Lakshmibai was an actress too, she was one of the earliest Kannada actresses.

srujan lokesh childhood photo with mom girija lokesh
Srujan Lokesh childhood photo with mom Girija Lokesh

He has a sister Pooja Lokesh, who has acted in few movies as heroine. Pooja has also been a TV actress in Kannada & Tamil languages.

srujan lokesh family- Father Lokesh, Mother Girija, Sister Pooja

Marriage: In February 2010 Srujan married Greeshma an artist, television actress and dancer. Srujan & Greeshma have a Son born in 2014.

Srujan lokesh with wife greeshma
Srujan lokesh with wife Greeshma

Srujan was engaged to actress Vijayalakshmi a long time acquaintance of the family in 2006, they had relationship for three years.  however relationship broke before marriage due to unknown reasons.

Education: He completed his graduation from SSMRV college, Bangalore.

Friendship with Darshan: Srujan and Darshan have been close friends in the industry for a long time, Srujan once in a while makes appearances in Darshan's movies. Srujan was in financial difficulty a few years ago, Darshan came to the rescue and helped his friend out off difficult times.

Srujan is good at cooking, he likes cooking for his crew. He is specialized in cooking Biryani, he says he can cook for 300 without any difficulty.

srujan lokesh with Darshan Thoogudeep
Srujan lokesh with Darshan Thoogudeep

Film Career

As a Child Artist: Srujan Lokesh made his debut through the movie Veerappan(1991), the movie had cast of Devaraj & Vanitha Vasu in the lead. Later Srujan appeared in Bhujangayyana Dashavathara(1991), a movie directed by his father Lokesh, this movie had both his mother & father in the cast.

As a Lead actor: Srujan entered the industry as a lead actor through Neela Megha Shyama (2002), a romantic movie opposite Radhika Kumaraswamy, directed by Raj Kishor . Aane Pataki is another popular movie in which he appeared as a lead actor.

Srujan has acted in many movies in supporting roles, the list includes Chakravarthy, Jaggu Dada, Sapnon Ki Rani,  Love U Alia, Typical Kailas, Paramashiva, Andar Bahar, Chingari, Snehitharu, Edegarike, Porki, IPC Section 300, Navagraha, Preethigagi, Laati Charge, Darshan.

He has worked on Radio & TV as well.

TV Career

Though he has appeared in many TV serials, hosted and anchored numerous events & award functions he earned recognition as a host for the comedy shows like Maja with Sruja & Maja Talkies.

TV Production: Srujan started producing TV porgrammes under the banner Lokesh Productions in 2013 along with his mother Girija Lokesh, their production team has produced shows like Challenge, Chota Champion & Kaasige Toss. Mangaluru hudgi hubli hudga is the new serial by the company.

Some of his TV appearances are:

  • Sye on Suvarna Kannada: A dance competition show hosted by Srujan
  • 2011: Maja With Sruja on Suvarna Kannada: A comedy show aired on ETV Kannada, it made Srujan a familiar name throughout the state of Karnataka. The show enjoyed the luxuy of being the most watched Show at the prime time.
  • Kitchen Kiladigalu on Suvarna Kannada: A cooking show hosted by Srujan.
  • Sye 2 on Suvarna Kannada: second version of the dancing competition SYE.
  • Mummy No. 1 on Zee Kannada: A TV show for mothers.
  • 2013: Kaasige Toss on Zee Kannada: A TV game show played for real prize money.
  • Chota Champion on Zee Kannada: A TV game show played with little kids (of age 1.5 to 3 yrs) & their parents.
  • 2014: Chota Champion 2 on Zee Kannada: Second season of the TV game show. Auditions were held in Hubli, Davanagere, Mangalore, Hassan, Mysore and Bangalore. 120 children & Parents were selected out of 1200.
  • Kaasige Toss 2 on Zee Kannada: sesond season of the TV game show.
  • 2014: Bigg Boss season 2 on Suvarna Kannada: Srujan was one of the participants in the secons season of Bigg Boss Kannada show, along with the likes of Akul Balaji, Adi Lokesh, Neethu, Shakeela, Shwetha Changappa & Deepika Kamaiah. Akul Balaji was adjudged winner while Srujan was the runner-up & Deepika Kamayya came third.
  • 2015-2017: Majaa Talkies on Colors Kannada: A comedy show hosted by Srujan with special appearances by other notable comic figures like Aparna, Mimicry Dayanand, Kuri Prathap, V Manohar, Mandya Ramesh. director Indrajith Lokesh is also a parmanent member of the team. The show is produced in Kanteerava studio. Maja Talkies completed 200 Episodes recently.

Other Events & Shows:

  • Star Singer Grand Finale on Suvarna Kannada: A Singing competition
  • Suvarna Film Awards on Suvarna Kannada: An award ceremony Srujan hosted for Suvarna Kannada.
  • 2016: Deepavali with Kannada Balaga UK: He was a guest at the event.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2011: Best Anchor award at Suvarna Channel Awards.
  • 2011: Best Anchor award at Bigg entertainment Awards.
  • 2012: Best Anchor award at Madhyama Awards.
  • 2013: Best Anchor award at Madhyama Awards.

Srujan Lokesh: Photos, Pictures

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Srujan Lokesh: Videos

Chow Chow Bath - By Two Coffee With Srujan Lokesh
Chow Chow Bath - By Two Coffee With Srujan Lokesh
Srujan Lokesh Birthday Celebration 2016
Srujan Lokesh Birthday Celebration 2016
Typical Kailas Press Meet - Srujan Lokesh
Typical Kailas Press Meet - Srujan Lokesh

Interesting Facts and Trivia

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  1. He loves pets, he has a Dog in the family.
  2. Maja Talkies had a grand list of big names as guests like Ramesh Aravind, Upendra, Darshan, Shivaraj Kumar, Dwarakish, Sudharani, Rachita Ram, Radhika Kumara Swami, Aindritha Ray, Sharmila mandre, Yogaraj Bhat, Ramya, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Vinay Rajkumar
  3. He was nominated for best youth icon in colors kannada Anubandha Awards.
  4. Srujan considers Sandesh Nagaraj to be his godfather in the film industry.
  5. He was a part of the celebrity activists who supported peaceful protest against Supreme Court's decision on Kaveri water distribution.
  6. He considers honesty, truth, loyalty & friendship to be real beauty.
  7. He likes perfumes and considers it his biggest weakness

Srujan Lokesh: Filmography (20)

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List By:
2017 Chakravarthy[Actor]
2016 Jaggu Dada[Actor(Majnu)]
2015 Sapnon Ki Rani[Actor(Horn Krishna)]
2015 Love U Alia[Actor]
2014 Typical Kailas[Actor(Kailasa)]
2014 Paramashiva[Actor]
2013 Andar Bahar[Actor]
2013 Aane Pataki[Actor(Besagarahalli Bhyregowda)]
2012 Chingari[Actor(CCB officer Srujan)]
2012 Snehitharu[Actor]
2012 Edegarike[Actor(Bachchan)]
2010 Porki[Actor]
2009 IPC Section 300[Actor(Sharan)]
2008 Navagraha[Actor]
2007 Preethigagi[Actor]
2005 Laati Charge[Actor]
2004 Darshan[Actor]
2002 Neela Megha Shyama[Actor]
1991 Bhujangayyana Dashavathara[Actor]
1991 Veerappan[Actor]

Quotes

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  1. My punchline would be dishoom
  2. Behind every successful man, there is hard work
  3. If I were to write a book, I would never publish it. I would be happy to read it by myself
  4. I’m happiest when I’m making others happy