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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kishore Sarja<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2009|6|27|50|df=y}}<ref name="A"/><br />
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India<br />
| occupation = Film director<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| yearsactive = 1993–2009<br />
| spouse = Aparna<br />
| children = 1<br />
| relatives = [[List of South Indian film families#Sarja family|Sarja family]]<br />
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'''Kishore Sarja''' (died 27 June 2009) was an Indian film director who works in Kannada-language films.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Kishore Sarja started his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with ''[[Alimayya]]'' (1993) starring his brother [[Arjun Sarja]], which was a remake of the 1987 Tamil film ''Kalyana Kacheri'' starring Arjun.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/29/kishore-sarja-a-talent-wasted.htm|title=Kishore Sarja: A talent wasted|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=29 June 2009|last=Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.}}</ref> He is known for directing the film ''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' (1998) starring [[Ramesh Aravind]], which was commercially successful and his only film that was not a remake.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Kishor-Sarja-passed-away/articleshow/4710781.cms|title=Kishor Sarja passed away|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 June 2009}}</ref> He also directed other films including ''[[Jodi (2001 film)|Jodi]]'' (2001) and ''[[Baava Baamaida]]'' (2001), both starring [[Shiva Rajkumar]].<ref name="A"/> He introduced his nephew, [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]] with the film ''[[Vayuputra]]'' (2009), which was produced by Arjun Sarja.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-chiranjeevi-sarja/20090901.htm|title='I'm destined to be introduced in a Kannada film'|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 September 2009}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Sarja's father, [[Shakti Prasad]], was an actor in [[Kannada cinema]] while his brother [[Arjun Sarja]] is a filmmaker and actor.<ref name="A" /><ref name="B" /> Kishore died on 26 June 2009.<ref name="B" /><ref name="A" /><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
;Director<br />
*''[[Alimayya]]'' (1993)<br />
*''[[Thutta Mutta]]'' (1998)<br />
*''[[Jodi (2001 film)|Jodi]]'' (2001)<br />
*''[[Baava Baamaida]]'' (2001)<br />
*''[[Vayuputra]]'' (2009)<br />
;Producer<br />
*''[[Padicha Pulla]]'' (1989)<br />
== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|12380661}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]</div>->Srivin