In 2011, he starred alongside Ajith Kumar in Venkat Prabhu's crime thriller Mankatha, which became a box office success.

Since 2010, Sarja has attempted to change his 'action king' image and played negative roles. He portrayed the role of the Hindu deity Hanuman in Krishna Vamsi's devotional film Sri Anjaneyam (2004). The films, Giri (2004) and Marudhamalai (2007) were box office hits, while several were average grossers including Madrasi (2006), Vathiyar (2006) and Durai (2008). He appeared in several action films in which he directed and featured in lead roles are Ezhumalai (2002) and Parasuram (2003), while also starred in Arasatchi (2004). In 2000, he starred in Vasanth's film Rhythm. The film ran for over 100 days in theaters and won awards on a regional scale. Sarja won critical acclaim for portraying an ambitious television reporter who became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for a day.

In 1999, he starred in the political thriller Mudhalvan (1999). He then starred in commercially successful films such as Jai Hind (1994), Karnaa (1995), and the crime drama film Kurudhipunal (1995). Shankar's Gentleman, which opened to positive reviews, while Sarja went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. In 1993, he starred in his first breakthrough film as a contemporary actor in S. Sarja made his directorial debut with the film Sevagan in 1992. During the subsequent years he acted in many Telugu and Kannada films portraying lead and supporting roles in Premagni (1989), Prathap (1990) and Shivanaga (1992). In 1984, Sarja made his Tamil Debut in Rama Narayanan's film Nandri. After starring in numerous Kannada films with minor roles, he starred in his first movie as an independent actor in Male Bantu Male. He has directed 12 films and also produced and distributed a number of films. He debuted as a child actor in the film Simhada Mari Sainya in the year 1981. Arjun Sarja is an Indian actor, producer and director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema and he also established his career in Telugu and Kannada cinema.

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