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Ramanuj Sharma, popularly known as Anuj Sharma, is an Indian film, stage and television personality in Chhattisgarhi cinema He is known for his talents in directing, acting, singing and stage shows. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by having bestowed upon him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the field of arts.[1] Ramanuj Sharma is the first film personality from Chhattisgarh to receive the Padma Shri award.[2]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (June 2022)

Anuj Sharma
Padmshree Anuj Sharma from Chhattisgarh.
Born	(1976-05-15) 15 May 1976 (age 46) Bhatapara, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Other names	Ramanuj Sharma
Occupation	Indian film and television actor and director
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Dr. Smita Sharma
Children	2 Daughters Anumita Sharma & Aarug Sharma
Parent(s)	Late Teken Lal Sharma Dehuti Sharma
Awards	Padma Shri
Website	http://www.anujsharma.in

Biography

Ramanuj Sharma was born on 15 May 1976, to Teken Lal Sharma and Dehuti Sharma, at Bhatapara in Raipur in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[4][5] He did his schooling at a local school in Bhatapara[5] and, later, secured a Master's degree in History from the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur.[4]

Anuj Sharma is married to Smita Sharma and lives with the couple and their children in Labhandi, Raipur. Earlier he lived in Sant Kabir Nagar, Raipur.[6]

Career

Anuj Sharma started acting and singing at the age of ten.[5] After a brief stint as the marketing executive at Godrej,[7]^{[better source needed]} Sharma made his debut in the 2000 film, Mor Chhaihan Bhuiyan,[8] considered to be the first of the modern era of Chhattisgarhi film history, which was till then at a nascent stage; the first of the Chhattisgarhi films was made only in 1965 and the second one in 1971.[5] The film became a commercial success,[9] running for 27 consecutive weeks at one cinema, eclipsing the then record for consecutive shows.[5] The film was screened at two cinemas for a week at eight shows a day, a record reported to be standing till now.[5]

The success of the debut film elevated Anuj to stardom[9] which saw him making eight releases a year and 4 silver jubilee hits, the only lead actor to do so in Chhattisgarhi films.[5] The career, which featured successful movies like Maya,[9] Mister Tetkuram[10] and Mahu Diwana Tahu Diwani, also saw him getting the best actor award four times.[2] The prolificacy of his acting career also returned two of his films being released on the same day.[5] Sharma's films have been dubbed into many other languages such as Sambalpuri, Jharkhandi, Bundelkhandi, Gujarati, and Bhojpuri. He has also acted in a number of Bhojpuri films.[5]

Anuj Sharma has active presence on stage and television, with more than 300 stage shows in various parts of central India. He is also associated with UNICEF for the campaigns in Chhattisgarh. He has also performed as radio jockey in the National FM channel and was the first Chhattisgarhi compere. He has compered around 125 television shows so far.[5] He has also made advertisement and promotion films for the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board and for other commercial institutions as well.[5]

A Chhattisgarhi folk singer by practice, Sharma is reported to be at ease singing all styles of Chhattisgarhi folk songs. He has over 100 video albums, has sung over 200 film and folk songs, and has composed music for 10 audio albums.[5]

Filmography

• All films are in Chhattisgarhi language unless otherwise noted.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2022)

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2000	Mor Chhainha Bhuinya	Kartik	debut film	[11][12]
2001	Maya Dede Maya Lele	Rakesh		[13]
	Mor Sang Chalav	Suraj		[14]
	Angna
2002	Mai Ke Maryada		Bhojpuri debut film
2003	Tor Sang Jeena Sangi Tor Sang Marna
	Jhan Bhulav Ma Bap La
2006	Hamar Dulahaniya Bade Paise Wali		Bhojpuri film
2007	Raghubeer
2008	Kisan Arjun		Bhojpuri film
2009	Mayaa			[15]
2010	Bidhi Ke Bidhan
2010	Bhanwar
2010	Samiyaar Khel		Sambalpuri film
2010	Mor Karam Mor Dharam
2010	Maya De De Mayaru
2010	Turi No.1
2010	Mahu Deewana Tahu Deewani
	Hero No.1
2011	Sajana Mor
	Mister Tekuram		also writer and producer	[16]
	Ajab Jingi Gajab Jingi
2013	Mor Man Ke Meet
	Phulwari			[17]
2014	Jai Maa Shakambari		Hindi debut film
2015	Raja Chhattisgarhiya
2016	Raja Chhattisgarhiya 2			[18]
2017	Rang Rasiya	Bhola Rasiya		[19]
2018	Prem Ke Bandhna			[20]
2018	Dabang Droga			[21]
2019	Ticket To Chhollywood	himself		[22]
2019	Rangobati			[23]
2019	Raja Bhaiya Ek Awara			[24]
2022	Mar Dare Maya Ma	Sattu		[25][26]

Discography

• All songs are in Chhattisgarhi language unless otherwise noted.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2022)

Year	Song	Album	Composer	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2018	Maya Hoge Re	Sorry Love You Jaan	Ghanshyam Mahanand and Pramod Manikpur	Duet with Champa Nishad
2019	Mann Ke Kora Kagaj	Single	Himself
2021	Raja Rani	Single	Nagesh	Duet with Gyanita Dwivedi
2021	Maya Lage Rahithe	Single		Duet with Alka Chandrakar
2021	Aarug Kalsa	Single	Somdatt Panda
2022	Mate Rahibe	Single	Saurabh Mahto
	Ful Hasan Lage	Mar Daare Maya Ma	Sunil Soni, Navaldas Manikpuri	Duet with Alka Chandrakar Parganiha
	Gheri Beri (Duet Version)	Single		Duet with Monika Verma
	Ka Janav Kaise	Single	Naveen Sahu	Duet with Gyanita Dwivedi
	Nav Din Navrat	Single	Saurabh Mahto

Awards and recognitions

Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma was honoured by the Government of India by awarding him the Padma Shri, in 2014, in recognition of his efforts to the cause of art.[1] Anuj Sharma has also received many other awards such as:

Film awards

Category	Film	Awarded by	Year
Best Actor	Mor Chhainha Bhuinya[8]	Chhattisgarh Film Awards	2002
Best Playback Singer	Angana	Chhattisgarh Film Awards	2002
Best Actor[2]	Mor Chhainha Bhuinya[8]	Government of Chhattisgarh	2003
Best Actor	Jhan Bhulav Maa Baap La	Chhattisgarh Film Awards	2005
Best Actor	Mahun Diwana Tahun Diwani	Chhattisgarh Film Awards	2010
Best Film	Mister Tetkuram[10]	Grandyara Ranjhanjhar Chhattisgarhi Cine Award	2012
Best Popular Actor	Mahun Diwana Tahun Diwani[27]	Chhattisgarh Film Awards	2013 Good Actors.

Other awards

• Chhattisgarh Ratna Samman - Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur - 2013[2]
• Pratibha Samman - Chhattisgarh B. S. Central Committee - 2011
• Vipra Samman - Sarv Brahman Samaj - 2011[2]
• Toy Award - JCI Raipur Metro - 2011
• Young Communicator Award - International School of Business and Media - 2010
• Young Communicator Award - Symmbiosis Institute of Media and Communication - 2009
• Honour - Tamil Nadu Hindi Sahitya Academy[2]

Anuj Sharma was listed by the Times of India among the Kings of the Provinces when they published a special report in connection with the 100 years of Indian Cinema celebrations, placing him among the stalwarts of Indian cinema such as M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao and Mohanlal.[5]

See also

References

External links

• Official website
• Anuj Sharma at IMDb 
• Anuj Sharma on Facebook
• Anuj Sharma on Instagram

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