Panja Sai Dharam Tej (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Related to the Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014) for which he received SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut and CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut.
Post his debut, Tej appeared in films such as Subramanyam for Sale (2015) and Supreme (2016), which were box office successes. This was followed with back to back critical and commercial failures. Tej then went onto establish himself with successful films Chitralahari (2019) and Prati Roju Pandage both (2019), Solo Brathuke So Better (2020) and Republic (2021). His highest grossing release came with Virupaksha (2023).
Early life and background
Sai Dharam Tej was born to Vijaya Durga, the younger sister of Telugu film actor-politicians Chiranjeevi and Naga Babu, on 15 October 1986. Tej did his schooling at Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai and Nalanda School, Hyderabad and completed his graduation from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.
Actors Allu Arjun, Ram Charan, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej and Niharika Konidela are Tej's cousins. His younger brother Vaisshnav Tej is also an actor. Pawan Kalyan and Nagendra Babu...More about Sai Dharam Tej...
