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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sai Dharam Tej
| image = Sai 6.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Tej in 2015
| birth_name = Panja Sai Dharam Tej<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-22|title=Vaishnav Tej's debut film launched|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/vaishnav-tej-s-debut-film-launched-2172865.html|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822094600/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/vaishnav-tej-s-debut-film-launched-2172865.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|15|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=Prati Roju Pandage glimpse: Makers reveal a special look on Sai Dharam Tej's birthday|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/prati-roju-pandage-glimpse-makers-reveal-a-special-look-on-sai-dharam-tej-birthday-6070500/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022074052/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/prati-roju-pandage-glimpse-makers-reveal-a-special-look-on-sai-dharam-tej-birthday-6070500/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sai Dharam Tej teams up with Sukumar for a mystical thriller: To be directed by debutante Karthik - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sai-dharam-tej-teams-up-with-sukumar-for-a-mystical-thriller-to-be-directed-by-debutante-karthik/articleshow/77540359.cms|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815053647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sai-dharam-tej-teams-up-with-sukumar-for-a-mystical-thriller-to-be-directed-by-debutante-karthik/articleshow/77540359.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now in [[Telangana]]), India
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2013–present
| alma mater = [[St. Mary's College, Hyderabad]]
| parents =
| family = See [[Allu–Konidela family]]

}}
'''Panja Sai Dharam Tej''' (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian film actor who works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]'' (2014) for which he received [[SIIMA Award]] for [[SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu)|Best Male Debut]].

==Early life==
Sai Dharam Tej was born to Vijaya Durga, sister of notable [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film actor-politician [[Chiranjeevi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-08|title=Sai Dharam Tej refutes reports about 'upcoming marriage' to Niharika Konidela - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sai-dharam-tej-niharika-konidela-to-tie-the-knot-speculation-over-telugu-actors-nuptials-3431196.html|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Firstpost|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512022452/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sai-dharam-tej-niharika-konidela-to-tie-the-knot-speculation-over-telugu-actors-nuptials-3431196.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Tej did his schooling at Nalanda School, Hyderabad and completed his graduation from [[St. Mary's College, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni |url=https://www.stmaryscollege.in/the-college/alumni/ |website=www.stmaryscollege.in |access-date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622141354/https://www.stmaryscollege.in/the-college/alumni/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Actors [[Allu Arjun]], [[Ram Charan]], [[Allu Sirish]], [[Varun Tej]] and [[Niharika Konidela]] are Tej's cousins. He has a younger brother [[Panja Vaisshnav Tej|Vaisshnav Tej]] who is also an actor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2019-01-21|title=Sai Dharma Tej Introduces Panja Vaisshnav Tej|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2019-01-21/Sai-Dharma-Tej-Introduces-Panja-Vaisshnav-Tej/479174|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Tej made his debut with the film ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]'' in 2014 though he shot for [[YVS Chowdary]]'s ''[[Rey (film)|Rey]]'' earlier, which was completed in 2013 but delayed until 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rey on Oct 11th as Dusserra gift|url=http://raagalahari.com/news/17166/rey-on-oct-11th-as-dusserra-gift.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115014821/http://www.raagalahari.com/news/17166/rey-on-oct-11th-as-dusserra-gift.aspx|archive-date=15 November 2017|access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref> In the year of 2014 ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]'' In the year of 2015, he was featured in ''[[Subramanyam for Sale]]'', which was a commercial success. Tej's ''[[Supreme (film)|Supreme]]'' which released the following year, was also financially successful. His next film [[Solo Brathuke So Better]] was initially scheduled to be released in May 2020 but was pushed to end of 2020 owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

Following ''Supreme,'' Tej went onto star in six other films which were a string of failures, including ''[[Thikka]]'' (2016), ''[[Winner (2017 film)|Winner]], [[Nakshatram (film)|Nakshatram]],'' ''[[Jawaan]]'' (in 2017), ''[[Inttelligent]]'' and ''[[Tej I Love You]]'' (in 2018).<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2019-02-16|title=One Friday can change everything: Sai Dharam Tej|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/160219/one-friday-can-change-everything-sai-dharam-tej.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216041713/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/160219/one-friday-can-change-everything-sai-dharam-tej.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First Day: తొలిరోజు బాగానే రాబట్టిన 'చిత్రలహరి'|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/sai-dharam-tej-chitralahari-takes-decent-openings-on-day-1-box-office-collections/articleshow/68860796.cms|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Samayam Telugu|language=te|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200354/https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/sai-dharam-tej-chitralahari-takes-decent-openings-on-day-1-box-office-collections/articleshow/68860796.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2019 film ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]'' was a [[box office]] success.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2019-10-23|title=Change in fortunes for Sai Tej!|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/231019/change-in-fortunes-for-sai-tej.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115165400/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/231019/change-in-fortunes-for-sai-tej.html|url-status=live}}</ref> One critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' had called the character Vijay in the film the best in Tej's career so far.<ref>{{Citation|title=Chitralahari movie review {3/5}: Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Pethuraj save the day|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/chitralahari/movie-review/68846793.cms|access-date=2019-05-09}}</ref> His next film in the same year, ''[[Prati Roju Pandage]]'' was also successful.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=Sai Dharam Tej Teams Up With Sukumar?|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/entertainment/sai-dharam-tejs-next-film-debutant-karthik-dandi-122807|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Sakshi Post|language=en|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200353/https://english.sakshi.com/news/entertainment/sai-dharam-tejs-next-film-debutant-karthik-dandi-122807|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| |2014
|''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]''
| Srinu

|
|-
|2015
|''[[Rey (film)|Rey]]''
| Rock
|Debut film
|-
| |2015
|''[[Subramanyam for Sale]]''
| Subramanyam
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|''[[Supreme (film)|Supreme]]''
| Balu
|
|-
|''[[Thikka]]''
|Aditya
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
|''[[Winner (2017 film)|Winner]]''
| Siddharth "Siddu" Reddy
|
|-
|''[[Nakshatram (film)|Nakshatram]]''
|Alexander IPS
| Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Jawaan (film)|Jawaan]]''
|Jai
|
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2018
|''[[Inttelligent]]''
| Dharma Teja / Dharma Bhai
|
|-
|''[[Tej I Love You]]''
|Tej
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
|''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''
| Vijay Krishna
|
|-
|''[[Prati Roju Pandage]]''
| Sai Tej
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Solo Brathuke So Better]]''
|Virat
|
|-
|2021
|style="background:#FFFFCC;" |[[Republic (film)|''Republic'']] {{dagger}}
|Panja Abhiram
|Filming<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-15|title=Sai Dharam Tej and Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Republic gets a release date|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sai-dharam-tej-and-aishwarya-rajesh-starrer-republic-gets-a-release-date/articleshow/85348791.cms|url-status=live|access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

|}

== Awards and nominations ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Film !! Result
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
|[[South Indian International Movie Awards|4th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu)|Best Male Debut (Telugu)]]<ref>{{cite news|title=SIIMA AWARDS|url=http://siima.in/2015/winners.html#ba|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517085848/http://siima.in/2015/winners.html#ba|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|13th Santosham Film Awards
|Best Debut Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[CineMAA Awards]]
| Best Male Debut
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm4753603}}
* {{Twitter|IamSaiDharam}}

{{SIIMA Award for Best Male Débutante}}
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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:South Indian International Movie Awards winners]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Telugu male actors]]

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