Sai Durgha Tej | |
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 Tej in 2015 | |
| Born | Sai Dharam Tej 15 October 1986 |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College, Hyderabad |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Relatives | Panja Vaisshnav Tej (brother) |
| Family | Konidela–Allu family |
Sai Durgha Tej[1] (born Sai Dharam Tej; 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. Tej started his acting career with the box office success Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), which earned him the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu.[2]
Post his debut, Tej appeared in films such as Subramanyam for Sale (2015) and Supreme (2016), which were box office successes. Back-to-back critical and commercial failures followed this. 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).[3][4] In 2023, Tej appeared in two of the year's highest grossing films — Virupaksha and Bro.[5][6]
- ^ "Sai Dharam Tej changes his name to Sai Durgha Tej for this reason!". timesofindia. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Sai Dharam Tej teams up with Sukumar for a mystical thriller: To be directed by debutante Karthik - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Prati Roju Pandage glimpse: Makers reveal a special look on Sai Durgha Tej's birthday". The Indian Express. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Vaishnav Tej's debut film launched". Zee News. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "'Virupaksha' box office collection Day 17: Sai Dharam Tej's film rakes in Rs 91crore". Times of India. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Thanjavur, Kiran Kumar (31 August 2023). "పవన్ కళ్యాణ్ 'బ్రో' వరల్డ్ వైడ్ బాక్సాఫీస్ క్లోజింగ్ కలెక్షన్స్.. మొత్తం లాస్ ఎంతంటే." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 1 November 2023.