Panja Vaisshnav Tej (born 13 January 1995), is an Indian actor who works in
Telugu
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films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''
Uppena
''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside V ...
'' (2021) and also has a main role in ''
Konda Polam'' (2021) and ''
Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga'' (2022).
Early life
Panja Vaisshnav Tej is the younger brother of
Sai Dharam Tej. A member of the
Allu–Konidela family
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, he is nephew of actor
Chiranjeevi
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. Tej did his schooling at Nalanda School,
Hyderabad
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and completed his graduation from
St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.
Career
Tej first appeared as a child actor in
''Johnny'' (2003), directed by and starring his maternal uncle
Pawan Kalyan
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. He later played a wheelchair-ridden child in ''
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'' (2004), starring his maternal uncle
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
.
In 2021, he made his debut as a lead with the film ''
Uppena
''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside V ...
''.
His then appeared in the rural drama
Konda Polam, co-starring
Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with ...
, under the direction of
Krish, followed by
Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga. He has signed a film under the production of
Nagarjuna
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's
Annapurna Studios
Annapurna Studios is an Indian film production company, founded in 1976 by the actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Located in the heart of Hyderabad, India the studio mainly provides services for films including sound stages for set construc ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Telugu male actors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Living people
1995 births