Panja Vaishnav Tej

Panja Vaishnav Tej is an Indian actor renowned for his work in Telugu cinema. Born on January 13, 1995, in Hyderabad, Telangana, he comes from a distinguished film family, being the nephew of renowned actor Chiranjeevi and the younger brother of actor Sai Dharam Tej. Vaishnav Tej began his career as a child actor with roles in films like Johnny (2003) and Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004), which featured his maternal uncles Pawan Kalyan and Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as a lead actor in the 2021 film Uppena, which garnered positive reviews. His subsequent film, Konda Polam, received a national award from the Government of India in 2023.