‘Supreme’ put Sai Dharam Tej in top league

Hyderabad: Sai Dharam Tej, nephew of megastar Chiranjeevi, made his silver screen debut with the movie ‘Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham’ in 2014. Although his first film was technically ‘Rey’, the film directed by YVS Chowdhary was released later in 2015. When his mannerism, dance moves and similarities to Chiranjeevi, some of the industry bigwigs were […]

Hyderabad: Sai Dharam Tej, nephew of megastar Chiranjeevi, made his silver screen debut with the movie ‘Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham’ in 2014. Although his first film was technically ‘Rey’, the film directed by YVS Chowdhary was released later in 2015. When his mannerism, dance moves and similarities to Chiranjeevi, some of the industry bigwigs were in praise for him calling him the scion of the ‘Mega family’.

Dharam Tej got his break with the movie ‘Subramanyam For Sale’, an action romantic comedy directed by Harish Shankar. Later, it was Dil Raju’s production ‘Supreme’ that put him in the top league of Telugu actors. The film went on to do financially well at the box office. During a recent interview, Dharam Tej admitted that he would occasionally go on his bike to shop to get essential vegetables and fruit to help his mother and bike riding isn’t something that came to him as a teenager. Quite close to superstar Mahesh Babu, Dharam Tej grew up with all big celeb families in Telugu cinema by not restricting himself to be a person from the Mega clan.

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After grappling with a series of films which proved to be box office duds at one point, romantic comedy ‘Chitralahari’ gave him much-needed relief in 2019. Movies like ‘Prati Roju Pandage’ and ‘Solo Brathuke So Better’ following the first lockdown garnered mixed reviews. Dharam Tej frequently said he learnt a lot from ‘Rey’, which also was a box office disaster.

Dharam Tej is currently awaiting the release of ‘Republic’, which has a patriotic theme.

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