Sai Dharam Tej is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He was born on October 15, 1986 to Vijaya Durga, the younger sister of Telugu film actor-politician Chiranjeevi. Tej is 1.68 m tall and has an MBA in Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). He has appeared in 25 movies, including Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), Virupaksha, Bro, Republic, and Solo Brathuke So Better. For his role in Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham, he won the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut and CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut. 

Tej's cousins include Ram Charan, Chiranjeevi Sreeja, Varun Tej, and Niharika Konidela. His younger brother Vaisshnav Tej is also an actor. His maternal uncles are Pawan Kalyan and Nagendra Babu. Actors Allu Arjun and Allu Sirish and their father, Allu Aravind are related by marriage through Chiranjeevi.