Sai Durgha Tej: No envy towards successful cousins Ram Charan and Allu Arjun

The Konidela family, known for its rich legacy in the film industry, includes notable actors like Chiranjeevi, Nagababu, Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Varun Tej, and Sai Durgha Tej, previously known as Sai Dharam Tej. At a recent interaction Sai addressed questions about any feelings of envy among the cousins due to varying levels of success.

Even though the cousins grew up watching the Allu-Konidela families’ legacy in films, Sai says that ‘none of them’ thought they would end up acting. “None of us ever thought we would act. Take me, for example. I thought I would do a 9-5 job, but I realised I wasn’t happy and wanted to do more. I’m sure Bunny (Arjun), Charan or my brother (Vaisshnav Tej)...none of us had this thought of joining films. It happened naturally. So, I don’t envy them for their success. Because we’re all flowers of the same plant. Flowers of the same plant don’t compete; they bloom together.”

He further added,"We catch up to discuss how we can contribute to society; it usually has nothing to do with films. We hardly discuss any of our projects. We talk about food and clothes when all the cousins catch up. But I’m happy I got to work with my uncle. That film is my guru dakshina to him for guiding me through my career. He helped me through a lot,”

Sai began his film journey in 2009, but his debut film, Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham, was released in 2014. The first film he shot for, Rey, followed in 2015. After a severe motorcycle accident in 2021 left him in a coma for two weeks, he made a comeback in 2023 with Virupaksha. He is set to star in an upcoming film inspired by 300.