Happy Birthday Sai Dharam Tej: Best films of the young promising actor so far

‘Subramanyam for Sale’ features the song ‘’Guvva Gorinka’’, which is originally from the 1988 film ‘Khaidi No 786’, starring Chiranjeevi and Bhanupriya. This time around, the song had the same lyrics, yet received an encouraging response from the audience. Mickey J Meyer had composed music for the film. Mega Star’s famous beat song ‘’Andam Hindolam’’ from ‘Yamudiki Mogudu’ was remixed by the makers of ‘Supreme’. Although it didn’t have any soul, the essence of the original was maintained in the peppy number. The talented actor performed with such an ease in these songs and took the audience down the memory lane with Mega Star Chiranjeevi.

As the festive season is on, Tollywood gets another reason of celebration, as today the young and talented Sai Dharam Tej turns a year older. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Sai Dharam essayed commercial yet fitted role early in his career. He is known for his intense style, frantic delivery and hoarse voice. Following his short stint with Tollywood, Sai Dharam leveraged his unusual presentation and style with roles. On the occasion of the actor’s 32nd birthday, have a look at his best films so far.

The Telugu film industry is seeing a rising number of promising actors. Many Telugu films these days feature young talent among which, Sai Dharam Tej. He made the cut in mainstream Telugu cinema right from his debut film ‘Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham’ (2014). The actor showed his sheer acting skills in the commercially acclaimed film. Directed by AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary, the movie was bankrolled by Bunny Vasu and Harshith.

People felt that Sai Dharam would be a one hit wonder with ‘Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham’. But he struck gold with Harish Shankar directorial ‘Subramanyam For Sale’. In the movie, he starred alongside Regina Cassandra for the second time. Sai scored best with this second outing in 2015 and found favour among audience and critics alike. Bankrolled by Dil Raju under his home banner, the film was a commercial success, although it received mixed responses.

Sai Dharam is dedicated to his craft. He takes his roles seriously and does the work necessary to turn in authentic performances. ‘Supreme’ is one example for his sincerity. The movie is about a brave taxi driver who poses as an impediment for those who try to harm the legal heir of the land. The Anil Ravipudi directed film garnered much enthusiasm with the public and fetched rave reviews for his outstanding performance. The film established that Sai Dharam was an upcoming promising young actor to look out for.

‘Tej I Love You’ was a much-awaited film from A Karunakaran starring Sai Dharam Teja and Anupama Parameswaran. It was released in July this year. The music of the movie was composed by Gopi Sundar and it was produced by KS Rama Rao. As usual, Sai Dharam Tej gave his superb performance and the character was completely different from what the actor is in real life. Anu was also impressive in the film and the director Karunakaran brought some life to the film with a few scenes between the lead pair.