Panja Vaishnav Tej (born 13 January 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films.

His second film, Konda Polam won a national award in 2023 from the Government of India.

[citation needed] Tej first appeared as a child actor in Johnny (2003), directed by and starring his maternal uncle Pawan Kalyan.

[4] He then appeared in the rural drama, Konda Polam, co-starring Rakul Preet Singh, under the direction of Krish Jagarlamudi, which received mixed reviews from the critics.

His next film, directed by debutant Srikanth N. Reddy and produced by Sithara Entertainments, was Aadikeshava, co-starring Sreeleela and released in 2023.