[6] Tej debuted as a child artist in his father Nagendra Babu's film Hands Up when he was ten years old.

His second venture was the 2015 war film Kanche, starring opposite Pragya Jaiswal and received positive reviews from critics.

[9] His 2018 release Tholi Prema was also a box office success and Tej's performance as an impulsive young man was widely appreciated.

[12] In 2019, Tej's first release was F2: Fun and Frustration which is a multistarrer with Venkatesh, Tamannaah and Mehreen Pirzada are also a part of this movie which is huge blockbuster.

He later starred in Gaddalakonda Ganesh, a remake of Tamil film Jigarthanda, directed by Harish Shankar which was a failure at the box office.

[20] Tej met actress Lavanya Tripathi, on the sets of their film Mister (2017) and eventually started dating her.

[22] Tej stood at the 27th place on Forbes India's most influential stars on Instagram in South cinema for the year 2021.