A Risky Long Break For Mega Hero’s Career
Of course, coming from a big family always helps to get back-to-back films, even though the first few films never properly worked at the box office.
By: Shanaz B Syed | 1 Oct 2026 11:54 AM ISTOf course, coming from a big family always helps to get back-to-back films, even though the first few films never properly worked at the box office. That happened in the case of mega heroes like Sai Dharam Tej as well as Allu Sirish. However, for another mega youngster, Vaishnav Tej, his career started with a blockbuster like Uppena, but the trajectory that followed has pushed him into oblivion. So, where’s he now?
After Uppena, Vaishnav Tej is quick to pick up movies and came with the likes of Kondapolam, Rangaranga Vaibhavamga and finally Aadikeshava, the films that delivered him a fatal blow. Since then, Vaishnav Tej is said to be listening to a lot of stories, but hasn’t finalised any. Those who narrated stories to the mega hero are saying that the hero is making notes of all stories in an Excel file, and has heard almost 200 stories till now. They say that if one cannot decide even after listening to 200 stories, surely that’s a lack of judgemental skill.
By next month, Aadikeshava’s release will complete a third anniversary, and Vaishnav Tej not even picking a single project in three years looks quite surprising, shocking and disappointing. No doubt, this long break is going to be quite risky, as audiences have already forgotten the fact that this hero delivered a blockbuster like Uppena during the post-COVID times. Along with his brother Sai Dharam Tej, who also took a long break due to an injury, both the ‘Panja’ brothers need a massive turnaround at the box office now.
