Varun Tej is an Indian actor primarily working in the Tollywood film industry. He made his acting debut with the Telugu movie “Hands Up!” as a child artist in the year 2000. He made his debut lead role in the Telugu movie Mukunda, directed by Srikanth Addala. He is known for his movies like Fidaa, Nanna Koochi, and Gaddalakonda Ganesh. In 2024, he signed movies like Operation Valentine and Matka.
He has a sister named Niharika Konidela, who is also an actress in the South Indian film industry.
On June 9, 2023, Varun Tej and his long-time girlfriend, Lavanya Tripathi, got engaged in the presence of their family and friends. Celebrities such as Pavan Kalyan, Ram Charan, NBK, Chiranjeevi, and others attended the ceremony. Their engagement videos are now going viral on social media. The couple got married on 1 November 2023 in Tuscany, Italy, in a traditional ceremony.
Moreover, he is the nephew of Tollywood actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. His cousins Ram Charan and Sai Dharam Tej are the actors of the Tollywood film industry.
He has over 3.5M followers on Instagram (as of January 2024).