Happy to be introduced as a story writer through a mass commercial film like 'Kalki': Sai Tej Deshraj

After successfully narrating a story to actor Rajasekhar and turning it into a movie in no time, Sai Tej who got introduced to the industry with the recent film Kalki talks about his journey into the industry and his future projects
Tell us about yourself and the birth of Kalki?
I hail from Mahabubnagar district. I have written many stories since I've been interested in writing from childhood.But there is no proper medium to publish them or take them into the community. I pulled out of the effort as it required a lot of money to bring them in the form of a book. Around that time, I came across a web site called 'kahanid.com'. I read that you can write your stories for free, and immediately started writing. The first story I wrote was 'Kalki'. I wrote this story for about six months in 46 episodes. The 'Kalki' story is the most popular on the website. Then the website owner Pallav introduced me to Prashant Verma.
What happened when you met him?
When I was introduced to Prashant Varma, he was busy filming the movie 'Awe!'. I worked as an associate writer for that film. During that film, he asked me about a story for Rajasekhar. Then I told him about this 'Kalki' story. I have given almost three and a half hours of narration. He liked it and immediately took me to Rajasekhar to give the narration.
Will you continue pursue a career as a writer, or do you aspire to become a director as well?
The idea is there (to be a director). The stories I've written so far are all for high budget films, which is why I want to write a story with a low budget. I'm writing a story my hometown Mahbubnagar as the backdrop. The film 'Kalki' is also a fictional story based on some real events of 1991 - 92 in Kolhapur Province, Nallamala Forest and surrounding areas of Krishna River.