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[[File:Venkatesh at 62nd Filmfare Awards South pressmeet.jpg|thumb|Venkatesh at the [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]] [[press conference]]]]
[[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. In a career spanning twenty nine years, he starred in seventy two feature films. He has played a variety of challenging roles in Telugu cinema and a few [[Bollywood]] films.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131007005913/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-12/news-interviews/35773164_1_telugu-films-venky-share-screen-space Venkatesh getting younger on screen - Times Of India]</ref> He has received seven state [[Nandi awards]], and six [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]] for best acting.

Along with his brother [[D. Suresh Babu]], Venkatesh is the co-owner of [[Suresh Productions]], one of the largest film production companies in India. Venkatesh has starred in several of his films under this production, most of them turned out to be blockbusters, owing to this, he is widely known as ''Victory Venkatesh'' in the media.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/victory-yet-again/article4323080.ece Victory, yet again | The Hindu]</ref> Apart from films, He is the Captain of ''Telugu Warriors'' representing [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] in [[Celebrity Cricket League]].<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/gallery/Actor/4209.html Venkatesh - Telugu Actor Gallery stills images clips]</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130417/entertainment-tollywood/article/ram-laxman-direct-venkatesh Ram-Laxman to direct Venkatesh | Deccan Chronicle]</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
*''All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.''

=== As a child artist ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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|1971
|''[[Prema Nagar]]''
|Young Keshav Varma
|
|
|}

=== Lead role ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 ||''[[Kaliyuga Pandavulu]]''|| Vijay
|[[Nandi Special Jury Award|Nandi Award for Best Male Debut (Special Jury Award)]]
| <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Telugu-cinemas-second-gen-actors-remember-ANR/articleshow/29259259.cms Telugu cinema’s second gen actors remember ANR]- ''Times of India''. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Awards won by Venkatesh Daggubati - Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/venkatesh-awards.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Brahma Rudrulu]]''|| Satya Prasad
| ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1987 ||''[[Ajeyudu]]''|| Murali
| ||
|-
|''[[Bharatamlo Arjunudu]]''||Arjun
| ||
|-
|''[[Trimurtulu]]''|| Raja
| ||
|-
|''[[Vijetha Vikram]]''||Vikram
| ||
|-
|''[[Srinivasa Kalyanam]]''|| Srinivas
| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1988 ||''[[Raktha Tilakam]]''||Krishna Prasad
| ||
|-
|''[[Brahma Puthrudu]]''||Shakthi
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last=HYBIZTV HD|date=3 June 2015|title=Victory Venkatesh - Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014 - Hybiz.tv|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawdV2cfZOk|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Swarna Kamalam]]''|| Chandra Sehkar
|[[Nandi Special Jury Award]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Varasudochhadu]]''|| Raghu / Bose
| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1989 ||''[[Prema (1989 film)|Prema]]''|| Pruthvi
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''[[Ontari Poratam]]''|| Raja
| ||
|-
|''[[Dhruva Nakshatram]]''|| Dhruva Kumar
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|-
|''[[Two Town Rowdy]]''|| Shakthi
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990 ||''[[Aggiramudu (1990 film)|Aggiramudu]]''|| Aggi Ramudu & Vijay (Dualrole)
| ||
|-
|''[[Bobbili Raja]]''|| Raja
| ||
|-
|''[[Shatruvu]]''|| Ashok
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991||''[[Coolie No. 1 (Telugu film)|Coolie No.1]]''|| Raju / Bharath
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|-
|''[[Surya IPS]]''|| Surya
| ||
|-
|''[[Kshana Kshanam]]''|| Chandu
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992||''[[Chanti (1992 film)|Chanti]]''|| Chanti
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|-
|''[[Chinarayudu]]''|| Chinarayudu
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|-
|''[[Sundarakanda (1992 film)|Sundarakanda]]''|| Venkateswarlu
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993 ||''[[Anari (1993 film)|Anari]]''|| Rama
|Hindi debut||
|-
|''[[Kondapalli Raja]]''|| Raja
| ||
|-
|''[[Abbaigaru]]''|| Dora Babu
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994||''[[Super Police]]''|| Vijay
| ||
|-
|''[[Muddula Priyudu]]''|| Ramu & Raju
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995||''[[Pokiri Raja]]''|| Chanti & Balaraju (DualRole)
| ||
|-
|''[[Taqdeerwala]]''||Suraj
| Hindi Film ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1996 ||''[[Dharma Chakram]]''|| Rakesh
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]

[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]]
|<ref name=":1" />

<ref>{{cite web|date=18 October 1999|title=Filmfare - South Special|url=http://www.filmfare.com:80/site/october97/south3f.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991018182845/http://www.filmfare.com:80/site/october97/south3f.htm|archive-date=18 October 1999}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya]]''|| Ravi Chandra
| ||
|-
|''[[Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu]]''|| Sriram
| ||
|-
|''[[Saradha Bullodu]]''|| Vijay
| ||
|-
|''[[Pavithra Bandham]]''|| Vijay
| ||
|-
|''[[Chinnabbayi]]''|| Sundaraiyya
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997||''[[Preminchukundam Raa]]''|| Giri
| ||
|-
|''[[Pellichesukundam]]''|| Anand
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998 ||''[[Suryavamsam (1998 film)|Suryavamsam]]''|| Harichandra Prasad & Bhanu Prasad (Dualrole)
| ||
|-
|''[[Ganesh (film)|Ganesh]]''|| Ganesh
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]

[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]]
|<ref name=":1" />

<ref>https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg</ref>
|-
|''[[Premante Idera]]''|| Murali
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 ||''[[Raja (1999 film)|Raja]]''|| Raja
| ||
|-
|''[[Seenu (1999 film)|Seenu]]''|| Seenu
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 ||''[[Kalisundam Raa]]''|| Raghu
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]

[[Filmfare Special Award – South]]
|<ref name=":1" />

<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Venkatesh Daggubati Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Venkatesh Daggubati {{!}} Times of India Entertainment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Venkatesh-Daggubati/awards|access-date=2020-06-20|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Jayam Manade Raa]]''||Mahadeva Naidu & Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram (Dualrole)
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001 ||''[[Devi Putrudu]]''|| Balaram & Krishna (Dualrole)
| ||
|-
|''[[Prematho Raa]]''|| Chandra Sekhar / Chandu
| ||
|-
|''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]''|| Venkateswarlu / Venky
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 ||''[[Vasu (film)|Vasu]]''|| Vasu
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|-
|''[[Gemeni (film)|Gemeni]]''|| Gemeni
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|-
| 2003 ||''[[Vasantham]]''|| Ashok
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 ||''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]''|| Pellikani Prasad
| ||
|-
|''[[Gharshana]]''|| [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|DCP]] Rama Chandra
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 ||''[[Sankranthi (film)|Sankranthi]]''|| Raghavendra
| ||
|-
|''[[Subash Chandra Bose (film)|Subash Chandra Bose]]''|| Subash Chandra Bose & Ashok (Dualrole)
| ||
|-
| 2006 ||''[[Lakshmi (2006 film)|Lakshmi]]''|| Lakshmi Narayana
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 ||''[[Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule]]''|| Ganesh
|[[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]
|
|-
|''[[Tulasi (film)|Tulasi]]''|| Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram
| ||
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Chintakayala Ravi]]''|| Ravi
| ||
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Eenadu (2009 film)|Eenaadu]]''|| Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 ||''[[Namo Venkatesa]]''|| Venkataramana / Venky
| ||
|-
|''[[Nagavalli (film)|Nagavalli]]''|| Nagabhairava Rajashekhara & Vijay (Dualrole)
| ||
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Bodyguard (2012 Film)|Bodyguard]]''|| Venkatadri / Venky
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013 ||''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]''|| Peddodu
| ||
|-
|''[[Shadow (2013 film)|Shadow]]''|| Rajaram
| ||
|-
|''[[Masala (2013 film)|Masala]]''||Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram
| ||
|-
| 2014 ||''[[Drushyam]]''|| Rambabu
| ||
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Gopala Gopala (2015 film)|Gopala Gopala]]''|| Gopala Rao
| || <ref>[http://timesofap.com/cinema/pawan-kalyan-and-venkatesh-omg-remake-telugu-title-confirmed-.html Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh OMG Remake Telugu Title Confirmed?]- ''Times of AP''. 05 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.</ref>
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Babu Bangaram]]''|| [[Assistant commissioner|ACP]] Krishna
| ||
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]''|| Aditya
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South]]
|<ref name="issk">{{cite news|title=Rana Daggubati unveiles Venkatesh's Guru first look poster|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rana-daggubati-unveiles-venkateshs-guru-first-look-poster-8118-slide-48771|access-date=17 September 2016|work=[[IB Times]]|date=17 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="mala">{{cite web|last1=Khadeer|first1=Basha|title=Guru First Look Launch By Rana|url=http://www.chitramala.in/guru-first-look-launch-by-rana-235606.html|website=Chitramala.com|access-date=17 September 2016|date=17 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[F2: Fun and Frustration]]'' || Venky
| ||
|-
| ''[[Venky Mama]]'' || Venkatarathnam / Military Naidu / Venky Mama
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''[[Narappa]]''
|Narappa
|[[Amazon Prime]] film
|
|-
| {{Pending film|[[Drushyam 2]]}}
|Rambabu
|Post production
|
|-
| {{Pending film|Rana Naidu}}
|Naidu
| Filming Indian [[web television]] series on [[Netflix]]||
|-
|2022
| {{Pending film|[[F3 (film)|F3]]}}
| Venky
|Ready for release||
|-
|}

==Cameo appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
!class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1971||''[[Prem Nagar (1971 film)|Prem Nagar]]''<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Hit-by-Chance/articleshow/21398916.cms Hit by Chance]- ''Times of India''. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.</ref>|| Keshav || Child-artist
|
|-
|1989||''[[Jayammu Nischayammu Raa (1989 film)|Jayammu Nischayammura]]''|| Himself ||
|
|-
|2005||''[[Soggadu (2005 film)|Soggadu]]''|| Himself ||
|
|-
|2012||''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]''|| Ballari Babu ||
|
|-
|2016||''[[Premam (2016 film)|Premam]]''|| DCP Rama Chandra ||
|
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Agnyaathavaasi]]''|| Guru ||
|
|}

==Voice acting==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2019
| scope="row" | ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]''
| [[Genie (Disney)|Genie]]
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] dub; portrayed by [[Will Smith]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/f2-duo-venky-varun-dub-for-hollywood-biggie-aladdin.html/amp|title=F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin}}</ref>
|}

== Other crew positions ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" id="filmography"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Guru (2017 film)|Guru]]''
|Playback singer for the song "Jingidi"
|
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018 film)|Srinivasa Kalyanam]]''
| Narrator
|
|-
|2021
! scope="row" |''[[Krack (film)|Krack]]''
|Narrator
|
|-
|2021
! scope="row" |''[[Mosagallu]]''
|Narrator
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu}}
{{Nandi Award for Best Actor}}
{{Nandi Special Jury Award}}

[[Category:Indian filmographies]]
[[Category:Male actor filmographies]]

Venkatesh filmography - Revision history

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