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.[1] He has received seven state Nandi awards, and six 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.[2] Apart from films, He is the Captain of Telugu Warriors representing Tollywood in Celebrity Cricket League.[3][4]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
As a child artist[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prema Nagar | Young Keshav Varma |
Lead role[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | Nandi Award for Best Male Debut (Special Jury Award) | [5][6] |
| Brahma Rudrulu | Satya Prasad | |||
| 1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali | ||
| Bharatamlo Arjunudu | Arjun | |||
| Trimurtulu | Raja | |||
| Vijetha Vikram | Vikram | |||
| Srinivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | |||
| 1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Krishna Prasad | ||
| Brahma Puthrudu | Shakthi | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | [7] | |
| Swarna Kamalam | Chandra Sehkar | Nandi Special Jury Award | [6] | |
| Varasudochhadu | Raghu / Bose | |||
| 1989 | Prema | Pruthvi | Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6] |
| Ontari Poratam | Raja | |||
| Dhruva Nakshatram | Dhruva Kumar | |||
| Two Town Rowdy | Shakthi | |||
| 1990 | Aggiramudu | Aggi Ramudu & Vijay (Dualrole) | ||
| Bobbili Raja | Raja | |||
| Shatruvu | Ashok | |||
| 1991 | Coolie No.1 | Raju / Bharath | ||
| Surya IPS | Surya | |||
| Kshana Kshanam | Chandu | |||
| 1992 | Chanti | Chanti | ||
| Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu | |||
| Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu | |||
| 1993 | Anari | Rama | Hindi debut | |
| Kondapalli Raja | Raja | |||
| Abbaigaru | Dora Babu | |||
| 1994 | Super Police | Vijay | ||
| Muddula Priyudu | Ramu & Raju | |||
| 1995 | Pokiri Raja | Chanti & Balaraju (DualRole) | ||
| Taqdeerwala | Suraj | Hindi Film | ||
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6] |
| Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra | |||
| Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram | |||
| Saradha Bullodu | Vijay | |||
| Pavithra Bandham | Vijay | |||
| Chinnabbayi | Sundaraiyya | |||
| 1997 | Preminchukundam Raa | Giri | ||
| Pellichesukundam | Anand | |||
| 1998 | Suryavamsam | Harichandra Prasad & Bhanu Prasad (Dualrole) | ||
| Ganesh | Ganesh | Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6] | |
| Premante Idera | Murali | |||
| 1999 | Raja | Raja | ||
| Seenu | Seenu | |||
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6] |
| Jayam Manade Raa | Mahadeva Naidu & Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram (Dualrole) | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | [10] | |
| 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Balaram & Krishna (Dualrole) | ||
| Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar / Chandu | |||
| Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu / Venky | |||
| 2002 | Vasu | Vasu | ||
| Gemeni | Gemeni | |||
| 2003 | Vasantham | Ashok | ||
| 2004 | Malliswari | Pellikani Prasad | ||
| Gharshana | DCP Rama Chandra | |||
| 2005 | Sankranthi | Raghavendra | ||
| Subash Chandra Bose | Subash Chandra Bose & Ashok (Dualrole) | |||
| 2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana | ||
| 2007 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | Ganesh | Nandi Award for Best Actor | |
| Tulasi | Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram | |||
| 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi | ||
| 2009 | Eenaadu | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad | ||
| 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Venkataramana / Venky | ||
| Nagavalli | Nagabhairava Rajashekhara & Vijay (Dualrole) | |||
| 2012 | Bodyguard | Venkatadri / Venky | ||
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Peddodu | ||
| Shadow | Rajaram | |||
| Masala | Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram | |||
| 2014 | Drushyam | Rambabu | ||
| 2015 | Gopala Gopala | Gopala Rao | [11] | |
| 2016 | Babu Bangaram | ACP Krishna | ||
| 2017 | Guru | Aditya | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South | [12][13] |
| 2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Venky | ||
| Venky Mama | Venkatarathnam / Military Naidu / Venky Mama | |||
| 2021 | Narappa | Narappa | Amazon Prime film | |
| Drushyam 2
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Rambabu | Post production | ||
| Rana Naidu
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Naidu | Filming Indian web television series on Netflix | ||
| 2022 | F3
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Venky | Ready for release |
Cameo appearances[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prem Nagar[14] | Keshav | Child-artist | |
| 1989 | Jayammu Nischayammura | Himself | ||
| 2005 | Soggadu | Himself | ||
| 2012 | Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Ballari Babu | ||
| 2016 | Premam | DCP Rama Chandra | ||
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Guru |
Voice acting[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aladdin | Genie | Telugu dub; portrayed by Will Smith | [15] |
Other crew positions[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Guru | Playback singer for the song "Jingidi" | |
| 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Krack | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Mosagallu | Narrator |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Venkatesh getting younger on screen - Times Of India
- ↑ Victory, yet again | The Hindu
- ↑ Venkatesh - Telugu Actor Gallery stills images clips
- ↑ Ram-Laxman to direct Venkatesh | Deccan Chronicle
- ↑ Telugu cinema’s second gen actors remember ANR- Times of India. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Awards won by Venkatesh Daggubati - Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ HYBIZTV HD (3 June 2015). "Victory Venkatesh - Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014 - Hybiz.tv" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Filmfare - South Special". 18 October 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 1999.
- ↑ https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Venkatesh Daggubati Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Venkatesh Daggubati | Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh OMG Remake Telugu Title Confirmed?- Times of AP. 05 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rana Daggubati unveiles Venkatesh's Guru first look poster". IB Times. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ Khadeer, Basha (17 September 2016). "Guru First Look Launch By Rana". Chitramala.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ Hit by Chance- Times of India. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin".
