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Venkatesh

Name in Native Language: "వెంకటేష్" (Telugu/TE)
Actor | * 12/13/1960 (63) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960), also known as Victory Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi films. Venkatesh has a prolific career spanning over 37 years and is known for portraying a variety of challenging characters. He has received many accolades including six Filmfare Awards and five Nandi Awards. Venkatesh made his debut in 1986 with the commercially successful Kaliyuga Pandavulu. He achieved stardom with box-office hits such as Srinivasa Kalyanam (1987), Brahma Puthrudu (1988), Prema (1989), Dhruva Nakshatram (1989), Bobbili Raja (1990), and Kshana Kshanam (1991), the latter of which featured at the Fribourg Festival and went on to gather a cult following. Venkatesh received further acclaim for his notable performances as a painter in Swarnakamalam (1988), which featured in the Indian panorama section of the 12th IFFI, an attorney in both Sathruvu (1991) and ()
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Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film Kaliyuga Pandavulu for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 30 years, he starred in many successful films such as Bobbili Raja, Chanti, Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu, Preminchukundam Raa, Suryavamsam, Premante Idera, Raja, Kalisundam Raa, Jayam Manadera, Sankranti, Lakshmi, Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, Ganesh, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Drushyam, and F2: Fun and Frustration, establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films.Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor for his performances in Swarna Kamalam, Prema, Dharma Chakram, Ganesh, Kalisundam Raa, and Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule, in addition to six Filmfare Awards South in various categories.Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh co-owns of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films.[6][7] He is also the mentor of the Telugu Warriors, representing Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in the Celebrity Cricket League.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Action

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The story is about a family in which mother and son together fight against father for the principles and human values. Srividhya, as a ditched wife, rises up her kid Rakesh (Venkatesh) with well behav ...

Dharma Chakram

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1996 | 3.3/5 | 2h 30min
Drama
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Ganesh, a journalist, loses his father and sister due to the negligence of the health department and decides to fight against the corruption prevalent in the medical industry. ...

Ganesh

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1998 | 3.0/5 | 2h 36min
Action
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A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring. ...

Guru

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2017 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
Drama, Action
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Jayam Manade Raa (Telugu: జయం మనదేరా) is a 2000 Tollywood film which was written and directed by N. Shankar. It starred Venkatesh and Soundarya in the lead roles. The film went on to ...

Jayam Manade Raa

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2000 | 3.0/5 | 2h 45min
Kids & Family, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Venkatesh

Nandi Awards Filmfare Awards South
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Movies with Venkatesh as Actor(71)

as Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"2024 Saindhav
2023 Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan
as Almighty2022 Ori Devuda..!
as Venky2022 F3: Fun and Frustration
as Naarappa2021 Narappa
as Rambabu2021 Drushyam 2
as Narrator2021 Mosagallu
as Narrator2021 Krack
as Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama2019 Venky Mama
as Venky2019 F2: Fun and Frustration
as Guru2018 Agnyaathavaasi
as Aditya / Aadi2017 Guru
as DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)2016 Premam
as A.C.P. Krishna2016 Babu Bangaram
as Kanneganti Gopala Rao2015 Gopala Gopala
as Rambabu2014 Drushyam
as Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti2013 Shadow
as Balaram2013 Masala
as Peddodu2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
as Venkatadri2012 Bodyguard
as Ballari Babu2012 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
as Venkataramana2010 Namo Venkatesa
as Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay2010 Nagavalli
as DGP Eashwar Prasad IPS2009 Eenadu
as Chintakayala Ravi2008 Chintakayala Ravi
2007 Tulasi
as Ganesh2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2006 Lakshmi
2005 Sankranthi
2005 Soggadu
as DCP Ramachandra2004 Gharshana
as Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad2004 Malliswari
2003 Vasantham
2002 Vasu
as 'Patamatalanka' Gemeni2002 Gemeni
as Venkateswarlu2001 Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
as Krishna/Balaram2001 Devi Putrudu
as Chandu2001 Premato Raa
2000 Kalisundam Raa
2000 Jayam Manade Raa
1999 Raja
1998 Premante Ideraa
1998 Surya Vamsham
1998 Ganesh
1997 Preminchukundam Raa
1997 Pelli Chesukundaam
1996 Dharma Chakram
1996 Pavithra Bandham
as Sahasa Veerudu1996 Saahasa Veerudu Saagara Kanya
as Sriram1996 Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
as Suraj1995 Taqdeerwala
as Chanti/ Balaraju1995 Pokiri Raja
1993 Rampur Ka Raja
as Dorababu1993 Abbaigaru
as Rama1993 Anari
1992 Chanti
as Venteswarulu1992 Sundara Kanda
as Raju / Bharat1991 Coolie No. 1
1991 Shatruvu
1991 Surya IPS
as Chandu1991 Kshana Kshanam
1990 Bobbili Raja
as Aggi Ramudu / Vijay1990 Aggiramudu
as Shakthi1989 Two Town Rowdy
as Raja1989 Ontari Poratam
1989 Dhruva Naksthram
as Chandra Shekar1988 Swarnakamalam
1987 Thrimoorthulu
1987 Bharathamlo Arjunudu
1987 Ajeyudu
as Vijay1986 Kaliyuga Pandavulu

TV Shows/Series with Venkatesh as Actor(1)

as Naga Naidu2023 Rana Naidu

Additional Information

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Citizenship: India
Born: Tuesday, 12/13 1960 (December) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) (current age: 63 years + 132 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Telugu (TE, native language)
Educated at: Loyola College, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Siblings: Daggubati Suresh Babu, Lakshmi Daggubati
Father: D. Ramanaidu
Mother: Daggubati Rajeswari
Other names for Venkatesh (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Daggubati Venkatesh"
"Victory Venkatesh"
"Venky"
Venkatesh frequently works together with these people:
Brahmanandam (30x, Actor)
Kota Srinivasa Rao (17x, Actor)
Tanikella Bharani (13x, Actor)
Raghu Babu (11x, Actor)
Ali Basha (10x, Actor)
Posani Krishna Murali (10x, Actor)
Daggubati Suresh Babu (10x, Crew)
Sunil Varma (9x, Actor)
Annapoorna (9x, Actress)
Chakravarthy (8x, Crew)
Paruchuri Brothers (8x, Crew)
Karan Anshuman (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:64213, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2024