Daggubati Venkatesh

Venkatesh
Venkatesh in Lakshmi (2006)
Birth name	Daggubati Venkatesh
Born	December 13, 1960 (1960-12-13) (age 46) Karamchedu, India
Spouse(s)	Neeraja

Daggubati VeNkAtEsH (Telugu: దగ్గుబాటి వెంకటేష్) (born on December 13, 1960) is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood producer D. Rama Naidu. He is popularly known as Victory Venkatesh in Tollywood.

Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Filmography 5 External links

Background

Venkatesh also known as "Victory Venkatesh" graduated with an MBA degree from Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA. After his return to India, he wanted to get into production. He became an actor in telugu films. His father, D. Rama Naidu and his brother D.Suresh Babu successfully runs one of the most prestigious banners in Telugu Cinema, Suresh Productions. He is married to Neeraja(Madanapalle,Chittoor District) and has a son Arjun Ramnath(6) and three daughters, Aashritha(19), Hayavahini(14) and Bhavana(8).He is one of the family heroes of telugu film industry.

Career

Venkatesh debuted through Kaliyuga Pandavulu in the year 1986. The movie was not only a hit but also got him his first Nandi award, which is a rare accomplishment for an actor who has just completed his debut film. At an early phase of his career, Venkatesh got to work with Kasinadhuni Viswanath, who is considered a great classical director. Just two years old as an actor, Venkatesh acted in Swarnakamalam directed by Kasinadhuni Viswanath. The movie got him his second Nandi. Varasudochadu, released in the same year, was another trophy. After a few flops, he got a break in the form of Bobbili Raja. Added to the name and performance of Venkatesh was delightful Divya Bharati, good comedy and melodious music. Bobbili Raja was a musical hit and also entertained audience from all sections because of it's ingredients. In Shathruvu, Venkatesh played angry young lawyer who takes law into his hands after failing to fight the corruption through the court. Venkatesh has also worked with famed Bollywood director (originally Telugu) Ram Gopal Varma in the film Kshana Kshanam, which was a huge success at the box office^{[citation needed]}. Chanti, a remake of Tamil movie Chinna Tambi, happened in 1991. Chanti was definitely a challenging project for Venkatesh. Chanti was a box office hit and Venkatesh's career benefitted hugely by it. Starting with Chanti, he went for continuous remakes - that got him branded as a "remake actor". Anari was the remake of Chanti in Bollywood's Hindi cinema. Venkatesh started becoming a family hero and turned out a huge fan following among women. Venkatesh has acted in a lot of blockbusters. His recent film, Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule is a hit.

Awards

• 1986, Nandi Award for Best Male Debut, Kaliyuga Pandavulu
• 1986, Kinnera Award for Best Actor, Kaliyuga Pandavulu
• 1988, Kinnera Award for Best Actor, Brahma Putrudu
• 1988, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Swarnakamalam
• 1989, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Prema
• 1989, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Prema
• 1991, Madras Filmfans Award for Best Actor, Coolie No.1
• 1991, Cinegoers Award for Best Actor, Coolie No.1
• 1991, Bagyanagar Award for Best Actor, Shatruvu
• 1992, Cinegoers Award for Best Actor, Sundarakanda
• 1992, Yuvavahini Award for Best Actor, Sundarakanda
• 1993, Cinegoers Award for Best Performance, Abbai Garu
• 1993, Kalasagar Award for Best Actor, Abbai Garu
• 1996, Vamsee Berkley Award for Best Actor, Dharma Chakram
• 1996, Kalasagar Award for Best Actor, Dharma Chakram
• 1996, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Dharma Chakram
• 1996, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Dharma Chakram
• 1998, Kinnera Award for Best Actor, Ganesh
• 1998, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Ganesh
• 1998, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Ganesh
• 2000, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Jayam Manade Raa
• 2000, Nandi Award for Best Actor, Kalisundam Raa
• 2006, Santosham Best Actor Award, Sankranthi

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Tulasi	Tulasi Reddy	Production
	Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Ganesh
2006	Lakshmi	Lakshmi Narayana
2005	Subash Chandra Bose	Ashok/Subash Chandra Bose
	Sankranthi	Raghavendra	Winner, Santosham Best Actor Award Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
2004	Gharshana	DCP Rama Chandra
	Malliswari	Prasad
2003	Vasantham	Ashok
2002	Gemini	Gemini
	Vasu	Vasu
2001	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav	Venkateswarlu aka "Venky"
	Prematho Raa	Chandra Sekhar
	Devi Putrudu	Krishna/Balaram
2000	Jayam Manade Raa	Abhiram/Rudrama Naidu/Mahadeva Naidu	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
	Kalisundam Raa	Raghu	Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actor
1999	Seenu	Seenu
	Raja	Raja
1998	Premante Idera	Murali
	Ganesh	Ganesh	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
	Surya Vamsham	Harischandra Prasad/Bhanu
1997	Pellichesukondam	Anand
	Premichukondam Raa	Giri
	Chinnabbai	Chinnabbai alias Sundaram
1996	Pavithra Bhandam	Vijay
	Sarada Bullodu	Vijay
	Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu	Sriram
	Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya	Ravi Chandra
	Dharma Chakram	Rakesh	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
1995	Takdheervala		Hindi
	Pokiri Raja	Balaraj Raja
1994	Muddula Priyudu	Raju
	Super Police	Vijay
1993	Abbaigaru	Dora Babu
	Kondapalli Raja	Raja
	Anari		Hindi
1992	Sundarakanda	Venkateswarlu
	Chinarayudu	Chinarayudu
	Chanti	Chanti
1991	Kshana Kshanam	Chandu
	Suyra IPS	Surya
	Coolie No.1	Raju alias Bharath
	Shatruvu	Ashok
1990	Bobbili Raja	Raja
	Aggi Ramudu
1989	Two Town Rowdy	Shakthi
	Dhruva Naksthram	Dhruva Kumar
	Ontari Poratam
	Prema	Pruthvi	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
1988	Varasudochadu	Raghu
	Swarna Kamalam	Chandra
	Brahma Putrudu
	Raktha Tilakam
1987	Sreenivasa Kalyanam	Srinivas
	Vijetha Vikram	Vikram
	Trimurthulu
	Bharatamlo Arjunudu
	Ajeyudu	Murali
1986	Brahma Rudrulu	Prasad
	Kaliyuga Pandavulu	Vijay