Venkatesh (actor)

In this Telugu name, the surname is Daggubati.

Venkatesh
Venkatesh at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Celebrity Cricket League season
Born
Daggubati Venkatesh

(1960-12-13) 13 December 1960 (age 63)[1]
Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesVenky
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
Monterey Institute of International Studies (MBA)
Occupation(s)Actor
Film producer
Years active1986–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Neeraja
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(m. 1985)​
Children4
FatherD. Ramanaidu
RelativesD. Suresh Babu (brother)
Rana Daggubati (nephew)
Naga Chaitanya (nephew)
Familysee Daggubati–Akkineni family

Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960), also known as Victory Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi films.[2] 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.[3]

Venkatesh made his debut in 1986 with the commercially successful Kaliyuga Pandavulu. He achieved stardom with box-office hits[4][5] 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.[6][7][8]

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,[9] an attorney in both Sathruvu (1991) and Dharma Chakram (1996), a coolie in Coolie No. 1 (1991), an eccentric cop in both Surya IPS (1991) and Gharshana (2004), an autistic villager in Chanti (1992),[5] in the romances Pavitra Bandham (1996), Preminchukundam Raa (1997), Premante Idera (1998), Raja (1999), Kalisundam Raa (2000), Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Vasantam (2003), Malliswari (2004) and Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007), in the family dramas Suryavamsam (1998), Sankranti (2005) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), a journalist in Ganesh (1998), in the action dramas Jayam Manadera (2000), Lakshmi (2006), Tulasi (2007) and Venky Mama (2021), in the comedies Chintakayala Ravi (2008), Namo Venkatesa (2010), F2 (2019) and F3 (2022), in the crime thrillers Eenaadu (2009), Drushyam (2014) and Drushyam 2 (2021), an atheist in Gopala Gopala (2015), a boxing coach in Guru (2017), and a farmer in Narappa (2021).

Venkatesh also starred in Hindi language works such as Anari (1993), Taqdeerwala (1995), Rana Naidu (2023), and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023).[10] In addition to acting, he co-owns Suresh Productions,[11] one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films.[12][13] He is also the mentor of the Telugu Warriors, representing Tollywood in the Celebrity Cricket League.[14]

  1. ^ "On Victory Venkatesh's birthday eve, his next project with Trivrikram Srinivas announced". Hindustan Times. 12 December 2017.
  2. ^ "వెంక‌టేశ్ 'విక్ట‌రీ'కి 34 ఏళ్లు". Sakshi (in Telugu). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Victory Venkatesh completes 34 years in Tollywood – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ Movies, iQlik. "Bobbili Raja Telugu Movie Review Venkatesh Divya Bharathi Vani". iQlikmovies. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "చంటి to వెంకీమామ.. వెంకటేష్ బెస్ట్ బాక్స్ ఆఫీస్ కలెక్షన్స్". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Cannes critic on RGV's filmography at Fribourg". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ "From 'HIT' to 'Kshana Kshanam', 11 Telugu thrillers you can watch online". The News Minute. 30 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Indian Panorama for 12th IFFI Festival" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Happy birthday Venkatesh; this legendary actor made his Hindi film debut with 'Anari' – OrissaPOST". Orissa Post. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  11. ^ "SURESH PRODUCTIONS PVT.LTD. - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  12. ^ "D Rama Naidu enters Guinness book". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Telugu production house Suresh Productions completes 50 years". Rediff. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. ^ "CCL | Celebrity Cricket League | CCL Official Website | CCL6". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.