Raja (Tamil actor)

Not to be confused with Venkatesh (actor).

Raja
Born
Daggubati Venkatesh

(1965-09-16) 16 September 1965 (age 59)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–2000
2019–present
RelativesD. Ramanaidu (uncle)
Venkatesh (cousin)

Daggubati Venkatesh, credited as Raja and Daggubati Raja, is an Indian actor turned businessman[1] who has acted in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu language films. The actor made his debut in the 1981 Tamil film, Paakku Vethalai, before going on to become a leading actor in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 2000.[2]

He went on to play second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including Kamal Haasan's Sathi Leelavathi and Rajinikanth's Mappillai.[3] He has also acted in few Telugu films like Chinnari Sneham, Sankellu and Shri Krishnarjuna Vijayam.

He is a relative of veteran film producer late D. Ramanaidu.

  1. ^ S, Srivatsan (6 November 2019). "From 'Kadalora Kavithaigal' to 'Adithya Varma': Tamil cinema's quintessential 'soft-spoken hero' Raja returns after a 20-year exile". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ Reddy, T. Krithika (27 November 2010). "Second Coming". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Raja – Tamil actor". Jointscene. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.