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| notable roles = Ashok ,Raja , Rakesh ,Ganesh , Prasad , Venkateswarlu (Venky) |
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| spouse = Neeraja |
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Venkatesh | |
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| Born | Daggubati Venkatesh |
| Other names | Venki |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Neeraja |
| Website | http://justtollywood.com/profiles.php?pid=00001321 |
Daggubati Venkatesh (Template:Lang-te) (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 fondly called as Victory Venkatesh in Tollywood.
Background
Venkatesh graduated with an MBA degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA. After his return to India, he wanted to pursue production. He became an actor in Telugu films. His father, D Rama Naidu and his brother D. Suresh Babu runs one of the most prestigious and successful banners in Telugu Cinema, Suresh Productions. He is married to Neeraja and they have four children. A son named Arjun Ramnath, and three daughters, Aashritha, Hayavahini and Bhavana.
Career
Venkatesh debuted through Kaliyuga Pandavulu in 1986. With just two years of acting under his belt, Venkatesh acted in Swarnakamalam directed by Kasinadhuni Viswanath. Varasudochadu, released in the same year, was another successful hit. After a few flops, he got a break in the form of Bobbili Raja. This movie included a delightful performance by Divya Bharati, with good comedy and melodious music. Bobbili Raja was a musical hit and also entertained all types of audience members because of its good family entertainment quality. In Shathruvu, Venkatesh played an 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 Ram Gopal Varma in the film Kshana Kshanam, which was a huge success at the box office[citation needed], and has since become a cult hit among Telugu audience. Chanti, a remake of Tamil movie Chinna Thambi, was released in 1991. Chanti was definitely a challenging project and it was a box office hit benefitting his career. Anari was the remake of Chanti in Bollywood's Hindi cinema, played by himself. Venkatesh started acting in more family type hero roles and this resulted in a huge number of female fans. Venkatesh has acted in a lot of blockbusters. His recent films, Aadavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule and Tulasi are big hits.
He is very intense in his work. He is known to be very down to earth and a spiritual person. He is one of the best and well-known comedy hero of the Telugu film industry, and at the same time for many serious roles and action movies like Gharshana, Lakshmi,Tulasi etc.
Awards
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Year
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Award
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Category |
Film
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| 1986 | Kinnera Award | Best Actor | Kaliyuga Pandavulu |
| 1986 | Nandi Award | Best New Actor | Kaliyuga Pandavulu |
| 1987 | Cinegoers Award | Best New Actor | Thrimurthulu |
| 1987 | Vamsi Berkley Award | Best Actor | Srinivasa Kalyanam |
| 1988 | Kinner Award | Best Actor | Brahma Putrudu |
| 1988 | Madras Film Fans Award | Best Actor | Brahma Putrudu |
| 1988 | Cinegoers Award | Best Actor | Brahma Putrudu |
| 1988 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Swarna kamalam |
| 1988 | Bhagyanagar Award | Best Actor | Vaarasudochadu |
| 1989 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Prema |
| 1990 | Cinegoers Award | Best Actor | Bobbili Raja |
| 1991 | Bhagyanagar Award | Best Actor | Bobbili Raja |
| 1991 | Cinegoers Award | Best Actor | Coolie No.1 |
| 1991 | Madras Film Fans Award | Best Actor | Coolie No. 1 |
| 1992 | Lions Club Award | Best Actor | Sundara Kanda |
| 1992 | Cinegoers Award | Best Actor | Sundara Kanda |
| 1992 | Yuvavahini Award | Best Actor | Chanti |
| 1992 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Chanti |
| 1992 | Vamsi Berkley Award | Best Actor | Chanti |
| 1992 | Cinema Express Award | Best Actor | Chanti |
| 1993 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Abbai Garu |
| 1993 | Cinegoers Award | Best Performance | Abbai Garu |
| 1993 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Dharmachakram |
| 1995 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Dharmachakram |
| 1996 | Vamsi Berkley Award | Best Actor | Pavitra Bandham |
| 1998 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Ganesh |
| 2000 | National Award (telugu) | Best Film | Kalisundam Raa |
| 2000 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Kalisundam Raa |
| 2005 | Santhosam Award | Best Actor | Sankranthi |
| 2008 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Aaduvari Matalaku Ardale Verule |