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Revision as of 11:15, 14 December 2009
Venkatesh | |
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Born | Daggubati Venkatesh |
Other names | Venky |
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 6.1 ft (186 cm) |
Spouse | Neeraja |
Website | http://justtollywood.com/profiles.php?pid=00001321 |
Daggubati Venkatesh (Template:Lang-te)(born on 13 December 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 did his schooling In Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai and 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. His Ex brother-in-law is Akkineni Nagarjuna who divorced his sister Lakshmi.
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. This year he teamed up with his friend Kamal Haasan and acted in a movie called Eenadu,which released in 18 September.However the movie got average talk but still it is doing good business all over. His next movie is Namo Venkatesa directed by Sreenu Vytla is going to release next year.
Venki is very intense in his work. He is known to be very down to earth and a spiritual person. He believes in positive thinking and very professional. 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. He also achieved 7 Nandhi awards apart from other awards.
Salary and Wealth
Venkatesh charges roughly between 4 to 6 crores per movie. He is considered as one of the most richest actors of tollywood. According to Forbes, his estimated wealth is in upwards of 550 crore Indian Rupees. Venkatesh owens a lavish house near Jubliee Hills, Hyderabad. He also owns several houses in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Los Angeles.
He is close associates with the Ambani Family and often makes an appearence in their faimily events.
The actor is recently told to be investing several crores in real estate business in Dubai.
Philanthophy
Venkatesh donated 10 crores towards the Mother Teresa foundation. He also actively contributes to different charity organizations in the nation.
Awards
Year
|
Award
|
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 | Kinnera 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 |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Starring |
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1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | Super Hit. Winner-Best Actor Nandi Award | Khushboo |
Brahma Rudrulu | Prasad | |||
1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali | Hit | Shobhana |
Bharatamlo Arjunudu | Hit | Khushboo | ||
Trimurthulu | Shobhana, Arjun, Khushboo, Rajendra Prasad | |||
Vijetha Vikram | Vikram | Hit | Farha | |
Sreenivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | Super Hit | Bhanupriya, Gouthami | |
1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Hit | Amala | |
Brahma Putrudu | Hit | Rajani, Mohan Babu, Srividya, Jayasudha | ||
Swarna Kamalam | Chandrasehkar | Winner- Best Actor Nandi Award | Bhanupriya | |
Varasudochadu | Raghu | Hit | Suhasini | |
1989 | Prema | Pruthvi | Winner-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Best Actor Nandi Award |
Revathi, Kalpana, S.P.B |
Ontari Poratam | ||||
Dhruva Naksthram | Dhruva Kumar | Hit | Rajani, Sharadha | |
Two Town Rowdy | Shakthi | Radha | ||
1990 | Aggi Ramudu | Flop | Amala, Gouthami, Sharadha | |
Bobbili Raja | Raja | Super Hit | Divya Bharti, Vanisri | |
1991 | Shatruvu | Ashok | Hit | Vijayashanti |
Coolie No.1 | Raju alias Bharath | Super Hit | Tabu, Sharadha | |
Suyra IPS | Surya | super hit | Vijayashanti | |
Kshana Kshanam | Chandu | super hit | Sridevi, Paresh Rawal | |
1992 | Chanti | Chanti | Blockbuster Hit | Meena |
Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu | hit | Vijayashanti, Nirmalamma, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Babu Mohan | |
Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu | Hit | Meena, Aparna, Bramhanandam | |
1993 | Anari | Sri Rama | Hit (Hindi) | Karisma Kapoor, Raakhee |
Kondapalli Raja | Raja | average | Nagma, Suman, Sujatha | |
Abbaigaru | Dora Babu | Hit | ||
1994 | Super Police | Vijay | hit | Nagma, Jayasudha |
Muddula Priyudu | Raju | Utter Flop | Ramya Krishnan, Rambha | |
1995 | Pokiri Raja | Balaraj Raja | Utter Flop | Roja, Satyanarayana |
Takdheervala | Flop (Hindi) | Raveena Tandon | ||
1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | Hit Winner- Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Best Actor Nandi Award |
Ramya Krishnan, Prema, Srividya |
Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra | Hit | Shilpa Shetty, Malashri | |
Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram | Super Hit | Soundarya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam | |
Sarada Bullodu | Vijay | Utter Flop | Nagma | |
Pavithra Bhandam | Vijay | Hit | Soundarya, S.P.B | |
1997 | Chinnabbai | Chinnabbai alias Sundaram | Utter Flop | Meena, Ravali, Indraja, Srividhya |
Premichukondam Raa | Giri | SuperHit | Anjali Javeri | |
Pellichesukundam | Anand | Hit | Soundarya | |
1998 | Surya Vamsham | Harischandra Prasad/Bhanu | Hit | Meena, Sanghavi |
Ganesh | Ganesh | Winner-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Best Actor Nandi Award |
Rambha, Madu Bala, Kota Srinivasa Rao | |
Premante Idera | Murali | Hit | Preity Zinta | |
1999 | Raja | Raja | Super Hit | Soundarya, Abbas, Sudhakar |
Seenu | Seenu | Average | Twinkle Khanna, Sudhaakar | |
2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | Super Hit Winner-Best Actor Nandi Award, |
Simran |
Jayam Manade Raa | Abhiram/Rudrama Naidu/Mahadeva Naidu | Winner-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) | Soundarya | |
2001 | Devi Putrudu | Krishna/Balaram | Average | Soundarya, Anjala, Suresh |
Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar | Utter Flop | Simran | |
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu aka "Venky" | Block buster | Aarti Agarwal, Asha Shaini, Prudhvi, Prakash Raj | |
2002 | Vasu | Vasu | Average | Bhoomika Chawla |
Gemini | Gemini | Utter Flop | Namitha | |
2003 | Vasantham | Ashok | Hit | Kalyani, Aarti Agarwal |
2004 | Malliswari | Prasad | Super Hit | Katrina Kaif, Smitha, Kota Srinivasa Rao |
Gharshana | DCP Rama Chandra | The film is a remake of Tamil movie Kakka Kakka | Asin | |
2005 | Soggadu | Venkatesh | Cameo Appearance | |
Sankranthi | Raghavendra | Winner-Santosham Best Actor Award Nomination-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
Sneha, Aarti Agarwal, Srikanth, Sangeetha, Sharadha | |
Subash Chandra Bose | Ashok/Subash Chandra Bose | Utter Flop | Genelia, Shreya Saran, Prakash Raj | |
2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana | Super Hit | Nayantara, Charmy |
2007 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | Ganesh | Winner-Santosham Best Actor Award, Best Actor Nandi Award Nomination-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
Trisha Krishnan, Swathi, Sri Ram, Kota Srinivasa Rao |
Tulasi | Tulasi Ram | Hit | Nayantara, Shriya Saran (Cameo) | |
2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi | Average | Anushka Shetty, Mamta Mohandas |
2009 | Eenadu | Eeshwar Prasad | Average | Kamal Haasan, Anuja Iyer, Lakshmi, Poonam Kaur. |
2010 | Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum | Announced | ||
Namo Venkatesa | Shooting is in progress. | Trisha Krishnan | ||
Ganga | Announced |
External links
- Venkatesh Complete Profile at JustTollywood.com
- Rana Daggubati Pics
- Venkatesh Daggubati at IMDb
Gallery
- Venkatesh Birthday Stills at JustTollywood.com
- Venkatesh Gallery