Venkatesh (actor)
Venkatesh | |
|---|---|
| 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 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 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.
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
|
Year
|
Award
|
Category |
Film
|
| 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 |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Starring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | Super Hit. Winner-Best Actor Nandi Award | Khushboo |
| Brahma Rudrulu | Prasad | A.N.R | ||
| 1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali | Shobhana | |
| Bharatam lo Arjunudu | Khushboo | |||
| Trimurthulu | Shobhana ,Arjun,Khushboo,Rajendra Prasad | |||
| Vijetha Vikram | Vikram | Farha | ||
| Sreenivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | Super Hit | Bhanupriya, Gouthami | |
| 1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Amala | ||
| Brahma Putrudu | Rajani,Mohanbabu,Srividya,Jayasudha | |||
| Swarna Kamalam | Chandrasehkar | Winner- Best Actor Nandi Award | Bhanupriya | |
| Varasudochadu | Raghu | 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 | Rajani,Sharadha | ||
| Two Town Rowdy | Shakthi | Radha | ||
| 1990 | Aggi Ramudu | Amala,Gouthami,Sharadha | ||
| Bobbili Raja | Raja | Super Hit | Divya Bharathi,Vanisri | |
| 1991 | Shatruvu | Ashok | Vijaya Shanthi | |
| Coolie No.1 | Raju alias Bharath | Super Hit | Tabu,Sharadha | |
| Suyra IPS | Surya | Hit | Vijaya Shanthi | |
| Kshana Kshanam | Chandu | Blockbuster Hit | Sridevi,Paresh Rawal | |
| 1992 | Chanti | Chanti | Blockbuster Hit | Meena |
| Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu | Hit | Vijaya Shanthi,Nirmalamma,Kota,Babu Mohan | |
| Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu | Super Hit | Meena,Aparna,Bramhanandam | |
| 1993 | Anari | Sri Rama | Hindi | Karishma Kapoor |
| Kondapalli Raja | Raja | Hit | Nagma,Suman,Sujatha | |
| Abbaigaru | Dora Babu | Hit | ||
| 1994 | Super Police | Vijay | Hit | Nagma,Jayasudha |
| Muddula Priyudu | Raju | Hit | Ramyakrishna,Rambha | |
| 1995 | Pokiri Raja | Balaraj Raja | Roja,Satyanarayana | |
| Takdheervala | Hindi | |||
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | Winner- Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) Best Actor Nandi Award |
Ramya Krishna,Prema,Srividya |
| Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra | Super Hit | Shilpa Shetty,Malashri | |
| Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram | Super Hit | Soundarya,Kota, Bramhanandam | |
| Sarada Bullodu | Vijay | Hit | Nagma | |
| Pavithra Bhandam | Vijay | Hit | Soundarya,S.P.B | |
| 1997 | Chinnabbai | Chinnabbai alias Sundaram | Meena,Ravali,Indraja,Srividhya,Kota | |
| Premichukondam Raa | Giri | Hit | Anjali Javeri | |
| Pellichesukundam | Anand | Hit | Soundharya | |
| 1998 | Surya Vamsham | Harischandra Prasad/Bhanu | Super Hit | Meena,Sanghavi |
| Ganesh | Ganesh | Winner-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), Best Actor Nandi Award |
Rambha,Madu Bala,Kota Srinivaas Rao | |
| Premante Idera | Murali | Hit | Preity Zinta | |
| 1999 | Raja | Raja | Super Hit | Soundarya,Abbas,Sudhakar |
| Seenu | Seenu | Hit | Twinkle Khanna,Sudhaakar | |
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | Winner-Best Actor Nandi Award, | Simran Vishwanath.K |
| Jayam Manade Raa | Abhiram/Rudrama Naidu/Mahadeva Naidu | Winner-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) | Soundarya | |
| 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Krishna/Balaram | Average | Soundarya,Suresh |
| Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar | Average | Simran | |
| Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu aka "Venky" | Super Hit | Aarthi Agrwal,Asha Shaini,Prudhvi,Rrakash Rai | |
| 2002 | Vasu | Vasu | Hit | Bhoomika |
| Gemini | Gemini | Average | Namitha | |
| 2003 | Vasantham | Ashok | Hit | Kalyani,Aarthi Agarwal,V.V.S.Lakshman(cameo) |
| 2004 | Malliswari | Prasad | Super Hit | Katrina Kaif,Smitha,Kota Srinivas Rao |
| Gharshana | DCP Rama Chandra | the film is a remake of Tamil movie kakka kakka | Asin Thottumkal | |
| 2005 | Soggadu | Venkatesh | Cameo appearance | |
| Sankranthi | Raghavendra | Winner-Santosham Best Actor Award Nomination-Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) |
Sneha,Aarthi Agarwal ,Srikanth, Sangeetha, Sharadha, ChandraMohan | |
| Subash Chandra Bose | Ashok/Subash Chandra Bose | Average | Geneliya,Shreya Saran,Prakash Rai | |
| 2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana | Super Hit | Nyanatara,Charmi |
| 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 Srinivas Rao,Viswanath.K, |
| Tulasi | Tulasi Ram | Hit | Nayanatara,Shriya Saran (cameo) | |
| 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi | Average | Anushka Shetty,Mamatha Mohandas, ChandraMohan, Lakshmi |
| 2009 | Eenadu | Eeshwar Prasad | Releasing on September 18th | Kamal Hassan |
| Namo Venkatesa | Shooting is in progress. | Trisha Krishnan |