Early life
Daggubati Venkatesh is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning twenty nine years, he starred in seventy two feature films. He has played a variety of challenging roles in Telugu cinema and a few Bollywood films.[1] He has received seven state Nandi awards, and five Filmfare Awards for best acting.
Along with his brother Daggubati Suresh Babu, Venkatesh is the co-owner of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India. Venkatesh has starred in several of his films under this production, most of them turned out to be blockbusters, owing to this, he is widely known as Victory Venkatesh in the media.[2] Apart from films, He is the Captain of Telugu Warriors representing Tollywood in Celebrity Cricket League
Venkatesh was born to prolific film producer and former MP, Ramanaidu Daggubati and Rajeshwari in Karamchedu village of Prakasam District. He has an elder brother Suresh Babu Daggubati who runs Suresh Productions, and a younger sister, Lakshmi. Venkatesh did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai. He graduated with a Bachelors in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai and got his MBA from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA.[5] After his return to India, he wanted to get into film production but instead, became an actor in Telugu films.
Awards
Sno | Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Kinnera Award | Best Actor | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Won |
2 | 1986 | Nandi Awards | Best Male Debut (special) | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Won |
3 | 1987 | Cinegoer Award | Sensation Best Actor | Trimurtulu | Won |
4 | 1987 | Vamsiberkely Award | Sensation Best Actor | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Won |
5 | 1988 | Kinnera Award | Best Actor | Brahma Puthrudu | Won |
6 | 1988 | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Brahma Puthrudu | Won |
7 | 1988 | Cinegoer Award | Sensation Best Actor | Brahma Puthrudu | Won |
8 | 1988 | Madras filmfans award | Sensation Best Actor | Brahma Puthrudu | Won |
9 | 1988 | Nandi Award | Best Actor Special Jury | Swarna Kamalam | Won |
10 | 1988 | Bhagyanagar award | Best Actor | Varasudochhadu | Won |
11 | 1989 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Prema | Won |
12 | 1990 | Cinegoer Award | Best Actor | Bobbili Raja | Won |
13 | 1990 | Bhagyanagar Award | Best Actor | Bobbili Raja | Won |
14 | 1990 | Bhagyanagar Award | Best Actor | Shatruvu | Won |
15 | 1991 | Cinegoer Award | Best Actor | Coolie No.1 | Won |
16 | 1991 | Madras Filmfans Award | Best Actor | Coolie No.1 | Won |
17 | 1992 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Chanti | Won |
18 | 1992 | Madrasfilmfans award | Best Actor | Chanti | Won |
19 | 1992 | Vamsiberkely Award | Best Actor | Chanti | Won |
20 | 1992 | Cinemaexpress Award | Best Actor | Chanti | Won |
21 | 1992 | Peerless Award | Best Actor | Chanti | Won |
22 | 1992 | Yuvavahini Award | Best Actor | Sundarakanda | Won |
23 | 1992 | Cinegoer Award | Best Actor | Sundarakanda | Won |
24 | 1993 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Abbaigaru | Won |
25 | 1993 | Cinegoer Award | Best performance | Abbaigaru | Won |
26 | 1995 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Dharma Chakram | Won |
27 | 1996 | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Dharma Chakram | Won |
28 | 1996 | Kalasagar Award | Best Actor | Dharma Chakram | Won |
29 | 1996 | Vamsiberkley Award | Best Actor | Dharma Chakram | Won |
30 | 1996 | Vamsi bestfair Award | Best Acotor | Pavithra Bandham | Won |
31 | 1996 | KarunaSevaSadan Award | Best Actor | Pavithra Bandham | Won |
32 | 1998 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Ganesh | Won |
33 | Filmfare Award | Won | |||
34 | Kinnera Award | Won | |||
* | 1999 | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Raja | Nominated |
35 | 2000 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Kalisundam Raa | Won |
36 | 2000 | Filmfare Award | special Actor | Kalisundam Raa | Won |
37 | 2000 | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Jayam Manade Raa | Won |
* | 2005 | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Sankranthi | Nominated |
38 | Santosham Film Awards | Won | |||
39 | 2007 | Nandi Award | Best Actor | Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule | Won |
40 | Santosham Film Awards | Won | |||
* | Filmfare Award | Nominated | |||
* | 2014 | Filmfare Award | Best Supporting Actor | Masala | Nominated |
* | 2015 | Filmfare Award | Best actor | Drushyam | Nominated |
41 | 2015 | TSR – TV9 National Film Awards | Best Actor (Jury) | Drushyam | Won[11] |
* | 2015 | 4th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor | Drushyam | Nominated |
Source: Idlebrain |
Filmography
S.No. | Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu[5] | 1986 | Vijay | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
2 | Brahma Rudrulu | 1986 | Satya Prasad | K. Murali Mohan Rao | ||
3 | Ajeyudu | 1987 | Murali | G Ram Mohan Rao | ||
4 | Bharatamlo Arjunudu | 1987 | Arjun | K.Raghavendra Rao | Remake of Hindi film Arjun | |
5 | Trimurtulu | 1987 | Raja | K. Murali Mohan Rao | Remake of Hindi film Naseeb | |
6 | Vijetha Vikram | 1987 | Vikram | SS.Ravichandra | ||
7 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | 1987 | Srinivas | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
8 | Raktha Tilakam | 1988 | Krishna Prasad | B. Gopal | ||
9 | Brahma Puthrudu | 1988 | Shakthi | Dasari Narayana Rao | Remake of Michael Raj Remade in Hindi as Rakhwala 1989 |
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10 | Swarna Kamalam | 1988 | Chandra Sehkar | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | ||
11 | Varasudochhadu | 1988 | Raghu / Bose | A.Mohan Gandhi | ||
12 | Prema | 1989 | Pruthvi | Suresh Krishna | ||
13 | Ontari Poratam | 1989 | Raja | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
14 | Dhruva Nakshatram | 1989 | Dhruva Kumar | Y.Nageswara Rao | Remade in Hindi as Jeevan Ek Sanghursh 1990 | |
15 | Two Town Rowdy | 1989 | Shakthi | Dasari Narayana Rao | Remake of Hindi film Tezaab | |
16 | Aggiramudu | 1990 | Aggi Ramudu & Vijay (Dualrole) | SS. Ravichandra | ||
17 | Bobbili Raja | 1990 | Raja | B. Gopal | ||
18 | Shatruvu | 1990 | Ashok | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
19 | Coolie No.1 | 1991 | Raju (Bharath) | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
20 | Surya IPS | 1991 | Surya | A. Kodandarami Reddy | ||
21 | Kshana Kshanam | 1991 | Chandu | Ram Gopal Varma | ||
22 | Chanti | 1992 | Chanti | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Remake of Tamil film Chinna Thambi | |
23 | Chinarayudu | 1992 | Chinarayudu | B. Gopal | Remake of Tamil film Chinna Gounder | |
24 | Sundarakanda | 1992 | Venkateswarlu | K.Raghavendra Rao | Remake of Tamil Film Sundara Kandam Remade in Hindi as Andaz |
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25 | Anari | 1993 | Rama | K. Murali Mohan Rao | Remake of Telugu Movie Chanti & Tamil Movie Chinna Thambi |
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26 | Kondapalli Raja | 1993 | Raja | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Remake of Hindi film Khudgarz | |
27 | Abbaigaru | 1993 | Dora Babu | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | Remake of Tamil Movie Enga Chinna Rasa & Hindi Movie Beta |
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28 | Super Police | 1994 | Vijay | K. Murali Mohan Rao | ||
29 | Muddula Priyudu | 1994 | Ramu / Raju | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
30 | Pokiri Raja | 1995 | Chanti & Balaraju (DualRole) | A. Kodandarami Reddy | Remake of Hindi film Aankhen | |
31 | Taqdeerwala | 1995 | Suraj | K. Murali Mohan Rao | Remake of Telugu film Yamaleela | |
32 | Dharma Chakram | 1996 | Rakesh | Suresh Krishna | ||
33 | Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | 1996 | Ravi Chandra | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
34 | Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | 1996 | Sriram | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | Remake of Tamil Film Thaikulame Thaikulame Remade as Hindi Movie Gharwali Baharwali | |
35 | Saradha Bullodu | 1996 | Vijay | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | ||
36 | Pavithra Bandham | 1996 | Vijay | Muthyala Subbaiah | Remade as Hindi Movie Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | |
37 | Chinnabbayi | 1996 | Sundaraiyya | Kasinadhuni Viswanath | ||
38 | Preminchukundam Raa | 1997 | Giri | Jayanth C. Paranjee | ||
39 | Pellichesukundam | 1997 | Anand | Muthyala Subbaiah | Remade as Hindi Movie Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai | |
40 | Suryavamsam | 1998 | Harichandra Prasad & Bhanu Prasad (Dualrole) | B. Srinivasa Rao | Remake of Tamil Movie Suryavamsam Remade as Hindi Movie Sooryavansham |
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41 | Ganesh | 1998 | Ganesh | Tirupathi Swamy | ||
42 | Premante Idera | 1998 | Murali | Jayanth C. Paranjee | ||
43 | Raja | 1999 | Raja | Muppalaneni Shiva | Remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen | |
44 | Seenu | 1999 | Seenu | Sasi | Remake of Tamil film Sollamale | |
45 | Kalisundam Raa | 2000 | Raghu | UdayShankar | ||
46 | Jayam Manade Raa | 2000 | Mahadeva Naidu & Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram (Dualrole) | N.Shankar | ||
47 | Devi Putrudu | 2001 | Balaram & Krishna (Dualrole) | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
48 | Prematho Raa | 2001 | Chandra Sekhar / Chandu | Uday Shankar | ||
49 | Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | 2001 | Venkateswarlu / Venky | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | ||
50 | Vasu | 2002 | Vasu | A. Karunakaran | ||
51 | Gemeni | 2002 | Gemini | Saran | Remake of Tamil film Gemini | |
52 | Vasantham | 2003 | Ashok | Vikraman | Remake of Tamil film Priyamaana Thozhi | |
53 | Malliswari | 2004 | Pellikani Prasad | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | ||
54 | Gharshana | 2004 | DCP Rama Chandra | Gautham Menon | Remake of Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha | |
55 | Sankranthi | 2005 | Raghavendra | Muppalaneni Shiva | Remake of Tamil film Aanandham | |
56 | Subash Chandra Bose | 2005 | Subash Chandra Bose & Ashok (Dualrole) | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
57 | Lakshmi | 2006 | Lakshmi Narayana | V.V. Vinayak | ||
58 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | 2007 | Ganesh | Selvaraghavan | ||
59 | Tulasi | 2007 | Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram | Boyapati Srinu | ||
60 | Chintakayala Ravi | 2008 | Ravi | Yogi | ||
61 | Eenadu | 2009 | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad | Chakri Toleti | Remake of Hindi film A Wednesday! | |
62 | Namo Venkatesa | 2010 | Venkataramana / Venky | Srinu Vytla | ||
63 | Nagavalli | 2010 | Nagabhairava Rajashekhara & Vijay (Dualrole) | P. Vasu | Remake of Kannada film Aptharakshaka | |
64 | Bodyguard | 2012 | Venkatadri / Venky | Gopichand Malineni | Remake of Malayalam film & Hindi film Bodyguard | |
65 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | 2013 | Peddodu | Srikanth Addala | ||
66 | Shadow | 2013 | Rajaram | Meher Ramesh | ||
67 | Masala | 2013 | Balaram | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Remake of Hindi film Bol Bachchan | |
68 | Drushyam | 2014 | Rambabu | Sripriya | Remake of Malayalam film Drishyam | |
69 | Gopala Gopala | 2015 | Gopala Rao | Kishore Kumar Pardasany | Remake of Hindi film Oh My God [6] | |
70 | Babu Bangaram | 2016 | ACP Krishna | Maruthi | ||
71 | Guru | 2017 | Aditya | Sudha Kongara Prasad | Remake of Tamil film Irudhi Suttru[7][8] | |
72 | Adallu Meeku Joharlu | 2017 | Kishore Tirumala | Pre-Production[9] |