Venkatesh
Actor
- Born
- December 13, 1960 (age 65) 路 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December, 1960), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema and has also appeared in Hindi films. He is the son of film producer D. Ramanaidu.
He made his debut as a lead actor in K. Raghavendra Rao's *Kaliyuga Pandavulu* (1986), winning the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. His filmography includes *Swarna Kamalam* (1988), *Bobbili Raja* (1990), *Kshana Kshanam* (1991), *Chanti* (1992), *Anari* (1993), *Preminchukundam Raa* (1997), *Suryavamsam* (1998), *Raja* (1999), *Kalisundam Raa* (2000), *Jayam Manadera* (2000), *Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* (2001), *Malliswari* (2004), *Sankranthi* (2005), *Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule* (2007), *Drushyam* (2014), *F2: Fun and Frustration* (2019), *Narappa* (2021), *Drushyam 2* (2021), the crime series *Rana Naidu* (2023), and *Sankranthiki Vasthunam* (2025).
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He has won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor for *Swarna Kamalam*, *Dharma Chakram*, *Preminchukundam Raa*, *Ganesh*, and *Kalisundam Raa*, along with two Nandi Special Jury Awards and six Filmfare Awards South.
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- 2027January 12 Vidudala as Lt. Col. Venkat Reddy
- 2026ENE Repeat as Special appearance
- 2026Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu as Venky Gowda
- 2025Sankranthiki Vasthunam as Yadagari Damodara Raju
- 2024Saindhav as Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"
- 2023Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan as Balakrishna Gundapeneni
- 2022Ori Devuda..! as Almighty
- 2022F3: Fun and Frustration as Venky
- 2021Drushyam 2 as Rambabu
- 2021
