Name
Venkatesh
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-12-13 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
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).
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.
Known For
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After Venky, Varun also gets married thinking he can keep the wife in control but both of ...
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A boy is adopted by his grandfather after his parents are murdered. He grows up to be an a...
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Bhaijaan, a self-defense trainer lives happily as a bachelor with his three brothers Moh, ...
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National security officer Vara Prasad, protecting his estranged wife and kids from a venge...
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The film revolves around Chintakayala Ravi, a waiter in a New York bar, who has lied to hi...
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When a renowned tech entrepreneur is kidnapped upon returning to India, a police officer r...
- 2008 Chintakayala Ravi as Chintakayala Ravi
- 2024 Saindhav as Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"
- 1991 Surya IPS
- 2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule as Ganesh
- 2001 Nuvvu Naaku Nachav as Venkateswarlu "Venky"
- 2004 Malliswari as Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad
- 2010 Nagavalli as Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay
- 2006 Lakshmi
- 2010 Namo Venkatesa as Venkataramana
- 2012 Bodyguard as Venkatadri
- 1995 Taqdeerwala as Suraj
- 2000 Jayam Manadera
- 2013 Shadow as Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti
- 2023 Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan as Balakrishna Gundapeneni
- 2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu as Peddodu
- 2004 Gharshana as DCP Ramachandra
- 1999 Raja
- 2013 Masala as Balaram
- 2014 Drushyam as Rambabu
- 2015 Gopala Gopala as Kanneganti Gopala Rao
- 2001 Devi Putrudu as Krishna/Balaram
- 2001 Premato Raa as Chandu
- 1999 Seenu as Seenu
- 1997 Pelli Chesukundaam
- 2005 Subash Chandra Bose
- 2005 Sankranthi
- 2002 Vasu as Vasu
- 1998 Premante Ideraa
- 2003 Vasantham as Ashok
- 2002 Gemeni as 'Patamatalanka' Gemeni
- 1996 Pavithra Bandham as Vijay
- 1997 Chinnabbaayi as Sundarayya
- 1996 Saahasa Veerudu Saagara Kanya as Sahasa Veerudu
- 1995 Pokiri Raja as Chanti/ Balaraju
- 1991 Kshana Kshanam as Chandu
- 1998 Suryavamsham
- 1997 Preminchukundam Raa
- 1996 Dharma Chakram as Rakesh
- 1996 Saradha Bullodu
- 1990 Bobbili Raja as Raja
- 1992 Sundara Kanda as Venteswarulu
- 1998 Ganesh as Ganesh
- 1993 Kondapalli Raja
- 1993 Abbaigaru as Dorababu
- 1992 Chanti as Chanti
- 1989 Ontari Poratam as Raja
- 1994 Muddula Priyudu
- 1991 Coolie No. 1 as Raju / Bharat
- 1996 Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu as Sriram
- 1992 Chinarayudu
- 1989 Two Town Rowdy as Shakthi
- 1994 Super Police as Vijay
- 1990 Aggiramudu as Aggi Ramudu / Vijay
- 1987 Ajeyudu
- 1987 Vijetha Vikram
- 1989 Dhruva Naksthram
- 1986 Kaliyuga Pandavulu as Vijay
- 1991 Shatruvu
- 1987 Thrimoorthulu
- 1987 Srinivasa Kalyanam
- 1988 Raktha Tilakam
- 1988 Brahma Puthrudu
- 1988 Varasudochadu
- 1989 Prema as Pruthvi
- 1987 Bharathamlo Arjunudu
- 1986 Brahma Rudrulu
- 2022 Ori Devuda..! as Almighty
- 1988 Swarnakamalam as Chandra Shekar
- 2000 Kalisundam Raa as Raghu
- 2009 Eenadu as DGP Eashwar Prasad IPS
- 1993 Anari as Rama
- 2016 Babu Bangaram as A.C.P. Krishna
- 2016 Premam as DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)
- 2017 Guru as Aditya / Aadi
- 2018 Agnyaathavaasi as Guru
- 1993 Rampur Ka Raja
- 2019 F2: Fun and Frustration as Venky
- 2012 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum as Ballari Babu
- 2019 Venky Mama as Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama
- 2005 Soggadu
- 2021 Narappa as Naarappa
- 2021 Krack as Narrator
- 2022 F3: Fun and Frustration as Venky
- 2007 Thulasi as Parvataneni Tulasi Ram
- 2021 Mosagallu as Narrator
- 2021 Drushyam 2 as Rambabu
- 2025 Sankranthiki Vasthunam as Yadagari Damodara Raju
- 2026 Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK47 as Chittibabu
- 2026 Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu as Venky Gowda
- 1998 Hathi as Truck driver
- Soon Drushyam 3 as Rambabu
- 2027 January 12 Vidudala as Lt. Col. Venkat Reddy
- 1972 Vasantha Maligai as Young Vijay Kumar (archival footage)
- 2023 Rana Naidu ( 18 episodes ) as Naga Naidu
- 2021 Unstoppable with NBK ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 The Rana Daggubati Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
