Venkatesh is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 38 years, he starred in 72 feature films. He has played a variety of challenging roles in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi films.[1] He has received seven state Nandi awards, and six Filmfare Awards for best acting.
Along with his brother D. 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 mentor of Telugu Warriors representing Tollywood in Celebrity Cricket League.[3][4]
Film
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
As actor
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | Rana Naidu | Naga Naidu | Netflix | Hindi |
| 2023 | Maya Bazaar For Sale | Producer | ZEE5 | Telugu |
Voice acting
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aladdin | Genie | Telugu dub; portrayed by Will Smith | [12] |
Other crew positions
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Guru | Playback singer for the song "Jingidi" | |
| 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Krack | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Mosagallu | Narrator |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Venkatesh getting younger on screen
- ^ Victory, yet again | The Hindu
- ^ Venkatesh - Telugu Actor Gallery stills images clips
- ^ Ram-Laxman to direct Venkatesh | Deccan Chronicle
- ^ Telugu cinema’s second gen actors remember ANR- Times of India. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Awards won by Venkatesh Daggubati - Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ HYBIZTV HD (3 June 2015). "Victory Venkatesh - Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014 - Hybiz.tv" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Filmfare - South Special". 18 October 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 1999.
- ^ "Filmfare (South) awards presented". The Tribune. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Venkatesh Daggubati Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Venkatesh Daggubati | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh OMG Remake Telugu Title Confirmed?- Times of AP. 05 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin". 25 April 2019.