Venkatesh

13 Dec, 1960 | Karamchedu, Prakasam

Actor/Producer/Singer

Biography

Daggubati Venkatesh 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 Victory Venkatesh in Tollywood. Venkatesh graduated from the prestigious Don Bosco Egmore (Chennai) High School and earned an MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in the United States. After his return to India, he wanted to get into production. He became an actor in Telugu films. His father, D. Rama Naidu, and his brother, D. Suresh Babu, successfully ran one of the most prestigious banners in Telugu cinema, Suresh Productions. He is married to Neeraja and has a son, Arjun Ramnath, and three daughters, Aashritha, Hayavahini, and Bhavana.Venkatesh debuted through Kaliyuga Pandavulu in 1986. Just two years old as an actor, Venkatesh acted in Swarnakamalam, directed by Kasinadhuni Viswanath. Varasudochadu, released in the same year, was another trophy. After a few flops, he got a break in the form of Bobbili Raja. Added to that, the name and performance of Venkatesh were delightful. Bobbili Raja was a musical hit and also entertained the audience from all sections because of its ingredients. In Shathruvu, Venkatesh played an angry young lawyer who takes the law into his own hands after failing to fight corruption in court. Venkatesh has also worked with famed Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma on the film Kshana Kshanam, which was a huge success at the box office. Chanti, a 1991 remake of the Tamil movie Chinna Thambi, Chanti was definitely a challenging project for Venkatesh. Chanti was a box office hit, and Venkatesh's career benefited hugely from it. Anari was the remake of Chanti in Bollywood's Hindi cinema. Venkatesh started becoming a family hero and turned out to have a huge fan following among women. Venkatesh has acted in a lot of blockbusters. His first film, Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Ferrule, was a big hit, but his subsequent films, such as Tulasi and Chintakayala Ravi, were flops in his career. He is very aggressive on the work front. Also, he is known to be very down-to-earth and a spiritual person. Also, he is one of the best comedy heroes of the Telugu film industry at the same time, he has acted in many serious roles and in action movies like Gharshana, Lakshmi, etc., as well. His numerous romantic and family entertainment movies have won him a lot of female fans as well. Since he consistently performs well, Venky is still in the market.