Venkatesh filmography

Films of Venkatesh

Venkatesh at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South press conference

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 Bollywood 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]

Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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* All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

### As actor[edit]

List of Venkatesh film acting credits Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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1971 | Prema Nagar | Young Keshav Varma | Child artist |
1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | Won—Nandi Award for Best Male Debut (Special Jury Award) | [5][6]
Brahma Rudrulu | Satya Prasad |  |
1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali |  |
Bharatamlo Arjunudu | Arjun |  |
Trimurtulu | Raja |  |
Vijetha Vikram | Vikram |  |
Srinivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas |  |
1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Krishna Prasad |  |
Brahma Puthrudu | Shakthi | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | [7]
Swarna Kamalam | Chandra Sehkar | Won—Nandi Special Jury Award | [6]
Varasudochhadu | Raghu / Bose |  |
1989 | Prema | Pruthvi | Won—Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6]
Ontari Poratam | Raja | Tamil dubbed as Jeyithu Kattuvein |
Dhruva Nakshatram | Dhruva Kumar |  |
Two Town Rowdy | Sakthi |  |
1990 | Aggiramudu | Aggi Ramudu
Vijay[a] |  |
Bobbili Raja | Raja |  |
1991 | Shatruvu | Ashok |  |
Coolie No.1 | Raju / Bharath |  |
Surya IPS | Surya |  |
Kshana Kshanam | Chandu |  |
1992 | Chanti | Chanti |  |
Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu |  |
Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu |  |
1993 | Kondapalli Raja | Raja |  |
Abbaigaru | Dora Babu |  |
1994 | Super Police | Vijay |  |
Muddula Priyudu | Ramu
Raju |  |
1995 | Pokiri Raja | Chanti
Balaraju[a] |  |
1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | Won—Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6][8]
Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra |  |
Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram |  |
Saradha Bullodu | Vijay |  |
Pavithra Bandham | Vijay |  |
1997 | Chinnabbayi | Sundarayya |  |
Preminchukundam Raa | Giri |  |
Pellichesukundam | Aanand |  |
1998 | Suryavamsam | Harischandra Prasad
Bhanu Prasad[a] |  |
Ganesh | Ganesh | Won—Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6][9]
Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
Premante Idera | Murali |  |
1999 | Raja | Raja |  |
Seenu | Seenu |  |
2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | Won—Nandi Award for Best Actor | [6][10]
Won—Filmfare Special Award – South
Jayam Manade Raa | Mahadeva Naidu
Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram[a] | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu | [10]
2001 | Devi Putrudu | Balaram
Krishna[a] |  |
Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar "Chandu" |  |
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu "Venky" |  |
2002 | Vasu | Vasu |  |
Gemeni | Gemeni |  |
2003 | Vasantham | Ashok |  |
2004 | Malliswari | Vara Prasad |  |
Gharshana | DCP Raamachandra |  |
2005 | Sankranthi | Raghavendra |  |
Subash Chandra Bose | Subash Chandra Bose
Asok[a] |  |
2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana |  |
2007 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | Ganesh | Won—Nandi Award for Best Actor |
Tulasi | Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram |  |
2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi |  |
2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Venkataramana "Venky" |  |
Nagavalli | Naagabhairava Raajasekhara
Vijay[a] |  |
2012 | Bodyguard | Venkatadri / Venky |  |
2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Peddodu |  |
Shadow | Rajaram |  |
Masala | Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram |  |
2014 | Drushyam | Rambabu |  |
2015 | Gopala Gopala | Gopalaraao |  | [11]
2016 | Babu Bangaram | ACP Krishna |  |
2017 | Guru | Aditya | Won—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South |
2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Venky |  |
Venky Mama | Venkataratnam "Military Naidu " Venky Mama"" |  |
2021 | Narappa | Narappa |  |
Drushyam 2 | Rambabu |  |
2022 | F3: Fun and Frustration | Venky |  |
2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Gundamaneni Balakrishna "Rowdy Anna" | Hindi film |
2024 | Saindhav | Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo" |  |

### As supporting roles, other language films and cameos[edit]

List of Venkatesh film miscellaneous credits Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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1989 | Jayammu Nischayammu Raa | Himself  | Cameo  |
1993 | Anari | Rama  | Debut in Hindi cinema; Remake of Chinna Thambi |
1995 | Taqdeerwala | Suraj  | Hindi film; Remake of Yamaleela |
2005  | Soggadu | Himself  | Cameo  |
2009 | Eenaadu | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad | Remake of A Wednesday! |
2012  | Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Ballari Babu  | Cameo  |
2016  | Premam | DCP Rama Chandra  | Cameo  |
2018  | Agnyaathavaasi | Guru  | Cameo  |
2022  | Ori Devuda | God  | Cameo  |
2023  | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Gundamaneni Balakrishna alias 'Rowdy Anna'  | Hindi film  | [12]

### Web series[edit]

List of Venkatesh web series credits Year  | Title  | Role  | Language  | Availability  | Notes

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2023  | Rana Naidu | Naga Naidu  | Hindi
Telugu  | Netflix | Web Debut
Maya Bazaar For Sale | Producer  | Telugu  | ZEE5 |

## Voice acting[edit]

List of Venkatesh voice acting credits Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2019  | Aladdin | Genie | Telugu dub; portrayed by Will Smith | [13]

## Other crew positions[edit]

List of Venkatesh other crew credits  Year  | Title  | Role  | Ref.

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2017  | Guru | Playback singer for the song "Jingidi"  |
2018  | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Narrator  |
2021  | Krack | Narrator  |
2021  | Mosagallu | Narrator  |

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g Dual role

## References[edit]

1. ^ Venkatesh getting younger on screen
2. ^ Victory, yet again | The Hindu
3. ^ Venkatesh - Telugu Actor Gallery stills images clips
4. ^ Ram-Laxman to direct Venkatesh | Deccan Chronicle
5. ^ Telugu cinema’s second gen actors remember ANR\- Times of India. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
6. ^ a b c d e f "Awards won by Venkatesh Daggubati - Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
7. ^ HYBIZTV HD (3 June 2015). "Victory Venkatesh - Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014 - Hybiz.tv" - via YouTube.
8. ^ "Filmfare - South Special". 18 October 1999. Archived from the original on 18 October 1999.
9. ^ "Filmfare (South) awards presented". The Tribune. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh OMG Remake Telugu Title Confirmed?\- Times of AP. 05 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
12. ^ "Victory Venkatesh to play a crucial role in Salman Khan's 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali'". The Times of India. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
13. ^ "F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin". 25 April 2019.

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Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor

1972–1990|

* N. T. Rama Rao (1972)
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1973)
* Sobhan Babu (1974)
* Sobhan Babu (1975)
* Sobhan Babu (1976)
* Krishnam Raju (1977)
* Chandra Mohan (1978)
* Sobhan Babu (1979)
* Somayajulu (1980)
* Kamal Haasan (1981)
* Chiranjeevi (1982)
* Kamal Haasan (1983)
* Krishnam Raju (1984)
* Chiranjeevi (1985)
* Krishnam Raju (1986)
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1987)
* Krishnam Raju (1988)
* Kamal Haasan (1989)
* Rajasekhar (1990)

1991–2010|

* Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1991)
* Chiranjeevi (1992)
* Chiranjeevi (1993)
* Rajasekhar (1994)
* Mohan Babu (1995)
* Venkatesh (1996)
* Nagarjuna (1997)
* Venkatesh (1998)
* Chiranjeevi (1999)
* Venkatesh (2000)
* Uday Kiran (2001)
* Chiranjeevi (2002)
* Mahesh Babu (2003)
* Chiranjeevi (2004)
* Siddharth (2005)
* Mahesh Babu (2006)
* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2007)
* Allu Arjun (2008)
* Ram Charan (2009)
* Allu Arjun (2010)

2011–present|

* Mahesh Babu (2011)
* Pawan Kalyan (2012)
* Mahesh Babu (2013)
* Allu Arjun (2014)
* Mahesh Babu (2015)
* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2016)
* Vijay Deverakonda (2017)
* Ram Charan (2018)
* Allu Arjun (2020–2021)

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Nandi Award for Best Actor

Nandi Awards

1977–1980|

* Krishnam Raju (1977)
* Hema Sundar (1978)
* Gokina Rama Rao (1979)
* M. Prabhakar Reddy (1980)

1981–1990|

* M. Prabhakar Reddy (1981)
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1982)
* Kamal Haasan (1983)
* Krishnam Raju (1984)
* Murali Mohan (1985)
* Kamal Haasan (1986)
* Chiranjeevi (1987)
* Venkatesh (1988)
* Kamal Haasan (1989)
* Rajendra Prasad (1990)

1991-2000|

* Dasari Narayana Rao (1991)
* Chiranjeevi (1992)
* Jagapathi Babu and Suman (1993)
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1994)
* Venkatesh and Naresh (1995)
* Jagapathi Babu (1996)
* Nagarjuna (1997)
* Venkatesh (1998)
* Venkatesh (1999)
* Jagapathi Babu (2000)

2001-present|

* Nandamuri Balakrishna (2001)
* Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna (2002)
* Mahesh Babu (2003)
* Rajendra Prasad (2004)
* Mahesh Babu (2005)
* Nagarjuna (2006)
* Venkatesh (2007)
* Ravi Teja (2008)
* Dasari Narayana Rao (2009)
* Nandamuri Balakrishna (2010)
* Mahesh Babu (2011)
* Nani (2012)
* Prabhas (2013)
* Nandamuri Balakrishna (2014)
* Mahesh Babu (2015)
* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2016)

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Nandi Special Jury Award

* Vijayachander (1983)
* Karthik (1987)
* Kallu Chidambaram (1988)
* Chiranjeevi (1988)
* Venkatesh (1988)
* Jagapathi Babu (1990)
* Naresh (1992)
* Suman (1997)
* Ravi Teja (1999)
* Venu Thottempudi (1999)
* AVS (2000)
* Srihari (2000)
* Nagarjuna (2000)
* Manjula Ghattamaneni (2001)
* Mahesh Babu (2001)
* Surya (2001)
* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2002)
* Ravi Teja (2002)
* Mahesh Babu (2002)
* Pavan Malhotra (2003)
* Saritha (2004)
* Mahesh Babu (2004)
* Allu Arjun (2004)
* Sneha (2005)
* Priyadarshini Ram (2005)
* Vadde Naveen (2005)
* Gangaraju Gunnam (2006)
* Genelia D'Souza (2006)
* Ram Charan (2007)
* Bhumika Chawla (2007)
* Allu Arjun (2008)
* Anushka Shetty (2008)
* Genelia D'Souza (2009)
* Ram Charan (2009)
* Srikanth (2009)
* Manchu Manoj (2010)
* Sunil (2010)
* Samantha Ruth Prabhu (2010)
* Nagarjuna (2011)
* Charmy Kaur (2011)
* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012)
* Lakshmi (2012)
* Gautham Vasudev Menon (2012)
* Anjali (2013)
* Nithya Menen (2016)

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