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 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

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Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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* All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

### As actor

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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 |  |
Dhruva Nakshatram | Dhruva Kumar |  |
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa | Himself | Cameo appearance |
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 | Anari | Rama  | Hindi film |
Kondapalli Raja | Raja |  |
Abbaigaru | Dora Babu |  |
1994 | Super Police | Vijay |  |
Muddula Priyudu | Ramu
Raju |  |
1995 | Pokiri Raja | Chanti
Balaraju[a] |  |
Taqdeerwala | Suraj  | Hindi film |
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 |  |
2009 | Eenaadu | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad |  |
2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Venkataramana "Venky" |  |
Nagavalli | Naagabhairava Raajasekhara
Vijay[a] |  |
2012 | Bodyguard | Venkatadri / Venky |  |
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Ballari Babu | Special appearance in the song "Sye Andre Nanu"
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 |  |
Premam | DCP Rama Chandra | Cameo appearance |
2017 | Guru | Aditya | Won—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu |
2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Guru | Cameo appearance |
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 |  |
Ori Devuda | God | Extended Cameo |
2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Gundamaneni Balakrishna "Rowdy Anna" | Hindi film |
2024 | Saindhav | Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo" |  |
2025 | Sankranthiki Vastunnam | "Unknown" | Telugu film |
2025 | F4 | Venky | Telugu film |

## Television

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List of Venkatesh television series credits Year  | Title  | Role  | Network  | Language

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2023–present  | Rana Naidu | Naga Naidu  | Netflix | Hindi
2023  | Maya Bazaar For Sale | Producer  | ZEE5 | Telugu

## Voice acting

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

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2019  | Aladdin | Genie | Telugu dub; portrayed by Will Smith | [12]

## Other crew positions

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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

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

## References

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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. ^ "F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin". 25 April 2019.

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