Venkatesh – Biography
Daggubati Venkatesh Profile
Venkatesh popularly known as Venky, was born on December 13, 1960 to Dr. D. Ramanaidu and Rajeshwari in Karamchedu, a village in Prakasam District, A.P. He has an elder brother, D. Suresh Babu, who runs Suresh Productions, and a younger sister, Lakshmi. Venkatesh is one of the reigning stars in South India.
Venkatesh holds an MBA degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA. Venkatesh did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai. He graduated with a Bachelors in Commerce from Loyola College in Chennai. After his return to India, he wanted to get into film production but instead, became an actor in Telugu films. Height 6 ft 1 in
His wife’s name is Neeraja and they have four children Arjun, Aashritha, Hayavahini and Bhavana. According to the "Padutha Teeyaga - ETV Grand Reality Show" show on 5 April 2010, D.Suresh Babu (brother of Venkatesh) said that Venkatesh acted as Chinna Satyanarayana in the movie Prem Nagar.
Venkatesh - Career
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 was delightful Divya Bharati, good comedy and melodious music. Bobbili Raja was a musical hit and also entertained audience from all sections because of its ingredients. In Shathruvu, Venkatesh played angry young lawyer who takes law into his hands after failing to fight the corruption through the court. Venkatesh has also worked with famed Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma in the film Kshana Kshanam, which was a huge success at the box office. Chanti, a remake of Tamil movie Chinna Thambi, happened in 1991. Chanti was definitely a challenging project for Venkatesh. Chanti was a box office hit and Venkatesh's career benefitted hugely by it. Anari was the remake of Chanti in Bollywood's Hindi cinema. Venkatesh started becoming a family hero and turned out a huge fan following among women. Venkatesh has acted in a lot of blockbusters. His recent films, Aadavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule and Tulasi are big hits. He is very aggressive in the work. He is known to be very down to earth and spiritual person.And also he is one of the best comedy hero of the telugu film industry at the same time he have acted in many serious roles and action movies like gharshana, lakshmi etc .
In 2009, he teamed up with his friend Kamal Haasan for Eeenadu, which was released in September 2009. His latest movie is Namo Venkatesa, directed by Sreenu Vytla; it was released as a pongal special and celebrated its grand 100 days function on 26 April, being 2010’s first 100-day film.In 2010 he was in Nagavalli, a remake of Aptharakshaka. In 2011 he signed Savitri in Teja's direction. Venaketsh would appear in a paraplegic patient role on wheel chair in this movie.
Venkatesh first Hindi movie was Anari which was released in the year 1993.
He has won 7 Nandi awards, 3 Filmfare Awards, and many other awards as best actor for playing a variety of challenging roles in his career spanning 64 feature films in 25 years. His brother D. Suresh Babu, a very successful producer, has produced most of his successful films under Suresh Productions… He won prestigious “Nandi award” for his performance in Swarnakamalam, Prema, Dharmachakram, Ganesh, and Kalisundham Raa.
*1991 Cinegoers Award Best Actor Coolie No.1 *1991 Madras Film Fans Award Best Actor Coolie No. 1 *1992 Lions Club Award Best Actor Sundara Kanda *1992 Cinegoers Award Best Actor Sundara Kanda *1992 Yuvavahini Award Best Actor Chanti *1992 Kalasagar Award Best Actor Chanti *1992 Vamsi Berkley Award Best Actor Chanti *1992 Cinema Express Award Best Actor Chanti *1993 Kalasagar Award Best Actor Abbai Garu *1993 Cinegoers Award Best Performance Abbai Garu *1993 Nandi Award Best Actor Dharmachakram *1995 Kalasagar Award Best Actor Dharmachakram *1996 Vamsi Berkley Award Best Actor Pavitra Bandham *1998 Nandi Award Best Actor Ganesh *2000 National Award (telugu) Best Film Kalisundam Raa *2000 Nandi Award Best Actor Kalisundam Raa *2005 Santhosam Award Best Actor Sankranthi
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