Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 13, 1960
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Credits
97 titles
Venkatesh
Biography
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December, 1960), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema and has also appeared in Hindi films. He is the son of film producer D. Ramanaidu. He made his debut as a lead actor in K. Raghavendra Rao's *Kaliyuga Pandavulu* (1986), winning the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. His filmography includes *Swarna Kamalam* (1988), *Bobbili Raja* (1990), *Kshana Kshanam* (1991), *Chanti* (1992), *Anari* (1993), *Preminchukundam Raa* (1997), *Suryavamsam* (1998), *Raja* (1999), *Kalisundam Raa* (2000), *Jayam Manadera* (2000), *Nuvvu Naaku Nachav* (2001), *Malliswari* (2004), *Sankranthi* (2005), *Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule* (2007), *Drushyam* (2014), *F2: Fun and Frustration* (2019), *Narappa* (2021), *Drushyam 2* (2021), the crime series *Rana Naidu* (2023), and *Sankranthiki Vasthunam* (2025). He has won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor for *Swarna Kamalam*, *Dharma Chakram*, *Preminchukundam Raa*, *Ganesh*, and *Kalisundam Raa*, along with two Nandi Special Jury Awards and six Filmfare Awards South.
Known For
Filmography
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Special appearance
Aadarsha Kutumbam
Chittibabu
Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu
Venky Gowda
Sankranthiki Vasthunam
Yadagari Damodara Raju
The Rana Daggubati Show
Self
Saindhav
Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"
Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan
Balakrishna Gundapeneni
Rana Naidu
Naga Naidu
Ori Devuda..!
Almighty
F3: Fun and Frustration
Venky
Drushyam 2
Rambabu
Unstoppable with NBK
Self
Narappa
Naarappa
Mosagallu
Narrator
Krack
Narrator
Venky Mama
Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama
F2: Fun and Frustration
Venky
Agnyaathavaasi
Guru
Guru
Aditya / Aadi
Premam
DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)
Babu Bangaram
A.C.P. Krishna
Gopala Gopala
Kanneganti Gopala Rao
Radha
Drushyam
Rambabu
Masala
Balaram
Shadow
Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Peddodu
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Ballari Babu
Bodyguard
Venkatadri
Nagavalli
Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay
Namo Venkatesa
Venkataramana
Eenadu
DGP Eashwar Prasad IPS
Chintakayala Ravi
Chintakayala Ravi
Thulasi
Parvataneni Tulasi Ram
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
Ganesh
Lakshmi
Subash Chandra Bose
Soggadu
Sankranthi
Gharshana
DCP Ramachandra
Malliswari
Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad
Vasantham
Ashok
Gemeni
'Patamatalanka' Gemeni
Vasu
Vasu
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Venkateswarlu "Venky"
Premato Raa
Chandu
Devi Putrudu
Krishna/Balaram
Jayam Manadera
Kalisundam Raa
Raghu