Venkatesh

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.

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Rana Naidu 2023TV show as Naga Naidu

F2: Fun and Frustration 2019Movie as Venky

F3: Fun and Frustration 2022Movie as Venky

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013Movie as Peddodu

Nagavalli 2010Movie as Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay

Muddula Priyudu 1994Movie

Gopala Gopala 2015Movie as Kanneganti Gopala Rao

Venky Mama 2019Movie as Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum 2012Movie as Ballari Babu

Bodyguard 2012Movie as Venkatadri

Shadow 2013Movie as Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti

Drushyam 2014Movie as Rambabu

Agnyaathavaasi 2018Movie as Guru

Anari 1993Movie as Rama

Kshana Kshanam 1991Movie as Chandu