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 Raos 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