Venkatesh

Daggubati Venkatesh born 13 December 1960 is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film Kaliyuga Pandavulu for which he won his first Nandi Award In a career spanning over 30 years he starred in many successful films such as Bobbili Raja Chanti Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu Preminchukundam Raa Suryavamsam Premante Idera Raja Kalisundam Raa Jayam Manadera Sankranti Lakshmi Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Ganesh Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Drushyam and F2 Fun and Frustration establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor for his performances in Swarna Kamalam Prema Dharma Chakram Ganesh Kalisundam Raa and Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule in addition to six Filmfare Awards South in various categories Along with his brother D Suresh Babu Venkatesh coowns of Suresh Productions one of the largest film production companies in India under which he acted in several films67 He is also the mentor of the Telugu Warriors representing Telugu cinema Tollywood in the Celebrity Cricket League