D. Suresh Babu

Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions.[5] In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award for his contribution to popular cinema.[6]

D. Suresh Babu
Suresh Babu in December 2019
Born
Daggubati Suresh Babu

(1958-12-24) 24 December 1958[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, College of Engineering, Guindy
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Lakshmi[2]
Children3, including Rana Daggubati[3]
Parent(s)Ramanaidu Daggubati[4]
RelativesSee Daggubati-Akkineni Family
AwardsNational Film Awards (1)
Nandi Awards (4)
TSR – TV9 National Film Awards (1)
Websitesureshproductions.com

He has produced several Telugu-language films under Suresh Productions banner including Bobbili Raja, Coolie No.1, Preminchukundam Raa, Ganesh, Kalisundam Raa, Jayam Manade Raa, Nuvvu leka nenu lenu, Malliswari, Tulasi, Drushyam and Gopala Gopala.

Early life

He is the son of the producer D. Ramanaidu[7] and elder brother of popular actor Venkatesh.[8] He did his schooling in Don Bosco school at Madras. He completed his PUC from Loyola College. He did his graduate studies at University of Michigan in 1981.[4]

He his married to Lakshmi and they have three children, Rana Daggubati, Malavika Daggubati and Abhiram Daggubati.[9][10]

Career

He started his career with the film Devatha in 1982, though he started putting his name as producer from Bobbili Raja onwards.[4]

Filmography

As a producer
NoYearFilmCastDirectorNotes
11990Bobbili RajaVenkatesh, Divya BharatiB Gopal
21991Coolie No.1Venkatesh, TabuK.Raghavendra Rao
31994Super PoliceVenkatesh, Soundarya, NagmaK. Murali Mohan Rao
41997Preminchukundam RaaVenkatesh, Anjala ZaveriJayanth C. Paranjee
51998GaneshVenkatesh, Rambha, MadhubalaTirupathi SwamyWon the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze)
62000Kalisundam RaaVenkatesh, Simran BaggaUdayShankarWon the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
Won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film for (Gold)
Remade in Hindi as Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein
72000Jayam Manade RaaVenkatesh, Soundarya, BhanupriyaN.Shankar
82002Nuvvu leka nenu lenuTarun Kumar, Arti AgarwalKashi Viswanath
92003Neeku Nenu Naaku NuvvuUday Kiran, Shriya SaranK.C RajsekarWon the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
102004MalliswariVenkatesh, Katrina KaifK. Vijaya BhaskarWon the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
112005SoggaduTarun Kumar, Arti AgarwalRavi Babu
122007TulasiVenkatesh, NayantaraBoyapati Srinu
132008BaladurRaviteja, Anushka ShettyUdayShankar
142013MasalaVenkatesh, Ram Pothineni, Anjali, Shazahn PadamseeK. Vijaya BhaskarRemake of Bol Bachchan
Co-produced with Ravi Kishore
152014Bhimavaram BulloduSunil, EstherUdayShankar
162014DrushyamVenkatesh, MeenaSripriyaRemake of Drishyam
Co-produced with Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd and Wide Angle Creations
172015Gopala GopalaVenkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Shriya SaranKishore Kumar PardasanyRemake Of Oh My God
Co-produced with North Star Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
182015Avunu 2Poorna, Harshvardhan Rane, Ravi Babu, Sanjana, Nikita ThukralRavi BabuSequel to Avunu
Co-produced with Flying Frogs
192017Nene Raju Nene MantriRana Daggubati, Kajal Aggarwal, Catherine TresaTejaCo-produced with Blue Planet Entertainments
202018Ee Nagaraniki EmaindhiTharun Bhascker
212019Oh! BabySamantha AkkineniB. V. Nandini Reddy
222019Venky MamaVenkatesh, Naga ChaitanyaK. S. Ravindra
232021NaarappaVenkatesh, PriyamaniSrikanth Addala

As a presenter
SnoYearTitleCastDirector
12008Ashta Chamma[11]Nani, Swati ReddyMohan Krishna Indraganti
22010Namo Venkatesa[12]Daggubati Venkatesh, Trisha KrishnanSrinu Vytla
32011Golconda High School[13]Sumanth, Swati ReddyMohan Krishna Indraganti
42012Eega[14]Nani, SamanthaS. S. Rajamouli
52013Prema Ishq Kaadhal[15][16]Harshvardhan Rane, Sree Vishnu, Harish, Vithika Sheru, Srimukhi, Ritu VarmaPavan sadineni
62013Uyyala Jampala[17][18]Avika Gor, Raj TarunVirinchi Varma
72015Hora HoriDileep, DakshaTeja
82015Thanu Nenu[19]Avika Gor, Santosh SobhanRam Mohan.P
92016Pelli ChoopuluVijay Deverakonda, Ritu VarmaTharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
102016Pittagoda [20]Vishwadev Rachakonda, Punarnavi BhupalamAnudeep K. V.
112017Mental MadhiloSree Vishnu, Nivetha Pethuraj, Amrutha SrinivasanVivek Athreya
122020Virata ParvamRana DaggubatiVenu Udugula

As an actor
NoYearFilmDirectorNotes
12016AzharTony D'Souza

Awards
Ceremony Year Category Nominee Result
National Film Awards 1999 Best Feature Film Telugu Kalisundam Raa Won
Filmfare Awards South 2012 Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Eega Won
Nandi Awards 1998 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) Ganesh Won
1999 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold) Kalisundam Raa Won
2003 Best Home-viewing Feature Film Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu Won
2004 Malliswari Won
Nagireddy-Chakrapani National Award 2012 Various films Won
TSR – TV9 National Film Awards 2015 Best Film[21] Drushyam Won

Other work
  • He served as the president of the A P Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 2011–12.[22]
  • He has been unanimously elected the president of Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) from 2015–17.[23] He is the first president of the body after AP Film Chamber of Commerce was renamed Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce.[24]
  • He is also associated with Hyderabad Angels as Vice President.[25]

References
  1. "Samantha, Rana and Venkatesh wish Daggubati Suresh Babu on his 61st birthday". Times of India. 24 December 2019.
  2. "DAGGUBATI FAMILY". infodhooth.blogspot.in. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. "Rana to debut with 'Leader'". entertainment.in.msn.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. "Interview with D Suresh Babu by Jeevi". idlebrain.com. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. "Suresh Babu is Back as Film Chamber President". gulte.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. Correspondent, Special. "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards".
  7. "Suresh Babu is the new TFCC President". indiaglitz.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. "Filmmaker Rama Naidu cremated". sify.com. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. "Daggubati Wedding: 10,000 guests and over Rs. 2 crore". deccanchronicle. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. "Gopala Gopala Movie - Abhiram Daggubati's Response". youtube.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  11. "Full cast and crew for Ashta Chamma". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  12. "Telugu Movie review – Namo Venkatesa". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  13. "Full cast and crew for Golkonda High School". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  14. "SS Rajamouli Telugu Eega as Makkhi in Bollywood". filmsadda.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  15. "Prema Ishq Kaadhal teaser". youtube.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  16. "Prema Ishq Kadal movie first look poster". zimbio.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  17. "Suresh Babu and Nagarjuna team up for Uyyala Jampala". thehyderabadtimes.com. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  18. "Suresh Babu and Nagarjuna team up for a small film". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  19. "Thanu Nenu is a heart touching film: Ram Mohan". indiaglitz.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A91M4xKaHck
  21. "TSR-TV9 National Film Awards 2014 Winners List". ibtimes.co.in. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. "Suresh Babu to head film chamber". The Times of India. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  23. "Suresh Babu elected TFCC president unanimously". The Times of India. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  24. "Record victory for Daggubati Suresh". telugupeople.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  25. "Hyderabad Angels to invest in 12 start-ups this fiscal". The Hindu. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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