Venkatesh filmography
Venkatesh is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning twenty nine years, he starred in seventy two feature films. He has played a variety of challenging roles in Telugu cinema and a few Bollywood films.[1] He has received seven state Nandi awards, and six Filmfare Awards for best acting.
Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh is the co-owner of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India. Venkatesh has starred in several of his films under this production, most of them turned out to be blockbusters, owing to this, he is widely known as Victory Venkatesh in the media.[2] Apart from films, He is the Captain of Telugu Warriors representing Tollywood in Celebrity Cricket League.[3][4]
Filmography
Lead role
S.No | Year | Title | Role | Director | Ref. |
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1 | 1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | K. Raghavendra Rao | [5] |
2 | Brahma Rudrulu | Satya Prasad | K. Murali Mohan Rao | ||
3 | 1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali | G Ram Mohan Rao | |
4 | Bharatamlo Arjunudu | Arjun | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
5 | Trimurtulu | Raja | K. Murali Mohan Rao | ||
6 | Vijetha Vikram | Vikram | SS.Ravichandra | ||
7 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
8 | 1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Krishna Prasad | B. Gopal | |
9 | Brahma Puthrudu | Shakthi | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
10 | Swarna Kamalam | Chandra Sehkar | K. Viswanath | ||
11 | Varasudochhadu | Raghu / Bose | A.Mohan Gandhi | ||
12 | 1989 | Prema | Pruthvi | Suresh Krishna | |
13 | Ontari Poratam | Raja | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
14 | Dhruva Nakshatram | Dhruva Kumar | Y.Nageswara Rao | ||
15 | Two Town Rowdy | Shakthi | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
16 | 1990 | Aggiramudu | Aggi Ramudu & Vijay (Dualrole) | SS. Ravichandra | |
17 | Bobbili Raja | Raja | B. Gopal | ||
18 | Shatruvu | Ashok | Kodi Ramakrishna | ||
19 | 1991 | Coolie No.1 | Raju (Bharath) | K. Raghavendra Rao | |
20 | Surya IPS | Surya | A. Kodandarami Reddy | ||
21 | Kshana Kshanam | Chandu | Ram Gopal Varma | ||
22 | 1992 | Chanti | Chanti | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | |
23 | Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu | B. Gopal | ||
24 | Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
25 | 1993 | Anari | Rama | K. Murali Mohan Rao | Hindi debut |
26 | Kondapalli Raja | Raja | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | ||
27 | Abbaigaru | Dora Babu | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | ||
28 | 1994 | Super Police | Vijay | K. Murali Mohan Rao | |
29 | Muddula Priyudu | Ramu & Raju | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
30 | 1995 | Pokiri Raja | Chanti & Balaraju (DualRole) | A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
31 | Taqdeerwala | Suraj | K. Murali Mohan Rao | ||
32 | 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | Suresh Krishna | |
33 | Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra | K.Raghavendra Rao | ||
34 | Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram | E. V. V. Satyanarayana | ||
35 | Saradha Bullodu | Vijay | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | ||
36 | Pavithra Bandham | Vijay | Muthyala Subbaiah | ||
37 | Chinnabbayi | Sundaraiyya | K. Viswanath | ||
38 | 1997 | Preminchukundam Raa | Giri | Jayanth C. Paranjee | |
39 | Pellichesukundam | Anand | Muthyala Subbaiah | ||
40 | 1998 | Suryavamsam | Harichandra Prasad & Bhanu Prasad (Dualrole) | B. Srinivasa Rao | |
41 | Ganesh | Ganesh | Tirupathi Swamy | ||
42 | Premante Idera | Murali | Jayanth C. Paranjee | ||
43 | 1999 | Raja | Raja | Muppalaneni Shiva | |
44 | Seenu | Seenu | Sasi | ||
45 | 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | UdayShankar | |
46 | Jayam Manade Raa | Mahadeva Naidu & Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram (Dualrole) | N.Shankar | ||
47 | 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Balaram & Krishna (Dualrole) | Kodi Ramakrishna | |
48 | Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar / Chandu | Uday Shankar | ||
49 | Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu / Venky | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | ||
50 | 2002 | Vasu | Vasu | A. Karunakaran | |
51 | Gemeni | Gemeni | Saran | ||
52 | 2003 | Vasantham | Ashok | Vikraman | |
53 | 2004 | Malliswari | Pellikani Prasad | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | |
54 | Gharshana | DCP Rama Chandra | Gautham Menon | ||
55 | 2005 | Sankranthi | Raghavendra | Muppalaneni Shiva | |
56 | Subash Chandra Bose | Subash Chandra Bose & Ashok (Dualrole) | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
57 | 2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana | V.V. Vinayak | |
58 | 2007 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | Ganesh | Sri Raghava | |
59 | Tulasi | Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram | Boyapati Srinu | ||
60 | 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi | Yogi | |
61 | 2009 | Eenaadu | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad | Chakri Toleti | |
62 | 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Venkataramana / Venky | Srinu Vytla | |
63 | Nagavalli | Nagabhairava Rajashekhara & Vijay (Dualrole) | P. Vasu | ||
64 | 2012 | Bodyguard | Venkatadri / Venky | Gopichand Malineni | |
65 | 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Peddodu | Srikanth Addala | |
66 | Shadow | Rajaram | Meher Ramesh | ||
67 | Masala | Balaram | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | ||
68 | 2014 | Drushyam | Rambabu | Sripriya | |
69 | 2015 | Gopala Gopala | Gopala Rao | Kishore Kumar Pardasani | [6] |
70 | 2016 | Babu Bangaram | ACP Krishna alias Babu Bangaram | Maruthi | |
71 | 2017 | Guru | Aditya | Sudha Kongara Prasad | [7][8] |
72 | 2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Venky | Anil Ravipudi | |
73 | Venky Mama | Venkatarathnam / Military Naidu / Venky Mama | K. S. Ravindra | ||
74 | 2021 | Naarappa | Naarappa | Srikanth Addala | Filming |
75 | F3 | Venky | Anil Ravipudi | Filming |
Other crew positions
S.No. | Year | Title | Director | Role | Ref. |
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1 | 2004 | Gharshana | Gautham Menon | Narrator | |
2 | 2017 | Guru | Sudha Kongara | Playback singer for the song "Jingidi" | |
3 | 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Satish Vegesna | Narrator | |
4 | 2019 | Aladdin | Guy Ritchie | Dubbed in Telugu for Genie | [9] |
5 | 2021 | Krack | Gopichand Malineni | Narrator | |
Cameo appearances
S.No | Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | 1971 | Prem Nagar[10] | Keshav | K. S. Prakash Rao | Child-artist | |
2 | 1989 | Jayammu Nischayammura | Himself | Jandhyala | ||
3 | 2005 | Soggadu | Himself | Ravi Babu | ||
4 | 2012 | Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Ballari Babu | Krish | ||
5 | 2016 | Premam | DCP Rama Chandra | Chandoo Mondeti | ||
6 | 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Guru | Trivikram |
Voice acting
S.No | Year | Title | Role | Dub-over voice for |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2019 | Aladdin | Genie | Will Smith |
References
- Venkatesh getting younger on screen - Times Of India
- Victory, yet again | The Hindu
- Venkatesh - Telugu Actor Gallery stills images clips
- Ram-Laxman to direct Venkatesh | Deccan Chronicle
- Telugu cinema’s second gen actors remember ANR- Times of India. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh OMG Remake Telugu Title Confirmed?- Times of AP. 05 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- "Rana Daggubati unveiles Venkatesh's Guru first look poster". IB Times. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- Khadeer, Basha (17 September 2016). "Guru First Look Launch By Rana". Chitramala.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "F2 duo Venky & Varun dub for Hollywood biggie Aladdin".
- Hit by Chance- Times of India. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.