VENKATESH PROFILE

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Name: DAGGUPATI VENKATESH
Born: December 13th ,1960
Birth Place: Karamchedu, Prakasam dist, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education: M.B.A. From Montery University USA

Family:
Father: D.Ramanaidu (Film Producer)
Mother: Rajeshwari
Wife: Neeraja
Children: Daughters: Ashritha, Hayavahini and Bhavana, son: Arjun Ramnath
Brother: Suresh Babu (Film producer)
Sister: Lakshmi

Facts:
First film: Kaliyuga Pandadulu released in 1986
First Nandi : Award for Kaliyuga Pandavulu in 86








VENKATESH ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY

Daggupati Venkatesh, Venky for his fans and Victory Venkatesh for the box office, needs no prologue. Venkatesh, brainy and brawny, graduated with MBA degree from Montery University, USA. Though lucky in terms of resources, Venkatesh made it to the top with his own style of acting.

K.Viswanath is considered a great and classical director. He is known to cast people for the story rather than providing story tailor-made. Venkatesh got to work with him in the early phase of his career itself. Just two years old as an actor, Venkatesh skillfully fitted himself in Swarnakamalam directed by K.Viswanath. The movie got him his second Nandi.

Varasudochadu released in the same year, proved another feather in his cap. With two blockbusters and great performances in 88, Venkatesh progressed into 89 With full of positive energy flowing. He teamed up with Sureshkrishna and Revathy for a great lovestory Prema. Ilayaraja composed the tunes and they are still rated the best songs. Prema, a musical blockbuster, added another Nandi to his list of achievements. In the first four years of his career, Venkatesh won three Nandi awards.

After a few movies, that didnot do that good to his career, he got a break in the form of Bobbiliraja. Added to the name and performance of Venkatesh was delightful Divyabharathi, good comedy and melodious music. Bobbiliraja is a musical hit and also entertained audience from all sections because of it's ingredients.

An action film followed Bobbiliraja. Sathuruvu portrayed Venkatesh in a different dimension. An angry young man, lawyer by profession, who takes law into his hands after failing to fight the corruption through the court. Music by Ilayaraja was amazing and nothing could stop it from blasting off the counters at box office.

Venkatesh has a palate for good music. This is very evident from the kind of music his movies are packed with. Surya IPS, though did not prove great at box office, is a musical hit. A bizzare thing in his career was for no apparent reason, a superbly made film Kshana Kshanam managed average at the box office. Directed by technincal wizard Ramgopal Varma, relishing music by keeravani and added glamour of Sridevi - what possibly could go wrong? Nothing. But still it just ran average. However, kshana kshanam is the favorite of every Telugu movie lover. The movie got recognition in other languages too.

Chanti, a remake of Tamil chinna Tambi, happened in 1991. Chanti was definitely a challenging role for Venkatesh. An innocent, mentally not grown kind of a role. Chanti was a super duper hit. This also changed his career for ever. Starting from Chanti, he went for continuous remakes - Chinarayudu, Sundarakanda, Anari, Kondapalli Raja, Abbaigaru, Pokiriraja, Takdhirwala - that got him branded as a remake hero.

Anari was the remake of Chanti in Hindi. Sundarakanda, gave a classic image to Venkatesh. Colorful formals, with a tie and glasses, in a soft role, put him in a different image altogether. Though the movie started out with split talk, it went on to create wonders at the box office. Soft image started garnering for him at this point. He started becoming a family hero and turned out a huge fan following among women.
Movie career is not always a sucess story. Failure and Success run parallel. Venkatesh, though always cautious with the storylines, is no exception. Following Sundarkanda in 92, his career went through a rough phase until Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu in 1996. When critics were about to write him off, he shot the box office with Intlo Illau Vantintlo Priyuralu. Poised back, Venkatesh gave a phenomenal performance in Dharmachakram. He dished out a very balanced performance as a lawyer in agony caused by the seperation of his love by his father. He fights against his father in that rage. Though commercially it failed, critically it was very well acclaimed and he gets another Nandi added to the stand of his accomplishments.

Suryavamsam, another remake, is a change from the lover boy role that he did in the blockbuster of the year, Preminchukundam Raa. He introduced a new director Tirupati Swamy to direct Ganesh - another angry young man role who fights against corruption. This time against the health system and corruption related to it. What else can you expect? Another Nandi added to his list. This time, his message was well received by the audience too.

Raja and Kalisundam Raa followed. Kalisundam Raa, directed by a debutante director Udayshankar, won national award as the best regional film. A clean family entertainer that not only got him a Nandi award but took his image to peak with lady audience. A much hyped Deviputrudu, for the graphics, produced by M.S.Raju followed but could not stand up to the expectations.

Nuvvu Naaku Nachavu, a delightful entertainer, released in 2001. NNN started out with a average talk and turned into one of the biggest hits of the year. Thanks to the dialogues by Trivikram. Venkatesh should be applauded for taking up such a role. It's a non-image character rarely done by a star of his image. He proved that he is not bound by an image and could do any role with ease.

VENKATESH FILMOGRAPHY:

Kaliyuga Pandavulu
* Premante Idera
* Raja
* Seenu
* Brahma Rudrulu
* Ajeyudu
* Bharatamlo Arjunudu
* Trimurthulu
* Vijetha Vikram
* Sreenivasa Kalyanam
* Raktha Tilakam
* Brahma Putrudu
* Swarna Kamalam
* Varasudochadu
* Prema
* Ontari Poratam
* Dhruva Naksthram
* Two Town Rowdy
* Aggi Ramudu
* Bobbili Raja
* Shatruvu
* Kooli No1
* Surya IPS
* Kshana Kshanam
* Chanti
* Chinarayudu
* Sundarakanda
* Anari (Hindi)
* Kondapalli Raja
* Abbaigaru
* Super Police
* Muddula Priyudu
* Pokiri Raja
* Takdheervala(Hindi)
* Dharma Chakram
* Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya
* Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
* Sarada Bullodu
* Pavithra Bhandam
* Chinnabbai
* Premichukondam Raa
* Pellichesukondam
* Surya Vamsam
* Ganesh
* Kalisundahm Raa
* Jayam Manadera
* Devi Putrudu
* Prematho Raa
* Nuvvu Naku Nachavu
* Vasu
* Gemini
* Vasamtham
* Malliswari
* Garshana
* Sankranthi
* SubashChandraBose
* Lakshmi
* Adavari matalaku ardhale verule
* Tulasi