
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 Rao's *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.

as Lt. Col. Venkat Reddy

as Chittibabu

as Venky Gowda

as Yadagari Damodara Raju

as Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"

as Balakrishna Gundapeneni

as Almighty

as Venky

as Rambabu

as Naarappa

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama

as Venky

as Guru

as Aditya / Aadi

as DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)

as A.C.P. Krishna

as Kanneganti Gopala Rao

as Rambabu

as Balaram

as Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti

as Peddodu

as Ballari Babu

as Venkatadri

as Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay

as Venkataramana

as DGP Eashwar Prasad IPS

as Chintakayala Ravi

as Parvataneni Tulasi Ram

as Ganesh

as DCP Ramachandra

as Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad

as Ashok

as 'Patamatalanka' Gemeni

as Vasu

as Venkateswarlu "Venky"

as Chandu

as Krishna/Balaram

as Raghu

as Seenu

as Truck driver

as Ganesh

as Sundarayya

as Vijay

as Sahasa Veerudu

as Sriram

as Rakesh

as Suraj

as Chanti/ Balaraju

as Vijay

as Dorababu

as Rama

as Venteswarulu

as Chanti

as Chandu

as Raju / Bharat

as Raja

as Aggi Ramudu / Vijay

as Shakthi

as Raja

as Pruthvi

as Chandra Shekar

as Vijay

as Young Vijay Kumar (archival footage)

as Rambabu