Venkatesh filmography
Films of Venkatesh
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Venkatesh is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 38 years, he starred in 76 feature 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 mentor of Telugu Warriors representing Tollywood in Celebrity Cricket League.[3][4]
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prema Nagar | Young Kesava Varma | Child artist | |
| 1972 | Vasantha Maligai | Young Vijay Kumar | Child artist; Tamil film; footage reused from Prema Nagar | |
| 1986 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Vijay | [5][6] | |
| Brahma Rudrulu | Satya Prasad | |||
| 1987 | Ajeyudu | Murali | ||
| Bharatamlo Arjunudu | Arjun | |||
| Trimurtulu | Raja | |||
| Vijetha Vikram | Vikram | |||
| Srinivasa Kalyanam | Srinivas | |||
| 1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Krishna Prasad | ||
| Brahma Puthrudu | Sakthi | [7] | ||
| Swarna Kamalam | Chandra Sehkar | [6] | ||
| Varasudochhadu | Raghu / Bose | |||
| 1989 | Prema | Pruthvi | [6] | |
| Ontari Poratam | Raja | |||
| Dhruva Nakshatram | Dhruva Kumar | |||
| Jayammu Nischayammu Raa | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| Two Town Rowdy | Sakthi | |||
| 1990 | Aggiramudu | Aggi Ramudu Vijay[a] |
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| Bobbili Raja | Raja | |||
| 1991 | Sathruvu | Ashok | ||
| Coolie No.1 | Raju / Bharath | |||
| Surya IPS | Surya | |||
| Kshana Kshanam | Chandu | |||
| 1992 | Chanti | Chanti | ||
| Chinarayudu | Chinarayudu | |||
| Sundarakanda | Venkateswarlu | |||
| 1993 | Anari | Rama | Hindi film | |
| Kondapalli Raja | Raja | |||
| Abbaigaru | Dora Babu | |||
| 1994 | Super Police | Vijay | ||
| Muddula Priyudu | Ramu Raju | |||
| 1995 | Pokiri Raja | Chanti Balaraju[a] | ||
| Taqdeerwala | Suraj | Hindi film | ||
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Rakesh | [6][8] | |
| Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | Ravi Chandra | |||
| Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu | Sriram | |||
| Saradha Bullodu | Vijay | |||
| Pavithra Bandham | Vijay | |||
| 1997 | Chinnabbayi | Sundarayya | ||
| Preminchukundam Raa | Giri | |||
| Pellichesukundam | Aanand | |||
| 1998 | Suryavamsam | Harischandra Prasad Bhanu Prasad[a] | ||
| Ganesh | Ganesh | [6][9] | ||
| Premante Idera | Murali | |||
| 1999 | Raja | Raja | ||
| Seenu | Seenu | |||
| 2000 | Kalisundam Raa | Raghu | [6][10] | |
| Jayam Manade Raa | Mahadeva Naidu Rudrama Naidu / Abhiram[a] | Dual role in both films | [10] | |
| 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Balaram Krishna[a] | ||
| Prematho Raa | Chandra Sekhar "Chandu" | |||
| Nuvvu Naaku Nachav | Venkateswarlu "Venky" | |||
| 2002 | Vasu | Vasu | ||
| Gemeni | Gemeni | |||
| 2003 | Vasantham | Ashok | ||
| 2004 | Malliswari | Vara Prasad | ||
| Gharshana | DCP Raamachandra | |||
| 2005 | Sankranthi | Raghavendra | ||
| Subash Chandra Bose | Subash Chandra Bose Asok[a] | |||
| 2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana | ||
| 2007 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule | Ganesh | ||
| Tulasi | Parvathaneni Tulasi Ram | |||
| 2008 | Chintakayala Ravi | Ravi | ||
| 2009 | Eenaadu | Commissioner Eeshwar Prasad | ||
| 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Parvateneni Venkataramana "Venky" | ||
| Nagavalli | Naagabhairava Raajasekhara Vijay[a] | |||
| 2012 | Bodyguard | Venkatadri / Venky | ||
| Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | Ballari Babu | Special appearance in the song "Sye Andre Nanu" | ||
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Peddodu | ||
| Shadow | Rajaram | |||
| Masala | Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram | |||
| 2014 | Drushyam | Rambabu | ||
| 2015 | Gopala Gopala | Gopalaraao | [11] | |
| 2016 | Babu Bangaram | ACP Krishna | ||
| Premam | DCP Rama Chandra | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2017 | Guru | Aditya | ||
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Guru | Cameo appearance | |
| 2019 | F2: Fun and Frustration | Venky | ||
| Venky Mama | Venkataratnam "Military Naidu " Venky Mama"" | |||
| 2021 | Narappa | Narappa | ||
| Drushyam 2 | Rambabu | |||
| 2022 | F3: Fun and Frustration | Venky | ||
| Ori Devuda | God | Extended Cameo | ||
| 2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Gundamaneni Balakrishna alias "Rowdy Anna" | Hindi film | |
| 2024 | Saindhav | Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo" | 75th Film | |
| 2025 | Sankranthiki Vasthunam | Yadagiri Damodara Sinaraju IPS "Raju" alias YD Raju / Yama Dharma Raju | ||
| 2026 | Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu | Venky Gowda | Extended Cameo | |
| Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK47 † | TBA | Filming | [12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | Rana Naidu | Naga Naidu | Netflix | Hindi | |
| 2023 | Maya Bazaar For Sale | – | ZEE5 | Telugu | Producer only |
Voice acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | – | Narrator | |
| 2019 | Aladdin | Genie | Telugu dub; portrayed by Will Smith | [13] |
| 2021 | Krack | – | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Mosagallu | – | Narrator | |
As playback singer
| Year | Title | Song | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Guru | "Jingidi" | |
| 2025 | Sankranthiki Vasthunam | "Blockbuster Pongal" | |