Daggubati Venkatesh, also known as Victory Venkatesh, is an Indian actor and producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi films. Venkatesh has a prolific career spanning over 37 years and is known for portraying a variety of challenging characters. He has received many accolades including six Filmfare Awards and five Nandi Awards.
Sankranti is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films and directed by Muppalaneni Shiva. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Venkatesh, Srikanth, Siva Balaji, Sharwanand, Sneha, Sangeetha, Aarthi Agarwal, Rathi, Sharada and Chandra Mohan. The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar with cinematography by B. Balamurugan and editing by Nandamuri Hari. The film released on 18 February 2005 and was successful at the box office. It is a remake of the 2001 Tamil film Aanandham.
Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by then-debutante A. R. Murugadoss, starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi, in his Tamil debut, and Laila. The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by K. Aravind. It was released on 14 January 2001. The movie received positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office.
The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actor" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film. Chiranjeevi is the most nominated with 21 nominations and the most awarded with seven times winning the award.
Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram, Kota Srinivasa Rao, K. Viswanath, and Sunil play supporting roles. The music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film's title is based on a song from Missamma (1955), which is partially featured in this film.
Jayam Manadera is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by N. Shankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was successful at the box office. The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. The film was also remade in Tamil as Manikanda.
Student No: 1 is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, K. Raghavendra Rao produced as well did Screenplay for the film. Student No: 1 marks the directorial debut of Rajamouli in a feature film. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Gajala and Rajeev Kanakala. The film was made on a budget of ₹1.85 crore (US$392,000) and earned a distributors' share of ₹12 crore. It was one of the most successful Telugu films of 2001.
Bava Nachadu is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Simran and Reema Sen, with music scored by M. M. Keeravani. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Hello Mama. The film is loosely based on the Malayalam film Life Is Beautiful (2000).
Annaamalai is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. A remake of the 1987 Hindi film Khudgarz, itself based on Jeffrey Archer's 1979 novel Kane and Abel, it stars Rajinikanth, Khushbu and Sarath Babu with Radha Ravi, Nizhalgal Ravi and Manorama in supporting roles. The film revolves around Annaamalai, a poor milkman, and Ashok, a wealthy hotelier, who have been friends since childhood, a friendship opposed by Ashok's father who attempts to create a rift between the two.
Khudgarz (transl. Selfish) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan under the Film Kraft banner. It features an ensemble cast of Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh and Neelam Kothari with music composed by Rajesh Roshan. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Rakesh Roshan. The movie was a silver jubilee hit on release.
Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan, Ramya and Kalabhavan Mani. It is a remake of the 2003 Telugu film Dil. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva.
Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu horror fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under his banner, Mallemala Entertainments. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the title role with Sonu Sood, Deepak, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The music is composed by Koti with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Rama Rama Krishna Krishna is a 2010 Telugu language action drama film directed by Sriwass of Lakshyam fame and produced by noted producer Dil Raju. It stars Ram Pothineni, Arjun Sarja, Priya Anand, and Bindu Madhavi, in the lead roles, whilst Vineet Kumar, Nassar, Brahmanandam, Pragathi, and Sayaji Shinde play pivotal roles. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography by Sekhar V. Joseph and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Upon the film's release on 12 May 2010, it received mixed reviews with critics mainly praising Ram's and Sarja's performance. It fared well at the box office.
Pokiri Raja is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by A. Venkat Rami Reddy under L V S Productions and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Venkatesh, Roja, Pratibha Sinha, Ali with music by Raj–Koti. Venkatesh played a double role in the film. It was a remake of the Hindi film Aankhen which was inspired from Kannada film Kittu Puttu which itself was based on Tamil film Anubavi Raja Anubavi. The film was Average at the box office.
Pelli Sandadi is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Srikanth, Ravali and Deepti Bhatnagar.
Shadow is a 2013 Indian Telugu language action drama film, produced by Paruchuri Kireeti on United Movies banner and directed by Meher Ramesh. The film stars Venkatesh, Srikanth, Tapsee, Madhurima and music was composed by S. Thaman. The film was released on 26 April 2013.
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa is 1989 Indian Telugu-language comedy film produced by G. V. H. Prasad under the Sudarshana Pictures banner, presented by Satyanarayana and Kota Srinivasa Rao and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Sumalatha and Chandra Mohan, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film's title is a famous song from the Telugu film Sabhash Ramudu (1959). The film marked the debut of famous comedian Dharmavarapu Subramanyam in the film industry. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. The film was remade in Tamil as Killadi Mappillai (1994).
Dagudumuthala Dampathyam is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Bogavalli Prasad and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Rajendra Prasad, Sharada, Vani Viswanath, Ramya Krishna, and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film recorded as Super Hit at the box office.
Peddintalludu is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Sarath. It stars Suman, Nagma, Mohan Babu, Vanisri with music composed by Raj–Koti. It is produced by T. R. Tulasi under the Sri Annapurna Cine Chitra banner. The film is a remake of the 1962 Hindi film Professor which had earlier been remade in Telugu in 1969 as Bhale Mastaru.
Letha Manasulu is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by V. Balasouri and M. Anantha Varma under Sri Sivasai Pictures. It is a remake of the Tamil film Azhagi (2002) and stars Srikanth, Kalyani, and Gopika. Raju (Srikanth) and Dhana Lakshmi (Kalyani) are childhood sweethearts who eventually marry others. When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past.
