Daggubati Venkatesh is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film Kaliyuga Pandavulu for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 30 years, he starred in many successful films such as Bobbili Raja, Chanti, Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu, Preminchukundam Raa, Suryavamsam, Premante Idera, Raja, Kalisundam Raa, Jayam Manadera, Sankranti, Lakshmi, Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, Namo Venkatesa, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Drushyam, and F2: Fun and Frustration, establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films.
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.
Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian film actress and former model, who works predominantly in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam-language films. She is a recipient of National Film Award for Best Actress and three Filmfare Awards.
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and stars Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali and Samantha, while Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Rao Ramesh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Abhinaya and Rohini Hattangadi play supporting roles. The film is considered to be the first multi-starrer of Telugu cinema in recent decades.
The Daggubati–Akkineni family is a prominent Indian family with a history in Indian cinema, mainly Telugu cinema. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families. Many members of the family have been successful actors, film directors, and producers.
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu is the feature film soundtrack of the 2013 family-drama film of the same name starring Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Srikanth Addala, the film's music was composed by Mickey J Meyer, marking his second collaboration with Srikanth Addala. Mani Sharma provided the re-recording and background score for the film, while Anantha Sreeram and Sirivennela Sitaramasastri composed the lyrics for the songs in the album. Its release coincided with a promotional launch function on 7 December 2012 at Ramanaidu Studios in Nanakramguda in Hyderabad under the Aditya Music label.
Gopala Gopala is an Indian 2015 Indian Telugu-language satirical comedy drama film directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. The film was jointly produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu and Sharrath Marar under the Suresh Productions and North Star Entertainment banners. It features Pawan Kalyan and Venkatesh in lead roles with Shriya Saran, Mithun Chakraborty, Ashish Vidyarthi and Posani Krishna Murali in supporting roles. Anoop Rubens composed the music while Jayanan Vincent was the film's cinematographer. The film is a remake of the 2012 Hindi film OMG – Oh My God! which was itself based on the Gujarati stage play Kanji Viruddh Kanji and the 2001 film The Man Who Sued God.
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. He has received seven state Nandi awards, and six Filmfare Awards for best acting.
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, making his debut, and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjun under Pushkar Films. The film stars Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty in the lead roles with Achyuth Kumar, Sruthi Hariharan, Vasishta N. Simha and Ravikiran portraying supporting roles. Has become commercial success at the box office.
Tagaru is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by K. P. Srikanth. It features Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavana and Manvitha in the lead roles along with Dhananjay, Vasishta N. Simha and Devaraj in key supporting roles. Shivakumara Swami of the Sree Siddaganga Mutt appears for three seconds in the film while lyricist Jayanth Kaikini and composer Charan Raj make a guest appearance in a song sequence.
Agnyaathavaasi is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Trivikram Srinivas and starring Pawan Kalyan, with Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel, Aadhi Pinisetty, Khushbu Sundar, Boman Irani, Murali Sharma and Rao Ramesh in supporting roles. The film began principal photography in April 2017 and the film released on 10 January 2018, during the Sankranthi festival weekend and received negative reviews from critics.
Asuran is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language period action film written and directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film is based on Poomani's novel Vekkai. The film stars Dhanush and Manju Warrier, where the latter makes her Tamil debut. G. V. Prakash Kumar scored the music for the film, renewing his collaboration with Vetrimaaran. The cinematography was performed by Velraj, with editing by R. Ramar. Asuran was released on 4 October 2019. The film's plot is influenced by the real-life Kilvenmani massacre that occurred in 1968. The film was a commercial success. It will be one among ten Indian films to be screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) under the Best Foreign Film category. It was also screened at 51st International Film Festival of India at Goa, being selected as one of the films under Indian Panorama section for the year 2020.
Venky Mama is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film produced by D. Suresh Babu, T. G. Vishwa Prasad under Suresh Productions and People's Media Factory banners and directed by K. S. Ravindra. The film stars Venkatesh, Naga Chaitanya, Raashi Khanna, and Payal Rajput, while Prakash Raj, Nassar, and Rao Ramesh in supporting roles. Music is composed by S. Thaman while Prasad Murella and Prawin Pudi handled cinematography and editing, respectively.
Voter is a 2019 Indian Telugu thriller film, written and directed by G. S. Karthik Reddy and produced by Pudhota Sudheer Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Surbhi in lead roles, with Sampath Raj, Posani Krishna Murali, Jayaprakash, Nassar in prominent roles. The music is composed by S. Thaman. It was released on 21 June 2019.
C/o Kancharapalem is a 2018 Telugu-language slice of life anthology film written and directed by debutant Venkatesh Maha. It is produced by American filmmaker Praveena Paruchuri and distributed by Rana Daggubati under the banner of Suresh Productions. The film features a cast of over 80 non-actors, most of them native to Kancharapalem, a neighbourhood where the film is set. The film received positive reviews from the audience and a majority of the film critics. The film received the Best Critic Movie award at 2019 Zee Cine Awards Telugu.
Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in Telugu theatre and Telugu cinema. Rathnam made his debut with C/o Kancharapalem, which was the most critically acclaimed film of 2018 and the first Telugu film screened in New York Film Festival. Followed by his appearance in ZEE5's Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D). He has been also signed on to reprise his role in Tamil remake of C/o Kancharapalem.
Virata Parvam is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period drama film written and directed by Venu Udugula, and produced by D. Suresh Babu and Sudhakar Cherukuri. The film stars Sai Pallavi and Rana Daggubati while Priyamani, Nandita Das, Naveen Chandra, Zarina Wahab, Easwari Rao, and Sai Chand play supporting roles. The film has music composed by Suresh Bobbili and cinematography by Dani Sanchez-Lopez. The plot revolves around Naxalite movement that took place in Telangana region in the 1990s. The film is scheduled to be released theatrically on 30 April 2021.
Check is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language prison drama film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. Produced by V. Anand Prasad's Bhavya Creations, the film stars Nithiin, Rakul Preet Singh, Priya Prakash Varrier, and Simran Choudary. Nithiin plays Aditya, a chess player who is on death row. The film was released on 26 February 2021. The film loosely resembles the American drama The Shawshank Redemption and miniseries The Queen's Gambit.
Drushyam 2, is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language drama thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph and co-produced by D. Suresh Babu's Suresh Productions. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Drishyam 2 (2021) and a sequel to the film Drushyam (2014). The film stars Venkatesh and Meena, reprising their roles from the original. Principal photography of the film commenced in March 2021.
