Venkatesh is an Indian film actor. He was born on December 13, 1960, in Madras Tamil Nadu, India. Venkatesh first appeared on screen as a child artist at the age of 11 and since then has been a part of several successful movies such as Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya (1996), Pavitra Bandham (1996), Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Drushyam (2014), and Gopala Gopala (2015).
Apart from being an actor, Venkatesh is a producer and co-owner of Suresh Productions. Venkatesh made his acting debut when he was just 11, with the movie Prem Nagar (1971). This was his sole movie as a child artist.
He had no intentions of becoming an actor and rather wanted to become a film producer. However, after completing his MBA, the actor was offered a role in the movie Kaluyuga Pandavulu (1986), which was highly successful at the box office.
The actor impressed the critics and audience with his performance in the movie and also won the Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. Later, he was praised for his role in the 1988 movie Brahma Putrudu, which went on to become a blockbuster at the box office.
Venkatesh went on to win his second Nandi award, a year later, for the romantic movie Prema (1989). The following year he delivered another hit, Bobbili Raja (1990), which also stars Divya Bharti. He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie.
Through the years the actor has appeared in several blockbuster romantic and family dramas such as Prematha Rao (2001), Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Malliswari (2004), Sankranthi (2005), and Chintakayala (2008). In 2010, Venkatesh starred in the horror comedy film Nagavali. The movie which also features Anushka Shetty, Richa Gangopadhyay, Shraddha Das, Poonam Kaur, and Kamalinee Mukherjee is a sequel to the 2005 movie Chandramukhhi.
Venkatesh`s 2015 movie Drushyam, a remake of the 2013 Malayalam film Drishyam, opened to positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing Telugu movies of the year. His first movie of 2016, Babu Bangaram, directed by Maruthi, was released on 12th August and received a decent opening at the box office. His 2019 releases include F2 and Venky Mama.
Venkatesh is the son of Ramanaidu Daggubati and Rajeshwari, both popular film producers in Andhra Pradesh. The actor has two siblings: a younger sister, Lakshmi, and an older brother, Suresh Babu Daggubati, who manages Suresh Productions.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai, after graduating from Don Bosco, Chennai. After graduating from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, he pursued an MBA. Venkatesh is married to Neeraja and the couple has three children: Hayavahini, Aashritha, Bhavana, and Arjun.