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.

Filmography

• 2027January 12 Vidudala — Lt. Col. Venkat Reddy
• 2026Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK47 — Chittibabu
• 2026ENE Repeat — Special appearance
• 2026Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu — Venky Gowda
• 2025Sankranthiki Vasthunam — Yadagari Damodara Raju
• 2024Saindhav — Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo"
• 2023Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan — Balakrishna Gundapeneni
• Rana Naidu — Naga Naidu
• 2022F3: Fun and Frustration — Venky
• 2022Ori Devuda..! — Almighty
• 2021Drushyam 2 — Rambabu
• 2021Krack — Narrator
• 2021Mosagallu — Narrator
• 2021Narappa — Naarappa
• 2019F2: Fun and Frustration — Venky
• 2019Venky Mama — Venkataratnam Naidu / Venky Mama
• 2018Agnyaathavaasi — Guru
• 2017Guru — Aditya / Aadi
• 2016Babu Bangaram — A.C.P. Krishna
• 2016Premam — DCP K. Ramachandra (Cameo Appearance)
• 2015Gopala Gopala — Kanneganti Gopala Rao
• 2014Drushyam — Rambabu
• 2014Radha
• 2013Masala — Balaram
• 2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu — Peddodu
• 2013Shadow — Rajaram / Shadow / Chanti
• 2012Bodyguard — Venkatadri
• 2012Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum — Ballari Babu
• 2010Nagavalli — Sri Naga Bhairava Rajshekhara/Dr. Vijay
• 2010Namo Venkatesa — Venkataramana
• 2009Eenadu — DGP Eashwar Prasad IPS
• 2008Chintakayala Ravi — Chintakayala Ravi
• 2007Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule — Ganesh
• 2007Thulasi — Parvataneni Tulasi Ram
• 2006Lakshmi
• 2005Sankranthi
• 2005Soggadu
• 2005Subash Chandra Bose
• 2004Gharshana — DCP Ramachandra
• 2004Malliswari — Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad
• 2003Vasantham — Ashok
• 2002Gemeni — 'Patamatalanka' Gemeni
• 2002Vasu — Vasu
• 2001Devi Putrudu — Krishna/Balaram
• 2001Nuvvu Naaku Nachav — Venkateswarlu "Venky"
• 2001Premato Raa — Chandu
• 2000Jayam Manadera
• 2000Kalisundam Raa — Raghu
• 1999Raja
• 1999Seenu — Seenu
• 1998Ganesh — Ganesh
• 1998Hathi — Truck driver
• 1998Premante Ideraa
• 1998Suryavamsham
• 1997Chinnabbaayi — Sundarayya
• 1997Pelli Chesukundaam
• 1997Preminchukundam Raa
• 1996Dharma Chakram — Rakesh
• 1996Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu — Sriram
• 1996Pavithra Bandham — Vijay
• 1996Saahasa Veerudu Saagara Kanya — Sahasa Veerudu
• 1996Saradha Bullodu
• 1995Pokiri Raja — Chanti/ Balaraju
• 1995Taqdeerwala — Suraj
• 1994Muddula Priyudu
• 1994Super Police — Vijay
• 1993Abbaigaru — Dorababu
• 1993Anari — Rama
• 1993Kondapalli Raja
• 1993Rampur Ka Raja
• 1992Chanti
• 1992Chinarayudu
• 1992Sundara Kanda — Venteswarulu
• 1991Coolie No. 1 — Raju / Bharat
• 1991Kshana Kshanam — Chandu
• 1991Shatruvu
• 1991Surya IPS
• 1990Aggiramudu — Aggi Ramudu / Vijay
• 1990Bobbili Raja — Raja
• 1989Dhruva Naksthram
• 1989Ontari Poratam — Raja
• 1989Prema — Pruthvi
• 1989Two Town Rowdy — Shakthi
• 1988Brahma Puthrudu
• 1988Raktha Tilakam
• 1988Swarnakamalam — Chandra Shekar
• 1988Varasudochadu
• 1987Ajeyudu
• 1987Bharathamlo Arjunudu
• 1987Srinivasa Kalyanam
• 1987Thrimoorthulu
• 1987Vijetha Vikram
• 1986Brahma Rudrulu
• 1986Kaliyuga Pandavulu — Vijay
• Drushyam 3 — Rambabu

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The Rana Daggubati Show — Self
• Unstoppable with NBK — Self