Venkatesh Daggubati, veteran Telugu actor and producer, was born on December 13, 1960, in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. His father, D. Ramanaidu was a film producer and former MP. Venkatesh is co-owner, with his elder brother Suresh Babu, of Suresh Productions, one of India’s largest film production companies. He has two nicknames: Venky Mama and Victory Venkatesh. As a child, he appeared in ‘Prema Nagar’ in 1971, making his adult debut in ‘Kaliyuga Pandavulu’ in 1986 and winning a Nandi Special Jury Award. Other award-winning performances are ‘Brahma Puthrudu’ (1988), ‘Swarna Kamalam’ (1988), ‘Dharma Chakram’ (1995), ‘Ganesh’ (1998), ‘Kalisundam Raa’ (2000), ’Jayam Manade Raa’ (2000), ‘Sankranthi’ (2005), ‘Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule’ (2007), ‘Drushyam’ (2015), ‘Gopala Gopala’ (2016), and ‘Guru’ (2017). In 2019, Venky had two successful movies: Venky Mama and F2: Fun and Frustration. ‘F3: Fun and Frustration’ (2022) became his 75th film. He is currently seen in ‘Rana Neidu’, a web series for Netflix.