Venkatesh
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.3015 |
| Birthday | 1960-12-13 |
| Place of Birth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Also Known As | Daggubati Venkatesh, |
2008
Chintakayala Ravi
4.958/12
The film revolves around Chintakayala Ravi, a waiter in a New York bar, who has lied to his mother that he is a software engineer. When his mother arr...
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Chintakayala Ravi
2024
Saindhav
5.273/11
The father of a sick child takes on a criminal gang running a pharmaceutical racket.
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Saindhav
1991
Surya IPS
6.333/3
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Surya IPS
2007
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
7.043/23
Ganesh, an unemployed man, lands up in a company where Keerthi, the girl he loves, works but who is already engaged to someone else. Sudden incidents...
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Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2001
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
7.529/35
Venky and Nandini's relationship changes from mere friendship to something that is more romantic. However, love only blossoms between the two after Na...
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Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
2004
Malliswari
7.114/22
A man falls in love with a woman, unbeknownst to the fact that she is a princess in hiding.
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Malliswari
2010
Nagavalli
5.571/14
After a family member receives a Nagavalli/Chandramukhi's portrait as a prize in the Nagavalli Dance competition, various characters start having abno...
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Nagavalli
2006
Lakshmi
5.417/12
Lakshmi Narayana (Venkatesh) is an elder son in a family with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Lakshmi owns a factory that is worth hundreds of crores. Janar...
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Lakshmi
2010
Namo Venkatesa
5.179/14
Venkata Ramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist. He goes along with the troop of artists to perform for a local Telugu association in Europe. Paris Pras...
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Namo Venkatesa
2012
Bodyguard
5.083/12
A remake tale, the story begins with Venkatadri (Venkatesh) who has great respect for Varadarajulu Naidu (Prakash Raj) as he saves his life. However,...
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Bodyguard
1995
Taqdeerwala
6.136/11
Shri Bhramma is unhappy with Yamraj and his assistant, Chitragupt, as they have misplaced a book or prophecy called "Bhavishya Vani", and asks them to...
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Taqdeerwala
2000
Jayam Manadera
6/4
Abhiram and Uma fall in love with each other when they meet in Europe. Unable to express their feelings at the right time, the two are separated when...
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Jayam Manadera
2013
Shadow
5/7
Raghurman infiltrates Nana Bhai's criminal organisation to find evidence of his wrongdoings. When Nana learns of his plans, he massacres Raghurman's f...
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Shadow
2023
Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan
5.074/34
Bhaijaan, a self-defense trainer lives happily as a bachelor with his three brothers Moh, Ishq and Luv and uses violence to settle disputes. When his...
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Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan
2013
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
7.093/43
An exuberant and evocative family drama, that primarily revolves around the close bond between two brothers with radically different personalities, hi...
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Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
2004
Gharshana
7.227/11
Rama Chandra (played by Daggubati Venkatesh) is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad City. His upbringing as an orphan, and the special natu...
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Gharshana
1999
Raja
7.556/9
A story about a petty thief Raja, and how his life changes when he meets Anjali in a robbery gone wrong.
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Raja
2014
Radha
4/1
Radha is a 2014 Telugu film directed by Maruti. The film stars Venkatesh and Nayantara in lead roles.
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Radha
2013
Masala
4.167/9
Masala (English: Mixture of Spices) is a 2013 Telugu film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and jointly produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu and Sravanthi Ra...
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Masala
2014
Drushyam
7.846/26
Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and...
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Drushyam
2015
Gopala Gopala
6.045/22
Gopala Rao, an atheist, finds himself in the midst of crises. When Govinda Hari enters his home, Rao's life changes in miraculous ways.
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Gopala Gopala
2001
Devi Putrudu
6.286/7
An archaeologist extracts a box from the sea which contains mystical powers. However, evil people are in pursuit of the box and create trouble for the...
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Devi Putrudu
2001
Premato Raa
4/1
Premato Raa is romantic based movie in which, Chandu (Venky) and Vijay (Suresh) are brothers. They belong to a wealthy family where the elder brother...
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Premato Raa
1999
Seenu
6.75/4
Shwetha falls in love with Seenu, whom she supposes to be speech-impaired. Seenu feels guilty and asks a doctor to cut off his tongue to win her love.
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Seenu
1997
Pelli Chesukundaam
4/1
A man gives shelter to a girl who has been a victim of rape and has also witnessed a murder. He gives her hope to live again and they fall in love wit...
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Pelli Chesukundaam
2005
Subash Chandra Bose
4.2/5
Subash Chandra Bose is a Patriotic action darma based movie in which Ashok (Venkatesh) working in a TV channel with his girl friend Anita (Genelia), c...
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Subash Chandra Bose
2005
Sankranthi
7.75/4
Raghavendra, a provisional store owner, is the eldest among four brothers who live together with their parents Rama Chandrayya and Janakamma. As they...
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Sankranthi
2002
Vasu
7.2/5
After graduation, Vasu runs a college canteen, and music school and teaches music for seven years to make his living. His father is an IPS officer an...
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Vasu
1998
Premante Ideraa
6.75/4
A boy meets a girl in a friend's marriage and falls for her but she is engaged to be married to a cop. He convinces everyone in her family but her fat...
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Premante Ideraa
2003
Vasantham
6.5/4
Vasantham is an Family based movie. In which, Ashok (Venkatesh) and Julie (Kalyani) are childhood friends. Ashok is like a family member of Julie
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Vasantham
2002
Gemeni
5.8/5
When Gemeni, a gangster, falls in love with a girl, he tries to reform his ways. Things change when a new police commissioner is transferred to the ci...
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Gemeni
1996
Pavithra Bandham
5/3
Upon his father's insistence, Vijay agrees to marry Radha. However, he tells Radha that their marriage will be contractual with a one year trial perio...
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Pavithra Bandham
1997
Chinnabbaayi
5/1
Chinnabbayi is drama based movie in which, Sundarayya (Venkatesh), the orphan, is the care taker of a very famous girl
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Chinnabbaayi
1996
Saahasa Veerudu Saagara Kanya
3.7/3
A man sets out to find a treasure that is buried deep beneath the sea. Bhairavi, a witch, tells him that only a mermaid will be able to help him acqui...
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Saahasa Veerudu Saagara Kanya
1995
Pokiri Raja
0/0
Pokiri Raja is a 1995 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Venkatesh, Roja Selvamani, Ali and Shubha in lead roles.
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Pokiri Raja
1991
Kshana Kshanam
5.81/21
Chandu is a petty thief who comes across Satya, an innocent girl who unwittingly comes across a way to a huge amount of money stolen from a bank. Whil...
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Kshana Kshanam
1998
Suryavamsham
6.9/4
Bhanu, an illiterate man, hits rock-bottom when his father rejects him and his girlfriend refuses to marry him. Fortunately, his salvation arrives in...
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Suryavamsham
1997
Preminchukundam Raa
6.3/3
The film starts off with the killing of two lovers by Veerabadrayya who is a Rayalaseema factionist and is against love marriages. Giridhar goes to Ku...
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Preminchukundam Raa
1996
Dharma Chakram
7.333/3
The story is about a family in which mother and son together fight against father for the principles and human values. Srividhya, as a ditched wife, r...
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Dharma Chakram
1996
Saradha Bullodu
0/0
Saradha Bullodu is a 1996 Telugu film directed by Raviraja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Nagma and Brahmanandam in lead roles.
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Saradha Bullodu
1990
Bobbili Raja
6.6/5
Raja, a common man, and Rani, the daughter of a powerful minister, are brought together by the forest.
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Bobbili Raja
1992
Sundara Kanda
7.667/3
A newly appointed professor finds that his student has a crush on him and wants to marry him. He ignores her advances and marries an orphan. Not the o...
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Sundara Kanda
1998
Ganesh
7/6
Ganesh, a journalist, loses his father and sister due to the negligence of the health department and decides to fight against the corruption prevalent...
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Ganesh
1993
Kondapalli Raja
5/1
Kondapalli Raja is a 1993 Telugu film directed by Raviraja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Nagma, Srikanth and Suman in lead roles.
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Kondapalli Raja
1993
Abbaigaru
5.5/2
A greedy woman fears she might lose control over her stepson, an illiterate and gullible person, when she learns about his unexpected marriage and att...
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Abbaigaru
1992
Chanti
6.5/6
Chanti is a 1992 Telugu film directed by Raviraja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Meena, Nassar and Brahmanandam in lead roles.
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Chanti
1989
Ontari Poratam
7/1
Priyanka, a rich heiress, cheats a poor uneducated Raja, which leads to an unfortunate death. As a result, Raja decides to teach Priyanka a lesson in...
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Ontari Poratam
1994
Muddula Priyudu
4/1
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Muddula Priyudu
1991
Coolie No. 1
6.5/4
Raju, a hardworking coolie who seeks revenge on an arrogant heiress, Ranjani, after she wrongly accuses him of rape and sends him to jail, leading to...
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Coolie No. 1
1996
Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
7.071/7
When Sriram learns that his wife, Seeta, cannot bear a child, he keeps it hidden from his father. However, he marries Manisha under dire circumstances...
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Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
1992
Chinarayudu
8/2
Chinarayudu is a 1992 Telugu film directed by B. Gopal. The film stars Venkatesh, Vijayashanti, Kota Srinivasan Rao and Nirmalamma in lead roles.
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Chinarayudu
1989
Two Town Rowdy
8/2
Two Town Rowdy is a 1989 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Radha, Krishnam Raju and Mohan Babu in lead roles.
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Two Town Rowdy
1994
Super Police
6.8/2
Super Police is a 1994 Telugu film directed by K Murali Mohan Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Soundarya, Nagma and Brahmanandam in lead roles.
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Super Police
1990
Aggiramudu
7/1
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Aggiramudu
1987
Ajeyudu
0/0
Murali's world comes tumbling down when he discovers that his adopted father ruined the lives of his biological parents. He then has to make the tough...
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Ajeyudu
1987
Vijetha Vikram
0/0
Vijetha Vikram is a 1987 Telugu film directed by S S Ravichandran. The film stars Venkatesh, Farah and Poornima Bhagyaraj in lead roles.
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Vijetha Vikram
1989
Dhruva Naksthram
7/1
Dhruva Naksthram is a 1989 Telugu film directed by Y Nageswara Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Shalini, Brahmanandam and Mohan Babu in lead roles.
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Dhruva Naksthram
1986
Kaliyuga Pandavulu
0/0
Kaliyuga Pandavulu is action drama based movie in which, Vijay (Venkatesh) is a spoilt son of rich industrialist Chakrapani (Rao Gopal Rao) and his fa...
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Kaliyuga Pandavulu
1991
Shatruvu
8.5/2
Shathruvu is a 1991 Telugu film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film stars Venkatesh, Vijayashanti, Kota Srinivasan Rao and Jeeva in lead roles.
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Shatruvu
1987
Thrimoorthulu
0/0
Thrimoorthulu is a 1987 Telugu film directed by K Murali Mohan Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Arjun Sarja, Rajendra Prasad and Shobana in lead roles.
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Thrimoorthulu
1987
Srinivasa Kalyanam
6/1
Srinivas and his sister Lakshmi start a new life thanks to their cousin, Saroja. Years later, things take an unexpected turn when she falls in love wi...
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Srinivasa Kalyanam
1988
Raktha Tilakam
0/0
Raktha Tilakam is a 1988 Telugu film directed by B. Gopal. The film stars Venkatesh, Amala Akkineni and Sharada in lead roles.
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Raktha Tilakam
1988
Brahma Puthrudu
0/0
Brahma Puthrudu is a 1988 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Rajini Nivedhita, Mohan Babu and Jayasudha in lead ro...
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Brahma Puthrudu
1988
Varasudochadu
6/1
Varasudochadu is a 1988 Telugu film directed by A Mohan Gandhi. The film stars Venkatesh, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Mohan Babu and Kota Srinivasan Rao in...
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Varasudochadu
1989
Prema
7.5/2
Pruthvi is an orphan who tries hard to become a great singer. One day he comes across a beautiful, naughty young girl Maggi , and they both fall in lo...
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Prema
1987
Bharathamlo Arjunudu
7/1
Arjun is unemployed but tolerant and kind-hearted, and stays with his father Dasaradharamayah, stepmother and step sister Kalyani. One day Arjun beats...
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Bharathamlo Arjunudu
1986
Brahma Rudrulu
0/0
Brahma Rudrulu is a 1986 Telugu film directed by K Murali Mohan Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Rajini Nivedhita, Nageshwara Rao Akkineni and Lakshmi i...
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Brahma Rudrulu
2022
Ori Devuda..!
6.9/7
Two childhood friends, Anu and Arjun, decide to get married. However, their marital life becomes complicated due to misunderstandings and miscommunica...
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Ori Devuda..!
1988
Swarnakamalam
7.875/4
Meenakshi is a disillusioned classical dancer. With the support of her neighbor Chandram, a painter who admires her talent, she begins a journey to ap...
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Swarnakamalam
2000
Kalisundam Raa
7/7
Raghaviah and Ram Mohan Rao are brothers-in-law. But Ram Mohan Rao is at loggerhead with Raghavaiah because of a family feud. Raghavaiah is nearing hi...
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Kalisundam Raa
2009
Eenadu
0/0
The police commissioner of Hyderabad confronts an anonymous caller who has planted bombs in the city and will let them explode if four terrorists are...
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Eenadu
1993
Anari
6.143/7
Rajnandini, a rich girl, appoints Rama, a simpleton, as her bodyguard. She soon falls in love with him, which creates havoc in his life.
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Anari
2016
Babu Bangaram
5.231/13
ACP Krishna strives to capture the gangsters who threaten to attack his lover and her family members.
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Babu Bangaram
2016
Premam
6.5/20
Vikram falls in love with three women at different stages of his life which changes him as a person until he finally meets the love of his life.
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Premam
2017
Guru
7.167/12
A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle...
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Guru
2018
Agnyaathavaasi
3.826/23
A billionaire Govinda Bhargav and his son are murdered with the aim of a hostile takeover of their company. But what his enemies do not know is that h...
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Agnyaathavaasi
1993
Rampur Ka Raja
0/0
A 1993 Indian adventure film.
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Rampur Ka Raja
2019
F2: Fun and Frustration
5.514/36
After Venky, Varun also gets married thinking he can keep the wife in control but both of them gets frustrated with the marital life which generates f...
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F2: Fun and Frustration
2012
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
5.9/10
A boy is adopted by his grandfather after his parents are murdered. He grows up to be an actor to honor a promise to his dying grandfather that he wou...
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Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
2019
Venky Mama
4.375/16
When his sister and her husband die in a car accident, a rice-mill owner decides to raise his nephew as his own child. They become inseparable over th...
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Venky Mama
2005
Soggadu
5.3/3
Ravi likes Swati and helps her escape from her wedding, only to realise that she likes Chandu. He decides to sacrifice his love and unite Swati with h...
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Soggadu
2021
Narappa
7.063/16
Narappa is forced to flee into the forest with his younger son, Sinappa, after Sinappa murders an upper caste landlord to avenge his older brother’s d...
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Narappa
2021
Krack
5.933/30
Pothuraju Veera Shankar is a hot-headed circle inspector from Andhra who doesn’t like to hear the word ‘background’. Wherever he is appointed in the s...
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Krack
2022
F3: Fun and Frustration
4.175/20
Venky and Varun Yadav are ordinary guys with ordinary lives. Their struggle is all about money. One day they hear about a wealthy industrialist in Vij...
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F3: Fun and Frustration
2007
Thulasi
5.769/13
Tired of her husband's crusade against factional feuds, Thulasi's wife leaves him. However, when their fatally ill son is abducted by factionists, he...
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Thulasi
2021
Mosagallu
4.7/7
Arjun and Anu are fraternal twins who manage to run a scam in the US from India via a call center. With police officer Kumar hot on their heels, will...
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Mosagallu
2021
Drushyam 2
7.136/11
7 years after the events of Drushyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threa...
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Drushyam 2
2025
Sankranthiki Vasthunam
5.656/16
When a renowned tech entrepreneur is kidnapped upon returning to India, a police officer recruits her ex-boyfriend, a former cop now living a quiet fa...
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Sankranthiki Vasthunam
2026
Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK 47
0/0
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Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK 47
2026
Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu
6.2/22
National security officer Vara Prasad, protecting his estranged wife and kids from a vengeful ex-cop, sees it as a chance to rebuild their relationshi...
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Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu
1998
Hathi
9/1
5000 years ago, in India, men started to capture and tame elephants for war, parades and worship. Still today, the young Makbul grows up in daily cont...
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Hathi
Drushyam 3
0/0
Plot is unknown
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Drushyam 3
2027
January 12 Vidudala
0/0
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January 12 Vidudala
2026
ENE Repeat
0/0
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