Venkatesh

He has acted as child artist in the 1971 film Prem Nagar.
Venkatesh debuted in Kaliyuga Pandavulu in the year 1986, which got him Nandi award for best male debut actor. At an early phase in his career, Venkatesh acted in Swarnakamalam, directed by K Viswanath, which got him his second Nandi award. Bobbili Raja, with the delightful Divya Bharti, was a box office hit. Venkatesh worked with Ram Gopal Varma in the film Kshana Kshanam. In 1991, Chanti, a family drama, both of them were box office hits.
In 2009, he teamed up with his friend Kamal Haasan for Eeenadu, which was released in September 2009. His latest movie is Namo Venkatesa, directed by Sreenu Vytla; it was released as a Sankranthi special and celebrated its grand 100 days function on April 26, being 2010’s first 100-day film. In 2010 he was in Nagavalli, a remake of Aptharakshaka. In 2011 he signed Savitri in Teja's direction. Venkatesh would appear in a paraplegic patient role on wheel chair in this movie. But was mentioned that the film is shelved off.

He has won 7 Nandi awards, 4 Filmfare Awards, and many other awards as best actor for playing a variety of challenging roles in his career spanning 69 feature films in 27 years. His brother D. Suresh Babu, a very successful producer, has produced most of his successful films under Suresh Productions
On April 24, 2010, he signed with Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Ltd as their brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh