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In this Telugu name, the surname is Daggubati.
D. Suresh Babu
Suresh Babu in December 2019
Born
Daggubati Suresh Babu

(1958-12-24) 24 December 1958 (age 65)[1]
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, College of Engineering, Guindy
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1990-present
SpouseLakshmi[2]
Children3, including Rana Daggubati[3]
ParentD. Ramanaidu[4]
RelativesSee Daggubati-Akkineni Family
AwardsNational Film Awards (1)
Nandi Awards (4)
Websitesureshproductions.com

Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and film distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions.[5] He is the elder brother of popular telugu actor Venkatesh and father of another popular actor Rana Daggubati. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award for his contribution to popular cinema.[6]

He has produced several Telugu-language films under Suresh Productions banner including Bobbili Raja, Coolie No.1, Preminchukundam Raa, Ganesh, Kalisundam Raa, Jayam Manade Raa, Nuvvu leka nenu lenu, Malliswari, Tulasi, Drushyam and Gopala Gopala.

Early life

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He is the son of the producer D. Ramanaidu[7] and elder brother of popular actor Venkatesh.[8] He did his schooling from Don Bosco school in Madras. He completed his PUC from Loyola College and graduated from University of Michigan in 1981.[4]

He is married to Lakshmi and they have three children, Rana Daggubati, Malavika Daggubati and Abhiram Daggubati.[9][10]

Career

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He started his career with the film Devatha in 1982, though he started putting his name as producer from Bobbili Raja onwards.[4]

Filmography

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As a producer

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List of films produced
Year Title Director Notes
1990 Bobbili Raja B Gopal
1991 Coolie No.1 K.Raghavendra Rao
1994 Super Police K. Murali Mohan Rao
1997 Preminchukundam Raa Jayanth C. Paranjee
1998 Ganesh Tirupathi Swamy Won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze)
2000 Kalisundam Raa UdayShankar Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
Won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film for (Gold)
Remade in Hindi as Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein
2000 Jayam Manade Raa N.Shankar
2002 Nuvvu leka nenu lenu Kashi Viswanath
2003 Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu K.C Rajsekar Won the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
2004 Malliswari K. Vijaya Bhaskar Won the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
2005 Soggadu Ravi Babu
2007 Tulasi Boyapati Srinu
2008 Baladur UdayShankar
2013 Masala K. Vijaya Bhaskar Remake of Bol Bachchan
Co-produced with Ravi Kishore
2014 Bhimavaram Bullodu UdayShankar
2014 Drushyam Sripriya Remake of Drishyam
Co-produced with Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd and Wide Angle Creations
2015 Gopala Gopala Kishore Kumar Pardasany Remake Of Oh My God
Co-produced with North Star Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
2015 Avunu 2 Ravi Babu Sequel to Avunu
Co-produced with Flying Frogs
2017 Nene Raju Nene Mantri Teja Co-produced with Blue Planet Entertainments
2018 Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi Tharun Bhascker
2019 Oh! Baby B. V. Nandini Reddy
2019 Venky Mama K. S. Ravindra
2021 Narappa Srikanth Addala
2021 Drushyam 2 Jeethu Joseph Co-produced with Aashirvad Cinemas and RajKumar Theatres Pvt. Ltd.
2022 Saakini Daakini Sudheer Varma Co-produced with Guru Films and Kross Pictures
2022 Dongalunnaru Jaagratha Satish Tripura Co-produced with Guru Films
2022 Prince Anudeep KV Co-produced with Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP
2022 Rajahmundry Rose Milk Naani Bandreddi Co-produced with Introupe Films

As a presenter

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List of films presented
Year Title Director Ref.
2008 Ashta Chamma Mohan Krishna Indraganti [11]
2010 Namo Venkatesa Srinu Vytla [12]
2011 Golconda High School Mohan Krishna Indraganti [13]
2012 Eega S. S. Rajamouli [14]
2013 Prema Ishq Kaadhal Pavan sadineni [15][16]
2013 Uyyala Jampala Virinchi Varma [17][18]
2015 Hora Hori Teja
2015 Thanu Nenu Ram Mohan.P [19]
2016 Pelli Choopulu Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
2016 Pittagoda Anudeep K. V. [20]
2017 Mental Madhilo Vivek Athreya
2022 Virata Parvam Venu Udugula

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref.
1999 National Film Awards Best Feature Film Telugu Kalisundam Raa Won
2012 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Eega Won
1998 Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) Ganesh Won
1999 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold) Kalisundam Raa Won
2003 Best Home-viewing Feature Film Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu Won
2004 Malliswari Won
2012 Nagireddy-Chakrapani National Award Various films Won
2015 TSR – TV9 National Film Awards Best Film Drushyam Won [21]

Other works

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  • He served as the president of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 2011–12.[22]
  • He has been unanimously elected the president of Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) from 2015 to 2017.[23] He is the first president of the body after AP Film Chamber of Commerce was renamed Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce.[24]
  • He is also associated with Hyderabad Angels as vice president.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Samantha, Rana and Venkatesh wish Daggubati Suresh Babu on his 61st birthday". Times of India. 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ "DAGGUBATI FAMILY". infodhooth.blogspot.in. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Rana to debut with 'Leader'". entertainment.in.msn.com. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Interview with D Suresh Babu by Jeevi". idlebrain.com. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Suresh Babu is Back as Film Chamber President". gulte.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ Correspondent, Special (5 April 2017). "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards". The Hindu. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Suresh Babu is the new TFCC President". indiaglitz.com. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Filmmaker Rama Naidu cremated". Sify. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Daggubati Wedding: 10,000 guests and over Rs. 2 crore". deccanchronicle. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Gopala Gopala Movie - Abhiram Daggubati's Response". youtube.com. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Full cast and crew for Ashta Chamma". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Telugu Movie review – Namo Venkatesa". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Full cast and crew for Golkonda High School". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  14. ^ "SS Rajamouli Telugu Eega as Makkhi in Bollywood". filmsadda.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  15. ^ "Prema Ishq Kaadhal teaser". youtube.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Prema Ishq Kadal movie first look poster". zimbio.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Suresh Babu and Nagarjuna team up for Uyyala Jampala". thehyderabadtimes.com. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Suresh Babu and Nagarjuna team up for a small film". 123telugu.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  19. ^ "Thanu Nenu is a heart touching film: Ram Mohan". indiaglitz.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  20. ^ "LOLZ | EPI #05 | Booju Baby | By Harsha Annavarapu | #TeluguWebSeries 2016". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  21. ^ "TSR-TV9 National Film Awards 2014 Winners List". ibtimes.co.in. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Suresh Babu to head film chamber". The Times of India. 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  23. ^ "Suresh Babu elected TFCC president unanimously". The Times of India. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  24. ^ "Record victory for Daggubati Suresh". telugupeople.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Hyderabad Angels to invest in 12 start-ups this fiscal". The Hindu. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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