Venkata Prabhu Prasad (born 1 May 1989), known professionally as Saptagiri, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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films. He received
Nandi Award as
Best Male Comedian for his role in ''
Express Raja
''Express Raja'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. Produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under their production company UV Creations, the film features S ...
'' (2016).
He received Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award at
15th Santosham Film Awards
The 15th Santosham Film Awards is an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 12 August 2017 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2016, along with special honors for lifetime contributions ...
in 2017.
Early life
Saptagiri was born and brought up in
Irala
Irala is a village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth- ...
village of
Chittoor district
Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...
in
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. His father was a guard in forest department. Though his birthname was Venkata Prabhu Prasad, Saptagiri changed his name after an incident which happened in
Tirumala
Tirumala is a spiritual town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the suburbs of the Tirupati urban agglomeration. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority and located in Tirupati (rura ...
.
Career
Sapthagiri moved to Hyderabad to pursue his career in acting, and struggled a lot before getting a break. He started film acting career with
Bhaskar's film ''
Bommarillu'' he used to work as an assistant director. Saptagiri got a chance to play a comedian role. He earned name as a Mini
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic perform ...
in terms of remuneration and fame in low budget comedy movies.
Saptagiri who started his career as an assistant director and turned as an actor. He acted as a comedian in many films. He made his debut as a lead role in ''
Saptagiri Express'' (2016). In 2017, he played the lead in ''
Sapthagiri LLB
''Sapthagiri LLB'' is an Indian Telugu-language film directed by Charan Lakkakula and released in 2017. The film is a remake of ''Jolly LLB,'' a Hindi film. The story is about a small-time lawyer who challenges a top lawyer in a hit-and-run cou ...
.''
Filmography
Actor
Producer
*''
Bhagyanagara Veedullo Gamattu'' (2019)
References
External links
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Telugu comedians
Telugu male actors
Living people
1989 births
People from Chittoor district
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
Indian male comedians
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Santosham Film Awards winners
Nandi Award winners