Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of
Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state
Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award for his contribution to popular cinema.
He has produced several
Telugu-language films under Suresh Productions banner including ''
Bobbili Raja,
Coolie No.1,
Preminchukundam Raa,
Ganesh,
Kalisundam Raa
''Kalisundham Raa'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh and Simran, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It received the National Film Award for Best Featur ...
,
Jayam Manade Raa,
Nuvvu leka nenu lenu,
Malliswari,
Tulasi
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,
Drushyam and
Gopala Gopala''.
Early life
He is the son of the producer
D. Ramanaidu
Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...
and elder brother of popular actor
Venkatesh. He did his schooling in
Don Bosco school at Madras. He completed his PUC from
Loyola College. He did his graduate studies at
University of Michigan
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in 1981.
He is married to Lakshmi and they have three children,
Rana Daggubati, Malavika Daggubati and Abhiram Daggubati.
Career
He started his career with the film
Devatha in 1982, though he started putting his name as producer from
Bobbili Raja onwards.
Filmography
As a producer
As a presenter
As an actor
Awards and nominations
Other works
*He served as the president of the A P Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 2011–12.
*He has been unanimously elected the president of Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) from 2015 to 2017. He is the first president of the body after AP Film Chamber of Commerce was renamed Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce.
*He is also associated with Hyderabad Angels as vice president.
References
External links
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Living people
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
People from Prakasam district
Nandi Award winners
Filmfare Awards South winners
Don Bosco schools alumni
University of Michigan alumni
Telugu film producers
1958 births