Sudheendra Venkatesh
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D. G. Venkatesh | |
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| Born | 21 May 1968 |
| Other names | Sudheendra Venkatesh |
| Occupation(s) | Public Relations Officer, Media consultant |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse |
Manjula (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Gururaj and Sudha |
D. G. Venkatesh,populalry known as Sudheendra Venkatesh is an Indian public relations officer and media consultant for the past four decades. He predominantly works in Kannada Film Industry and has worked more than 1200 films as public relations officer in Indian cinema.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Sudheendra Venkatesh was born to Sudha and Gururaj on 21st May 1968 in Bangalore. He studied in Ashoka Shishuvihara and completed his high school from Bangalore High School. Sudheendra Venkatesh spent all his childhood and completed his studies in Chamarajpete, Bangalore. He finished his high school studies and then started assisting his uncle Sudheendra as a trainee. When Sudheendra Venkatesh father passed away, he was offered a job in Amco Batteries which he declined as he was interested to become full fledged Public Relation Ofiicer. [3]
Career
[edit]Sudheendra Venkatesh started his career as an assistant in 1985 with Raghavendra Chitravani for the promotion of the films which was founded by his uncle D. V. Sudhindra in 1977. He worked as Sudhindra's assistant till 2006. After the demise of his uncle, he took over complete responsibility of Raghavendra Chitravani and became the full fledged Public Relations Officer. He was a Promoter for the Superhit Kannada Film "Mungaru Male". Mungaru Male (2006) and Duniya (2007) films earned him huge recognition for his services and helped him settle as an independent film public relations officer. Venkatesh has been responsible for more than 1200 films as a publicist and public relations officer.[1] These movies include some of the most popular Kannada films like Duniya, KGF: Chapter One and KGF: Chapter 2, Aishwarya, Kantara, 777 Charlie, Raajakumara, Aptamitra etc.[4] He is the publicist and public relations officer for all the films of famous film production companies of kannada industry such as Hombale Films, Rockline Productions, Jayanna Combines, Shailendra Productions, Ramoji Films, Upendra Productions, Kiccha Creations, Thoogudeepa Productions, Pushkar Films, SV Productions.[5][6]
Selected filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Mungaru Male | PRO | [1] | |
| 2006 | Mandya | PRO | ||
| 2007 | Duniya | PRO | ||
| 2008 | Madesha | PRO | ||
| Jnana Jyothi Sri Siddaganga[7] | PRO | |||
| Sangathi | PRO | |||
| 2009 | Junglee | PRO | ||
| Kiran Bedi | PRO | |||
| Eshtu Nagthi Nagu[8] | PRO | |||
| Seena | PRO | |||
| Thaakath | PRO | |||
| Preethse Preethse | PRO | |||
| Raam | PRO | |||
| 2010 | Jugaari | PRO | ||
| Varshadhaare | PRO | |||
| Pancharangi | PRO | |||
| Super | PRO | |||
| 2011 | Rangappa Hogbitna | PRO | ||
| 2011 | Kanchana | PRO | ||
| 2012 | Tuglak | PRO | ||
| Navika | PRO | |||
| 2013 | CID Eesha | PRO | ||
| Parari | PRO | |||
| Whistle | PRO | |||
| 2014 | Love in Mandya | PRO | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari | PRO | |||
| 2015 | Benkipatna | PRO | ||
| Krishna Leela | PRO | |||
| Just Madveli | PRO | |||
| Endendigu | PRO | |||
| Rebel | PRO | |||
| Vajrakaya | PRO | |||
| Shh.... Echarike | PRO | |||
| Neene Bari Neene | PRO | |||
| Vamshodharaka | PRO | |||
| Rocket | PRO | |||
| C/o Footpath 2 | PRO | |||
| 2016 | Ricky | PRO | ||
| Re | PRO | |||
| Jai Maruthi 800 | PRO | |||
| Akira | PRO | |||
| Zoom | PRO | |||
| Mungaru Male - 2 | PRO | |||
| Sipaayi | PRO | |||
| Dodmane Huduga | PRO | |||
| Kahi | PRO | |||
| Mummy Save Me | PRO | |||
| 2017 | Beautiful Manasugalu | PRO |
Accolades
[edit]D. G. Venkatesh is the proud receipient Prachara Prabhu award, Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Kempe Gowda award, Karnataka Union Patrika Prashasthi, Nagara Jilla Kannada Sahitya Prashasthi[9] VIP News Karnataka award, Aryabhata Cultural award
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hungama, Bollywood (2023-01-16). "Kannada film industry's leading PRO Sudheendra Venkatesh : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Sandalwood sees spurt in shoots; many say locations not available". The Times of India. 2023-01-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "I am..: D. G. Venkatesh, Film PRO, Chamrajpete". The Hindu. 2014-07-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Sudheendra Venkatesh on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "About Us - RCV Talkies". rcvtalkies.com. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Trailer of Kannada movie Jigar". 24 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Jnana Jyothi Sri Siddaganga on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Eshtu Nagthi Nagu – ಎಷ್ಟು ನಗ್ತಿ ನಗು (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada Movies Info. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Kannada Movie/Cinema News - SUDHEENDRA VENKATESH RECORD AND AWARD - Chitratara.com". www.chitratara.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.