D. Suresh Babu

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.[5] In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award for his contribution to popular cinema.[6]

D. Suresh Babu
Suresh Babu in December 2019
Born
Daggubati Suresh Babu

(1958-12-24) 24 December 1958[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, College of Engineering, Guindy
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Lakshmi[2]
Children3, including Rana Daggubati[3]
Parent(s)D. Ramanaidu[4]
RelativesSee Daggubati-Akkineni Family
AwardsNational Film Awards (1)
Nandi Awards (4)
Websitesureshproductions.com

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

He is the son of the producer D. Ramanaidu[7] and elder brother of popular actor Venkatesh.[8] 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 in 1981.[4]

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

Career

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

Filmography

As a producer
List of films produced
YearTitleCastDirectorNotes
1990Bobbili RajaVenkatesh, Divya BharatiB Gopal
1991Coolie No.1Venkatesh, TabuK.Raghavendra Rao
1994Super PoliceVenkatesh, Soundarya, NagmaK. Murali Mohan Rao
1997Preminchukundam RaaVenkatesh, Anjala ZaveriJayanth C. Paranjee
1998GaneshVenkatesh, Rambha, MadhubalaTirupathi SwamyWon the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze)
2000Kalisundam RaaVenkatesh, Simran BaggaUdayShankarWon 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
2000Jayam Manade RaaVenkatesh, Soundarya, BhanupriyaN.Shankar
2002Nuvvu leka nenu lenuTarun Kumar, Arti AgarwalKashi Viswanath
2003Neeku Nenu Naaku NuvvuUday Kiran, Shriya SaranK.C RajsekarWon the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
2004MalliswariVenkatesh, Katrina KaifK. Vijaya BhaskarWon the Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film
2005SoggaduTarun Kumar, Arti AgarwalRavi Babu
2007TulasiVenkatesh, NayantaraBoyapati Srinu
2008BaladurRaviteja, Anushka ShettyUdayShankar
2013MasalaVenkatesh, Ram Pothineni, Anjali, Shazahn PadamseeK. Vijaya BhaskarRemake of Bol Bachchan
Co-produced with Ravi Kishore
2014Bhimavaram BulloduSunil, EstherUdayShankar
2014DrushyamVenkatesh, MeenaSripriyaRemake of Drishyam
Co-produced with Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd and Wide Angle Creations
2015Gopala GopalaVenkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Shriya SaranKishore Kumar PardasanyRemake Of Oh My God
Co-produced with North Star Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
2015Avunu 2Poorna, Harshvardhan Rane, Ravi Babu, Sanjana, Nikita ThukralRavi BabuSequel to Avunu
Co-produced with Flying Frogs
2017Nene Raju Nene MantriRana Daggubati, Kajal Aggarwal, Catherine TresaTejaCo-produced with Blue Planet Entertainments
2018Ee Nagaraniki EmaindhiTharun Bhascker
2019Oh! BabySamantha AkkineniB. V. Nandini Reddy
2019Venky MamaVenkatesh, Naga ChaitanyaK. S. Ravindra
2021NarappaVenkatesh, PriyamaniSrikanth Addala
2021Drushyam 2Venkatesh, MeenaJeethu JosephCo-produced with Aashirvad Cinemas and RajKumar Theatres Pvt. Ltd.
2021 Shakini Dhakini Regina Cassandra, Niveda Thomas Sudheer Varma Telugu remake of the South Korean film Midnight Runners (2017)[11]

As a presenter
List of films presented
YearTitleCastDirectorRef.
2008Ashta ChammaNani, Swati ReddyMohan Krishna Indraganti[12]
2010Namo VenkatesaDaggubati Venkatesh, Trisha KrishnanSrinu Vytla[13]
2011Golconda High SchoolSumanth, Swati ReddyMohan Krishna Indraganti[14]
2012EegaNani, SamanthaS. S. Rajamouli[15]
2013Prema Ishq KaadhalHarshvardhan Rane, Sree Vishnu, Harish, Vithika Sheru, Srimukhi, Ritu VarmaPavan sadineni[16][17]
2013Uyyala JampalaAvika Gor, Raj TarunVirinchi Varma[18][19]
2015Hora HoriDileep, DakshaTeja
2015Thanu NenuAvika Gor, Santosh SobhanRam Mohan.P[20]
2016Pelli ChoopuluVijay Deverakonda, Ritu VarmaTharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
2016PittagodaVishwadev Rachakonda, Punarnavi BhupalamAnudeep K. V.[21]
2017Mental MadhiloSree Vishnu, Nivetha Pethuraj, Amrutha SrinivasanVivek Athreya
2022Virata ParvamRana DaggubatiVenu Udugula

As an actor
List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
2016Azhar

Awards and nominations
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 [22]

Other works
  • He served as the president of the A P Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 2011–12.[23]
  • He has been unanimously elected the president of Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) from 2015 to 2017.[24] He is the first president of the body after AP Film Chamber of Commerce was renamed Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce.[25]
  • He is also associated with Hyderabad Angels as vice president.[26]

References
  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. "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.
  7. "Suresh Babu is the new TFCC President". indiaglitz.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. "Filmmaker Rama Naidu cremated". sify.com. 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. "Shakini Dhakini, Telugu remake of Midnight Runners, resumes shoot". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  12. "Full cast and crew for Ashta Chamma". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  13. "Telugu Movie review – Namo Venkatesa". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  14. "Full cast and crew for Golkonda High School". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  15. "SS Rajamouli Telugu Eega as Makkhi in Bollywood". filmsadda.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  16. "Prema Ishq Kaadhal teaser". youtube.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  17. "Prema Ishq Kadal movie first look poster". zimbio.com. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  18. "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.
  19. "Suresh Babu and Nagarjuna team up for a small film". 123telugu.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  20. "Thanu Nenu is a heart touching film: Ram Mohan". indiaglitz.com. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  21. "LOLZ | EPI #05 | Booju Baby | By Harsha Annavarapu | #TeluguWebSeries 2016". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  22. "TSR-TV9 National Film Awards 2014 Winners List". ibtimes.co.in. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  23. "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.
  24. "Suresh Babu elected TFCC president unanimously". The Times of India. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  25. "Record victory for Daggubati Suresh". telugupeople.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  26. "Hyderabad Angels to invest in 12 start-ups this fiscal". The Hindu. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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