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1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Filmography  



3.1  As actor  





3.2  As producer  







4 References  





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Saptagiri
Born

Venkata Prabhu Prasad[1]


(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 35)[2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • Years active2006–present

    Venkata Prabhu Prasad (born 1 May 1989), known professionally as Saptagiri, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He received Nandi AwardasBest Male Comedian for his role in Express Raja (2016).[3][4] He received Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award at 15th Santosham Film Awards in 2017.

    Early life[edit]

    Saptagiri was born and brought up in Irala village of Chittoor districtinAndhra Pradesh. 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.[1]

    Career[edit]

    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[5] in terms of remuneration and fame in low budget comedy movies.[6]

    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).[7] In 2017, he played the lead in Sapthagiri LLB.[8]

    In June 2023, he expressed his wish to enter Andhra Pradesh politics, on behalf of Telugu Desam Party.[9]

    Filmography[edit]

    As actor[edit]

    Key
    Denotes films that have not yet been released
    Year Title Role Notes Ref.
    2006 Bommarillu
    2007 Desamuduru Bala's colleague
    2008 Parugu P. Yagya Narayana Sharma
    2009 Ganesh Just Ganesh Apparao
    2010 Sadhyam
    Happy Happy Ga Malli
    2011 Kandireega Nellore Giri
    2012 Daruvu Auto Driver
    Mr. Nookayya Raja's assistant
    Gabbar Singh
    Julayi Ravi's friend
    2013 Jaffa Saptagiri
    Venkatadri Express Dasthagiri
    Ongole Gittha Barber
    Prema Katha Chitram Giri
    2014 Chakkiligintha
    Mirchi Lanti Kurradu
    Lovers Suresh
    Manam Nagarjuna's friend
    Pyar Mein Padipoyane Husain Verma
    Power Bilahari
    Drushyam Simhadri
    Joru Namalu
    Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
    Amrutham Chandamamalo
    Kotha Janta Giri
    2015 Soukhyam Giri
    Loafer Raja's friend
    Where Is Vidya Balan
    Cinema Choopistha Mava Rakhi Pandaga
    Sankarabaranam Akshay Kumar
    Tripura Tripura's cousin
    Bruce Lee - The Fighter Bruce Lee's friend
    Raju Gari Gadhi "Race Gurram" Babji
    Shivam Happy
    James Bond
    Jadoogadu Puli
    Jyothi Lakshmi
    Dohchay Ranga
    Temper Chain snatcher
    Intelligent Idiots Mano
    Beeruva
    Mosagallaku Mosagadu
    Ram Leela
    Gaddam Gang Cameo appearance
    Bandipotu Saptagiri TV Reporter
    Jatha Kalise [10]
    2016 Supreme Man in the airport
    Saptagiri Express Sapthagiri
    Thikka Manchi Donga
    Majnu Koti
    Abhinetri Buchi
    Selfie Raja Thief
    Krishnashtami Giri
    Express Raja Giri
    Soggade Chinni Nayana Himagiri
    Okka Ammayi Thappa Journalist
    2017 Angel Saptagiri
    Chitrangada Punjuko Babban
    Rarandoi Veduka Chudham Bangaram
    Raja the Great Seenu Cameo appearance
    Radha Giri R
    Sapthagiri LLB Saptagiri L.L.B.
    2018 Hello Guru Prema Kosame Auto Driver
    Neevevaro Janaganamana Jagadish
    Juvva
    Inttelligent Teja's friend
    2019 Abhinetri 2 Buchi
    Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda Govind
    Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Giri
    2020 Thagite Thandana
    Orey Bujjiga Saptagiri
    2021 Krack Subba Reddy
    Alludu Adhurs Kadra
    Idhe Maa Katha
    Ek Mini Katha
    Sreekaram Karthik's colleague
    Varudu Kaavalenu
    Guduputani Giri
    2022 1945 Adhi's friend
    Athidi Devo Bhava
    Pakka Commercial Lawyer Jhansi's PA
    Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki
    Wanted Pandugod [11]
    Geetha
    Crazy Fellow Abhiram's coworker
    Like, Share & Subscribe Giri
    2023 Veera Simha Reddy Jai's Supervisor
    Waltair Veerayya Veerayya’s friend
    Kalyanam Kamaneeyam Giri
    Amigos
    Meter Arjun’s uncle
    Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu Haasini's prospective groom
    Ramabanam
    Rangabali Journalist
    Unstoppable Jilani Ramdas
    Sound Party
    Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Chandram
    2024 Prathinidhi 2

    As producer[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c "సెట్లోంచి పొమ్మనగానే కన్నీళ్లొచ్చేశాయి!". eenadu.net (in Telugu). Hyderabad: Eenadu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  • ^ "Happy Birthday Saptagiri: The hilarious star's best comedy roles ever". The Times of India. May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  • ^ "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2016". APFTVTDC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (15 March 2020). "Interview with Telugu comedian Saptagiri for 'Orrey Bujjiga' - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  • ^ Jeevi (15 August 2014). "Lovers jeevi review". Idlebrain.com.
  • ^ Sashidhar, AS. "Tollywood's new funny men". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  • ^ "Sapthagiri Express Movie Review {2/5}: This one is strictly for those who love brainless comedy and Sapthagiri", The Times of India, retrieved 13 September 2020
  • ^ "Sapthagiri LLB Review {3/5}: Watch it for some great performances by Sai Kumar and Shiva Prasad", The Times of India, retrieved 13 September 2020
  • ^ "Comedian Saptagiri Hints Joining TDP?". Gulte.com. 12 June 2023.
  • ^ "Jatha Kalisey review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Ashwin Babu & Tejaswi Madivada". www.idlebrain.com.
  • ^ Arikatla, Venkat (19 August 2022). "Wanted Pandugod Movie Review: Rotten Fruit!". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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