Venu Yeldandi, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with Jai (2004) and directorial debut with Balagam (2023). He has won Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for Balagam[2] .
Career
He worked as a junior artist in many films for small roles as a comedian starting with Jai (2004). His first major role was in Munna (2007) as Tillu.[3] He also was a part of the comedy television series Jabardasth.[4]
In 2014, during filming of the series, Yelandi and his team were attacked by a group who were offended by the portrayal of their caste in the scenes being filmed. The police arrested Yeldandi and others involved. Both Venu and the community leaders lodged official complaints, each claiming the other party was at fault. Yelandi was charged under Section 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and 323 (causing hurt), while members of the community who attacked the group were charged under Section 341 (wrongful restraint).[5]
He worked as a ghost writer for Rudhramadevi (2015) and Jai Lava Kusa (2017).[6]
Yelandi's directorial debut was with his film Balagam.[7]
Partial filmography
As an actor
As director
As producer
- Bhagyanagara Veedhullo Gammattu (2019; co-producer)
Television
| Year | Work | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jabardasth | Various | ETV |
| 2023 | Save the Tigers | Raghava | Disney+ Hotstar |
References
- ^ a b Jeevi (12 November 2009). "Kurradu film review - Telugu cinema Review - Varun Sandesh & Neha Sharma". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2024/telugu/winners
- ^ a b c Jeevi (27 April 2007). "Munna - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas & Ileana". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "INTERVIEW | Entire country follows 'The Telugu Formula': Venu Yeldandi". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "'Jabardasth' Fame Actor Venu Attacked in Hyderabad". New Indian Express. 22 December 2014.
- ^ Ethamukkala, Hemachandra. ""I have worked for over 200 movies as an actor so far, but I never received commercial success" - Venu Yeldandi, 'Balagam' Director - Exclusive". The Times of India.
- ^ "I turned director in frustration: Balagam director Venu Yeldandi (aka Venu Tillu)". Deccan Chronicle. 1 April 2023.
- ^ Jeevi (22 February 2013). "Jabardasth review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ Vyas (14 July 2018). "Nannu Dochukunduvate stealer review". The Hans India.
- ^ "'Anaganaga O Premakatha': Gopichand releases the trailer of the Ashwin J Viraj and Riddhi Kumar starrer". The Times of India. 27 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Latest Tamil Thriller Movie 2023 | Miratchi Full Movie 2K | Jithan Ramesh | Ena Saha | Shraddha Das". YouTube. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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