Saptagiri (actor)

Venkata Prabhu Prasad, known professionally as Saptagiri, is an Indian film actor and comedian who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.

Saptagiri
Born
Venkata Prabhu Prasad[1]

1st May 1988
Irala, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupationcomedian, assistant director, Hero actor
Years active2006 - Present

Early life

Saptagiri was born in Punganuru in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.[2] His father was a guard in forest department. He has an older brother. His name was Venkata Prabhu Prasad, later he changed his name to Saptagiri because of an incident which happened in Tirumala.

Career

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[3] in terms of remuneration and fame in low budget comedy movies.[4] He happened to be one of the actors who bagged Padmasri Alluramlingaiah award in the recent past.

Saptagiri who started his career as an assistant director and turned as an actor. He acted as a comedian in many films and he came as a hero in 2016 with Saptagiri Express which got a good response from the audience and now he is coming with Sapthagiri LLB, released on 8 December 2017. It received average response

Filmography

Actor
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL
Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda Govind
Abhinetri 2 Ganesh
2018 Hello Guru Prema Kosame Auto Driver
Neevevaro Janaganamana Jagadish
Juvva
Inttelligent Teja's friend
2017 Angel Saptagiri
Chitrangada Punjuko Babban
Rarandoi Veduka Chudham Bangaram
Raja the Great Seenu Cameo appearance
Radha Giri R
Sapthagiri LLB
2016 Supreme
Saptagiri Express Sapthagiri
Thikka Manchi Donga
Majnu Koti
Abhinetri Ganesh
Krishnashtami Giri
Express Raja Giri
Soggade Chinni Nayana Himagiri
Okka Ammayi Thappa Journalist
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
2014 Chakkiligintha
Mirchi Lanti Kurradu
Lovers
Manam Nagarjuna's friend
Pyar Mein Padipoyane Husain Verma
Power Bilahari
Drushyam Simhadri
Joru Namalu
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
Amrutham Chandamamalo
Kotha Janta Giri
2013 Venkatadri Express Dasthagiri
Prema Katha Chitram Giri
DK Bose Shelved
2012 Daruvu Auto Driver
Gabbar Singh
Julayi
2011 Kandireega Nellore Giri
2010 Sadhyam
2009 Ganesh Just Ganesh Apparao
2008 Parugu P. Yagya Narayana Sharma
2007 Desamuduru Bala's colleague

Producer
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References
  1. "సెట్లోంచి పొమ్మనగానే కన్నీళ్లొచ్చేశాయి!". eenadu.net. Hyderabad: Eenadu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. "Comedian Saptagiri to essay lead role yet again". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. Vam. "Lovers Movie". Ceenma.com. Telugu Cinema news. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. Sashidhar, AS. "Tollywood's new funny men". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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