Venkata Prabhu Prasad (born 1 May 1989), professionally known as Saptagiri, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He received

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as Best Male Comedian for his role in '' Express Raja'' (2016). He received Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award at 15th Santosham Film Awards in 2017.

Early life

Saptagiri was born and brought up in Irala village of Chittoor district in

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. 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

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Career

Saptagiri moved to

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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 The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...

. Saptagiri got a chance to play a comedian role. He earned name as a Mini

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in terms of remuneration and fame in low budget comedy films. 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). In 2017, he played the lead in '' Sapthagiri LLB.'' In June 2023, he expressed his wish to enter

politics, on behalf of

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Filmography

As actor

As producer

*'' Bhagyanagara Veedullo Gamattu'' (2019)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saptagiri Telugu comedians Telugu male actors Living people 1989 births People from Chittoor district Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Indian male comedians Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male actors Indian male film actors Santosham Film Awards winners Nandi Award winners