K. S. G. Venkatesh

Not to be confused with K. Venkatesh.

K. S. G. Venkatesh is an Indian actor and producer in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of director K. S. Gopalakrishnan. He acted in more than 50 films predominantly in Tamil film industry and more than 20 mega TV serials; around 2500 episodes.

K. S. G. Venkatesh
Born	Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	1984-2005 2014-present
Children	1[1]
Father	K S Gopalakrishnan[2]

Career

He started his career as a cameraman and producer for his debut TV serial Kattupattichatiram which was telecasted on Doordarshan in 1984-85.^[3] He later continued producing serials in Tamil for which he was also the cameraman. In 1989 KSG was later introduced in the movie Athaimadi Methaiadi.^[4][5]

Partial filmography

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise indicated.

List of K. S. G. Venkatesh film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Athaimadi Methaiadi		debut as hero[4]
1992	Naalaya Seidhi
1994	Maindhan
1999	Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
2005	Englishkaran	Dhamodharan
2014	Sathuranga Vettai	Moovendhar	[4]
2015	Paayum Puli	Rathnavel
2016	Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum	Yazhini's father
	Rekka	Mala's father
2017	Kuttram 23	Thendral's father
	Peechankai	Uthaman
	Maayavan	Kumaran's father
	Balloon	Cinema producer
2018	Sketch	Amuthavali's Father
	Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu	Veera's father
	Ghajinikanth	Gayathri's father
	NOTA	Opposition Leader Varadarajan
	Aan Devathai	Restaurant owner
2019	Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu	Chandu's father	Telugu film
	Neeya 2	Sarva's father
	Kolaigaran	Forensic medical examiner
	Kolaiyuthir Kaalam
	Mei	Shanti's father
	Petromax	Saravanan's father
	Sangathamizhan	Venkatesh
2020	Irandam Kuththu	Veera's father
2021	Oh Manapenne!	Shruthi's father
2022	Veeramae Vaagai Soodum	Mythili's father
	Sinam	Madhangi’s father
	Naan Mirugamaai Maara
	Naai Sekar Returns	Saint
2023	Thalaikkavasamum 4 Nanbargalum
2024	PT Sir	Priest	Uncredited
	Maya Puthagam

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2015–2017	Lakshmi Vanthachu	Anu's father	Zee Tamil
2017–2018	Nandini	Maanikam	Sun TV
2018–2020	Ponnukku Thanga Manasu	Ramanathan	Star Vijay
2019	Lakshmi Stores	Uma's father	Sun TV
	Run	Car company owner
2021	Idhayathai Thirudathey	Special Appearance	Colors Tamil
	Thalattu	Thirugnanasamandar	Sun TV
2023–present	Sakthivel: Theeyaai Oru Theeraa Kaadhal	Sakthi's father	Star Vijay

References

1. "KSG grandson weds". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
2. "Film director K.S. Gopalakrishnan dead". The Hindu. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
3. "Preview". The Indian Express. 6 February 1987. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2018 – via Google News Archive.
4. மீண்டும் சினிமாவுக்கு தாவுகிறார் கே.எஸ்.ஜி.வெங்கடேஷ் [KSG Venkatesh jumps back into cinema] (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
5. "'Would Like to Play Dad to Young Kollywood Actors'". The New Indian Express. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

External links

• K. S. G. Venkatesh at IMDb