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Venkat Chandra works as a director, screenwriter, and actor in the Telugu film industry. He has acted in over 20 Bollywood films, including andhra wala, kick, oosaravelli, and chennai express, to name a few. In the popular Telugu television serial Chi La Sow Sravanthi, he too played a villainous role. He then went on to work as a casting director in Bollywood and Telugu films. In 2022, he made his directorial debut as Bandla Ganesh in DEGALA BABJI, a murder mystery and drama film. The Title Poster of the movie was released by blockbuster director Harish Shankar. The poster had a bruised and bloodied Bandla Ganesh looking intensely. After a striking poster, the makers have hit the right notes with a superb trailer. This movie trailer launched by Puri Jagannadh

Born on July 29, 1976 (46 years), at Venkatayapalem Village of khammam district. He is the only son of S.Bapaiah, who worked for the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Board at the time in Warangal Circle, and S. Padma, a housewife. He eventually married S. Swathi Chandra. Rishi Agastya, 19 years old, and Yashaswini, 16 years old, are their two children. His debut film Degala babji, which will be released in 2022, was produced by his wife.

His education spanned the first to fourth grades at Maripeda Bunglow and the fifth to tenth grades at Khammam's Jyothi Bala Mandir High School. He attended Sarada College for his first and second years of inter, after which he went to Madras for a diploma in computer science and engineering, Thai Moogambigai polytechnic college, now chennai in Tamilnadu.

His last uncle Suryanarayana worked in the film industry and it was through him he got inspired and attracted towards the film industry.

He was well-known among the public for his negative role as Ashok in the telugu daily serial Chila Sow Sravanthi, in which he appeared for 600 episodes.

He worked as the South Casting Director for the Bollywood film Chennai Express, then as the Casting Director for the film Srimanthudu, and as the Chief Assistant Director for the film Kick2.

He was interested in acting and storytelling throughout the school day and participated in a few dramas. In the local drama series Gundelu Marcha Badunu, he played Mallu, and in the drama Papam Kutumbarao, he played the character Subbi Setti.

According to the Director, "As a kid, I was fascinated with screenplays and stories. Reading has always been a favorite pastime of mine, and I used to spend a lot of time with books as my best friends, reading a variety of novels." He also authored a few of Telugu advertisements for Kalyan Jewellers that were broadcast on Indian television.

Filmography as Actor 1)	nuvvu naku nachhavu 2)	tiger harischandra prasad 3)	aduthu paduthu 4)	Andhra wala 5)	Ashok 6)	andhrudu 7)	aa naluguru 8)	vijaya dashmi 9)	Kick 10)	Oosara valli 11)	chennai express 12)	evadaithe nakenti 13)	Adhinetha 14)	maha nandhi 15)	nagaram 16)	Vishaka express 17)	Rechhipo

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Bandla Ganesh : హీరోగా బండ్ల గణేష్..! దర్శకుడిగా నటుడు.. -

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