Venu Swamy Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Venu Swamy Parankusham
Other Name	Astroguru Venu Swamy
Profession	Astrologer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Birthplace	Hyderabad, Telangana
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hyderabad, Telangana
School	• Gadi High School, Telangana • Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS), Gomaram
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Controversies	• Fake picture of Venu Swamy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi In 2017, a picture of Venu Swamy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was published in the news paper for which clarification was sought via the Right to Information (RTI) Act. After the clarification went public, he admitted that the picture is morphed. [1]The News Minute • Prediction of separation of the newly engaged couple Naga Chaitanya - Sobhita Dhulipala Astrologer Venu Swamy made a prediction about the separation of Naga Chaitanya and Sobitha Dhulipala after their engagement was announced on 8 August 2024. After he received negative responses for his prediction, he posted another video which was intended to explain about his predictions on the basis of the actors' horoscopes. After a conversation with the Movie Artists Association (MAA) president Vishnu Manchu, he posted an apology video in which he promised to refrain from predicting the future of any film actors. The Telugu Film Journalists Association and Telegu Film Digital Media Association filed police complaints and Telangana State Women Commission served a notice to Venu Swamy for the aforesaid prediction. • Venu Swamy's allegation of blackmail by leading journalists After a television show on TV5 network in April 2024 mentioning the wrong predictions of Venu Swamy, he and his wife alleged through their social media account that leading journalists, including Murthy, blackmailed them for Rs 5 crores. They also mentioned that they are forced to think about committing suicide. The journalists replied back questioning why they did not file a legal complaint. The TV5 network journalist Murthy filed a police complaint on 20 August 2024 citing abusive conduct and remarks. • Venu Swamy criticized for use of liquor bottles in pooja rituals After some pictures of Venu Swamy's pooja went viral on social media, he was caught in a virtual debate for using liquor bottles as part of pooja rituals. He clarified that he also uses medicine bottles in place of liquor bottles and it is allowed in certain pooja rituals. [2]Asianet News
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Veena Srivani (Satyavani Parankusham) (musician)
Marriage Date	2002
Family
Wife/Spouse	Veena Srivani (Satyavani Parankusham) (musician)
Parents
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield Hunter

Some Lesser Known Facts About Venu Swamy

• In 1989, Venu Swamy started his career performing the pooja ceremonies of Telugu films.
  

  Venu Swamy (right) at the pooja ceremony during the early days of his career

• Since then, he has been officiating the pooja ceremonies or prayer rituals conducted at the offices or residences of leading Telugu film actors, such as Rashmika Mandanna and Dimple Hayathi.
  

  Venu Swamy performing pooja at actress Dimple Hayathi’s home

• He also gained popularity as an astrologer when some predictions turned true, such as the separation of Telugu film actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu immediately after their marriage in 2017.

• His predictions and astrology career were discussed on a live TV show in 2017, where human rights activist Babu Gogineni with supporting pieces of evidence questioned the achievements and claims that Venu Swamy mentioned on his website.

• Babu Gogineni also accused him of intruding on the private lives of prominent people without their consent as he often predicted the career, health, or personal lives of leading actors and politicians in public media.

• He received negative responses on social media when some of his political predictions turned wrong, such as Pawan Kalyan (10th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024) losing the state election which he won. Also, about Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (17th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh) continuing as the chief minister after the 2024 state elections which he lost.

• In June 2024, he announced that he wouldn’t make any further predictions in the political field.

• He is an animal lover and has several pets including a Saint Bernard named Cheeku and a Labrador.
  

  Venu Swamy with his pet dogs