Comedy actor Venu Madhav is all set to contest from Kodad assembly constituency in Suryapet district in Telangana. It's his hometown. Venu Madhav will contest as an Independent candidate here.

It was in Kodad that Venu Madhav completed his studies and started out as a mimicry artist. Slowly, he took to entertainment by giving performances at the political rallies of Telugu Desam Party. He developed contacts with TDP leaders in this way.

He started bagging opportunities in movies and eventually went on to become one of the most sought-after comedians in Tollywood, sharing screen space with big stars like Chiranjeevi, NTR, Prabhas and others in the 2000s.

As per his own admission, Venu Madhav is entering active politics with the aim of doing service to the people of Kodad.