Name- Brahmanandam Kanneganti

Date of Birth- 1 February 1965

Age- 62(as in 2018)

Religion/Caste- Hinduism

Father- Kanneganti Nagalingachari

Mother- Kanneganti Lakshmi Narsamma

Brother- Not known

Sister- Not known

Marriage/ Marital Status- Married

Wife- Lakshmi Kanneganti

Son- Raja Goutham Kanneganti (Elder son), Siddharth Kanneganti (Younger son)

Daughter- None

Height- 5’4 approx.

Weight- 87kg approx.

Net worth- $50million approx.

Brahmanandam is an Indian actor and comedian. He is known for his phenomenal work in Telugu cinema. He established himself as one of the most successful and commercial actors in the Industry. Born on 1 February 1965 in Sattenapalli, Guntur District in Andra Pradesh, he has done Master’s Degree in Telugu Education.

Facts About Brahmanandam

• Rekha is Brahmanandam’s Favorite actress.
• Amitabh Bachchan is his Favorite actor.
• His Favorite color is White.
• Reading, Writing, and Painting are his Favorite hobbies.
• Sambhar, Kheer, and Medu Vada are his favorite food.
• He is one of the highest paid comedians in India.
• The comedian king holds a Guinness world record for most number of screen credit for a living actor.
• The comedy king of Tollywood likes to make sculptures in his free time.
• Brahmanandam is also known for his cooking skills.The Tollywood stars like Junior NTR and Ram Charan are a great fan of the food that he prepares.

• The actor doesn’t go out after 7 pm. He prefers to stay at home and spend time with his family.
• Before coming into Tollywood, Brahmanandam was a professor in a private college in Athili, West Godavari District.
• Brahmanand is the only actor who has done 1000 movies in a career span of 28 years.
• The role of Pujari and Shastri has made him popular in the Tollywood cinema.
• His best works till date are Khan Dada From Money, Michael Jackson from Anaganaga O Raju, Brahmi From Pokiri, Aha Na Pellanta, Chari From Adhurs, Yamaleela, Sandade Sandadi, Babai Hotel or more.
• In 2009, he was honored with Padma Shri award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
• He charges 1 crore approx. per movie.

Brahmanandam Family

He was born on 1 Feb 1956 in Sattenapalli, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh. His father name is Kanneganti Nagalingachari and mother name is Kanneganti Lakshmi Narsamma. Brahmanandam is the seventh son of his parents. His family has supported him in the accomplishment of his career. They stood by him in all his decisions. The actor considers himself lucky to have parents like them because they are the one who stood for him in his harsh times. He married Lakshmi Kanneganti and has two sons Raja Gautam Kanneganti (Elder son), Siddharth Kanneganti (Younger son). The comedian star recently became the grandfather in 2017 with the birth of Raja Gautam’s son.

Brahmanandam First Movie

Not many people know that the comedian star was a professor in private college in Athili. After attracted towards acting, he made his move in movies field. It was director Jandhyala who came to know about his inner talent and offered him the movie Aha Na Pellanta. So in 1987, the actor made his Tollywood debut with the movie “Aha Na Pellanta”.

Brahmanandam Movies

The star is ruling the Industry with his great comic timing and acting skills. Here is a list of his movies;

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Brahmanandam Controversies

Apart from his great acting. The star is in the lights for few of the negative controversies after him;

• The High court ordered him to return the Padma Shri award for misusing the honorary title. The reason for the controversy was that they used the title ‘Padma Shri’ before their name to promote the movie ‘Denikaina Ready’ ( “Ready for Anything”, produced by Mohan Babu).
• He has attitude problem and doesn’t behave well with his junior co-stars.
• Tollywood actress Hema once said in an Interview, “ I have lost offers from directors and producers who roped me in their movies. Several directors told me that actor Brahmanandam didn’t want to act with me and asked to replace me with another actor”.