Brahmanandam | |
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Born |
Brahmanandam Kanneganti. 1 February 1956 Chaganti Vari Palem Sattenapalli, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Children |
Raja Goutham Siddharth Kanneganti |
Awards | Padma Shri (2009) |
Brahmanandam Kanneganti (born 1 February 1956) is an Indian film actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor. He was honoured with the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2009. Brahmanandam is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions. Brahmanandam has garnered five state Nandi Awards, one Filmfare Award South, six CineMAA Awards, and three South Indian International Movie Awards for best comedy.
Brahmanandam was born in Chaganti Vari Palem village, Sattenapalli, Guntur District in Andhra Pradesh. Prior to films, he was a Telugu lecturer in Attili, a town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
Brahmanandam acted in more than 1000 films. Below are his selected filmography.