Brahmanandam Kanneganti, popularly known as Brahmanandam is an Indian actor. He has appeared in several movies in Telugu. With over 750 films, he holds the Guinness World Record for appearing in the maximum number of films in a span of 20 years in a single language. He has been awarded with the Padma Shri by the Government of India, an honorary doctorate by Acharya Nagarjuna University and Nandi Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh among others.
Brahmanandam Kanneganti was born on 1 February 1957 in Sattenapalli, India. Prior to films, he was a Telugu instructor in Attili, a town in the West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He began his film career with writer-director Jandhyala`s Aha Naa Pellanta in 1987. He has prominently appeared in roles with comic sense. He has also appeared in Tamil movies.
He is married to Lakshmi and they have two sons, Raja Goutham and Siddharth. Raja Goutham is an film actor too and has appeared in Pallakilo Pellikooturu in a leading role.