Brahmanandam Kanneganti (born 1 February 1956), is an Indian film actor and comedian. Hailing from Sattenapalli in Andhra Pradesh, he mostly acts in Telugu films. Prior to films, he was a Telugu lecturer in Attili, a town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor.[1] He was honoured with the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2009.[2] Brahmanandam is considered one of the most versatile Indian comic actors, noted particularly for his comic expressions.[3][4][5][6] Brahmanandam was part of the television quiz show Brahmi 1 million Show on iNews.

Awards

He earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for acting in 804 Telugu films in 20 years in 2007.

Filmfare Best Comedian Award (Telugu) for Manmadhudu[8] (2002).

In January 2009, the government of India bestowed the title of Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian award, on Brahmanandam for his contributions to art.

He also earned Best Actor in a Comic Role in Dookudu at The Hyderabad Times Film Awards (2011).