Brahmaji (born 25 April 1965) is an Indian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

best known for his work in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. He is a regular actor in director

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

's films. Brahmaji appeared in an important role in Krishna Vamsi's debut film as a director, '' Gulabi''. He appeared in Krishna Vamsi's second film ''Ninne Pelladata''. Krishna Vamsi made him hero with the movie

Sindhooram ''Sindhooram'' () is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language crime film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Brahmaji and Sanghavi, with Ravi Teja and Soundarya in supporting roles. The film dealt with the intricacies of Naxalism in And ...

. Later Brahmaji continued as a character artist. He appeared in lead roles in films such as ''Samakka Sarakka'', ''Inspector, Kaki'', ''Idea'', ''Andariki Vandanalu'', ''Adhyakshaa'', ''Dhoom Dham'', ''Abbo Vaada'', ''Kumbakonam'', and ''N.H-5''. He received 'Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award' at

16th Santosham Film Awards The 16th Santosham Film Awards is an awards ceremony held at Hyderabad, India on 26 August 2018 recognized the best films and performances from the Tollywood films and music released in 2017, along with special honors for lifetime contributions ...

in 2018 for his comic roles in various Telugu films.

Early life

During Brahmaji's college days, he was a big fan of superstar

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. Brahmaji's father used to work as a Tahsildar in

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, when

J. V. Somayajulu Jonnalagadda Venkata Somayajulu (30 July 1920 or – 24 April 2004) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. In 1981, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu ...

a renowned stage actor, who was also a Deputy Collector, acted in the Telugu classic movie

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. For his performance in the movie, his co-workers from the Revenue department felicitated

. Being Tahsildar's son, Brahmaji got a chance to see

closely in the felicitation ceremony. All his father's co-workers have lined up on the stage to take blessings from

. Brahmaji claims he was spellbound at the respect

received for acting in just one movie. At that point
Brahmaji
decided that someday he would also act in movies and become a great actor like

. This incident changed his life forever and after his Intermediate, Brahmaji went to Madras to fulfill his acting dreams. For over three decades now, he has been acting in movies.

Filmography

Telugu

Tamil

Kannada

References

External links

* {{authority control Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Living people Telugu male actors Telugu comedians 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1965 births People from East Godavari district Indian male comedians Indian comedians