Brahma Anandam

Brahma Anandam (బ్రహ్మ ఆనందం) is a 2025 Telugu comedy drama written and directed by RVS Nikhil and produced by Rahul Yadav Nakka under Swadharm Entertainment. Brahmanandam plays a novelist grandfather and his real-life son Raja Goutham plays the struggling actor grandson, with Vennela Kishore. Sandilya Pisapati composed the music. The film released on 14 February 2025 and streams on Aha.

What the story is about

Brahma is a middle-class actor with a sharp tongue and a self-absorbed streak, passionate about writing and performing but going nowhere financially. A big agency will book him for large shows if he can find 5 lakhs, which he does not have, and his girlfriend Tara leaves him in the middle of it all. Then, after 15 years, he is reintroduced to his grandfather Ananda Ram Murthy, a novelist, and the two mismatched men end up on the road together.

Cast

• Brahmanandam as Chilaka Ananda Ram Murthy
• Raja Goutham as Chilaka “Brahma” Brahmanandam, his grandson
• Vennela Kishore as Giri
• Rajeev Kanakala as the sarpanch, Tanuja’s father, and Sampath Raj as his brother Samarla Manohar
• Priya Vadlamani as Tara and Aishwarya Holakkal as Samarla Tanuja
• Raghu Babu as the sarpanch’s and Manohar’s father; Tanikella Bharani
• ETV Prabhakar as Brahma’s uncle and Divija Prabhakar as his cousin Rashi; Dayananda Reddy as the sarpanch’s uncle; Talluri Rameswari as Samarla Jyothi; Josh Ravi

How it was made

The title was announced with a poster on 8 May 2024. Brahmanandam’s first look followed on 16 August 2024 and a glimpse on 19 August 2024; the teaser came out on 16 January 2025.

Crew and music

• Writer and director: RVS Nikhil
• Producer: Rahul Yadav Nakka, Swadharm Entertainment
• Music: Sandilya Pisapati; the first single “Anandamaaye” was released on 9 January 2025, and the “Village” song, written by Suresh Banisetti and sung by Ram Miriyala, was released by M. M. Keeravani on 27 January 2025

Release and reception

Brahma Anandam opened on Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2025; our record lists a running time of 148 minutes. The Hindu called it a “lost opportunity” with too many subplots around an unconventional premise but praised the lead performances, Vennela Kishore’s in particular. Times Now rated it 2.5 out of 5, and Telugucinema.com gave the same rating, calling the premise impressive and the midsection engaging but the screenplay helter-skelter. No box-office figures are on record from a cited source.

Where to watch Brahma Anandam

The film streams on Aha. Wikipedia gives 19 March 2025 for the Aha release; the platform’s own listing, which our record uses, gives 18 March 2025. The OTT box on this page shows the current status and its source.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Brahma Anandam and the reviews it cites; the Aha listing; our own cast, crew, release and OTT records.