Pothuluri Veerabrahmam

Potuluri Veerabrahmam (popularly known as Brahmam) (c. 1610 - c. 1693); (Telugu: పోతులూరి వీరబ్రహ్మేంద్ర), was a Hindu saint, who lived in Andhra Pradesh region. He is most notable in Andhra for his work Kalagnanam, a book of predictions written in Telugu. It forecasts many incidents which are proved to be correct by the posterity.His prophetic texts in Kalagnanam are the Govinda Vakyas and Jeevaikya Bodha.

According to a legend, Veerabrahmam was born to a religious couple, Paripurnayacharya and Prakruthamba, who belonged to a Kamsala family near the river Sarasvati River in the village of Brahmandapuram. The couple abandoned Swamy at birth and Veerambrahmam was brought up at Atri Mahamuni Ashram near Kashi (present-day Varanasi). Later Veerabhojayacharya, Head of the Papagni Mutt, Chikballapur, Karnataka, was on a pilgrimage with his wife. The couple visited the Sage Atri Ashram, and Sage Atri gave the child to the couple. They received the child as a divine gift and returned to Papagni Mutt. The child was named 'Veeram Bhotlaiah'.

Veerabrahmendra Swamy, then known as the Veerambhotliah at Papagni Mutt authored the Kalikamba Sapthashathi (the manuscript written in praise of goddess Kali) at the age of 11. A few days later, Veerabhojayacharya made a sacrifice and Veerambhotlayya told his stepmother that he had refused to take homage responsibilities and started his spiritual journey. His first disciple was Dudekula Siddaiah. People started listening to Veerambhotlaya's chanting and philosophical poems, and as a sign of respect they called him 'Sri Madvirat Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami'.

• Brahmamgari matam in Kadapa district is a pilgrimage center in Andhra Pradesh.
• Editor T Ganapati Sastri of the book BrahmaTatwa Prakasika of Sadasivendra Saraswati (Trivandrum Sanskrit Series No VII), published in 1909, makes passing mention of a Tamil work called Acharya-Darpana that supposedly details a wide description of his deeds.
• Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra is a 1984 film on his life. Late Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao acted and directed. The film became a hit in Andhra Pradesh.