Palnati Brahmanayudu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by Medikonda Murali Krishna on Venkata Ramana Productions banner and directed by B. Gopal.

The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the main lead role alongside Aarthi Agarwal and Sonali Bendre.

One of the persons who works under Bhavani Prasad gets bashed up by goons of the rival faction – Nagayalanka Narasinga Naidu for no reason of his.

[2] When Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao met minister Kodela Siva Prasad at Kotappakonda, he came to know that the rulers in Palnadu cut their hands for blood and mix it in the Naguleru river which still happens there.

[6] The Hindu wrote "The film has lengthy fights, a bit of fantasy (a chair and a train move back and forth at the command of the hero) and some special effects (a battalion of hens belonging to Bhavani Prasad attack a goonda hired by the villains and police as well).

[7] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "The grand production values are thwarted upon us with some dramatic fowl (chicken!

[9] The film is well remembered for the scene where Balakrishna sends back the train in reverse direction by slapping his thigh which resulted in lot of trolls in social media.