 Budda Vengal Reddy was born on 30 May 1822 at Uyyalawada village, located in present day Kurnool District which is on the banks of Kundu River.Vengal Reddy was known for his generosity.During the great famine of 1866, called "Kshaya famine" because it occurred during the year called "Kshaya" (as per the Telugu calendar), donated all his grain totalling upto 1,40,000 kilograms to prepare food and feed the poor and hungry.