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Baliwada Kantharao 

Kantharao (b.1927) is the author of many works including Vamsadhara and Daga Padina Tammudu.   more

Bammera Potana

Potana, who lived in the later part of the 15th century, is the author of several works like Narayana Satakamu, Veerabhadra Vijayamu and Bhogini Dandakamu.  more

Gonabudda Reddy 

Gonabudda Reddy was the renowned 13th century Telugu poet who is known for his Ranganatha Ramayanam, which is a pioneering work on the theme of Ramayana in Telugu.  more

Gurajada Venkata Appa Rao 

G.V.Appa Rao (1862-1915) was the first to make experiments in new poetry in his Mutyalasaramulu (1910 AD). His Kanyasulkam, the first social play in Telugu, became very popular.  more

Kandukuri Viresalingam Pantulu

  Kandukuri Viresalingam Pantulu (1848-1919) is considered as the Father of Modern Telugu literature.  more

Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao

K.Kutumba Rao (b.1909) is a prolific story writer who has produced several works like Chadvvu, Braduku Bhayam, Kalalushastriya Vijnanam, Kalabhairavudu and Karunyam.   more

Nannaya,Tikkana & Errana 

Known as the Kavya Traya or the 'Trinity of Telugu Literature', these three poets are the composers of the Andhra Mahabharata.   more

Nori Narasimha Sastry 

N.N Sastry (1900-1980) was a poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist, critic and translator. His famous novels include Narayanabattu, Rudramadevi and Mallareddiare.   more

Palakuriki Somanatha

Palakuriki Somanatha (c.1200-1240) was the pioneer in creating new literary genres in Telugu like gadya, ragada, sataka and udaharana.   more

Pingali Surana 

Surana was a pioneering figure in the field of Telugu classical poetry during the 16th century.  more

Puttaparthi Narayanacharya

Narayanacharya (1914-1990) was a front-ranking classical poet, literary critic, composer, musicologist and translator.  more

Rayaprolu Subba Rao 

Rayaprolu (1892-1984) is hailed as one of the pioneers of modern Telugu literature. Lalitha, Andhravali, Truna Kankanam, Kashta Kamala, Ramyalokam and Jadakutchulu are some of his principal works.   more

Srinatha

A 14th century poet of immense caliber, Srinatha has composed several poetic works like Marutarat-charitra, Saalivahana Sapta Sati  more

Srirangam Srinivasarao

Srinivasarao (1910-1983) was a pioneer of the progressive poetry in Telugu. His anthology Mahaprasthanam and poetry work Desa Charitralu   more

Tripuraneni Gopichand 

Gopichand's (1910-1962) was a renowned Telugu novelist, short story writer, editor, essayist, playwright and film director.  more

Unnava Lakshminarayana 

Lakshminarayana (1877-1959) was an ardent freedom fighter who was renowned for his famous novel Mala Palli.   more

Vasireddy Seethadevi 

Seetahdevi (b.1933) is an acclaimed writer in Telugu. She has published around 40 novels and 10 short story collections.   more

Viswanatha Satyanarayan 

Satyanarayana (1895-1976) is the author of more than a 100 works. He is received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Madhyakkaras.  more  



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