Telugu famous writers

Famous Telugu writers & poets

Iconic voices of Telugu literature — from medieval devotional poets to modern novelists.

అన్నమాచార్య
annamāchārya
Annamacharya — pioneer of Telugu devotional kirtana poetry
Meaning: 32,000+ kirtanas in praise of Lord Venkateshwara
1408–1503 · Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh
వేమన
vēmana
Vemana — yogi-poet famed for short, biting verses (padyamulu)
Meaning: Vemana Satakam — taught in every Telugu school
15th–17th century · Andhra Pradesh
గురజాడ అప్పారావు
gurajāḍa appārāvu
Gurajada Apparao — pioneer of modern Telugu prose and social-reform writing
Meaning: Kanyāśulkam (1892), Mutyāla Sarālu
1862–1915
శ్రీశ్రీ
śrīśrī
Sri Sri (Srirangam Srinivasa Rao) — revolutionary modernist poet
Meaning: Mahāprasthānam — Telugu poetry's great manifesto
1910–1983
విశ్వనాథ సత్యనారాయణ
viśvanātha satyanārāyaṇa
Vishwanatha Satyanarayana — Jnanpith laureate, traditionalist novelist
Meaning: Veyi Padagalu (Thousand Hoods), Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu
1895–1976 · First Jnanpith from Telugu (1970)

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