Viswanatha Satyanarayana
1895–1976Jnanpith Award winning Telugu writer
Playwright, lyric and story writer
Aathreya
1921–1989, born Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district, writes in Telugu, writer, poet, playwright
Acharya Aatreya was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 1981 for “Andamaina Lokamani” from the film Tholikoodi Koosindi. He is popularly known as Manasu Kavi.
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Also writing in Telugu
Adivi Bapiraju
1895–1952Telugu novelist, playwright and painter
I. Panduranga Rao
1930–2011scholar, poet, writer, linguist and orator of Telugu descent
K. Shivareddy
b. 1943Telugu writer
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
1927–2013Writer who won Jnanpith award in 2012
Singireddy NarayanaReddy
1931–2017Jnanpith awardee and renowned Telugu poet