Viswanatha Satyanarayana
1895–1976Jnanpith Award winning Telugu writer
songwriter
Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
1920–2018, born Nidadavole, writes in Telugu, writer
Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao was an Indian writer, composer and poet in the Telugu language. He was the son of Balantrapu Venkatarao, one half of the modern Telugu poet-duo “Kavi Rajahamsa” Venkata Parvateswara Kavulu. He won several national and state level awards for his work. He died in April 2018 at the age of 98.
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Awards
| 1961 | Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu |
Elsewhere
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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