Pedakallepalli temple History
Nadakuduru temple History
Sri Durga Nageswara Swamy Temple is constructed In A.C. 1140. Later, in 1782, Challapalli Raja Sri Yarlagadda Kodanda Ramanna rebuilt it.
When you hear the name of Pedakallepalli village, many great people born there... come to mind. The services they rendered to the nation and Telugu literature come to mind. Pedakallepalli is a great village that contributed to the spread of Telugu culture. The village was the birthplace of following
Sucharla Dakshinamurthy, who brought the musical tradition of Thyagaraju to the state and made it flourish. The village was the birthplace of the great man who brought glory to Telugu literature. and brought Annamacharya to light...
was an Indian music composer, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist, and an eminent violinist known for his works in the South Indian film industry, Hindi cinema, Sri Lankan cinema, and Hollywood.
Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. Kodali Venkata Subbarao , The village was the birthplace of who laid the foundation for emotional poetry... and remained immortal in the history of literature through the Hampi Kshetra Kavyam.. was born here.
Pingali Venkayya:
Freedom fighter and NATIONAL FLAG DESIGNERthe
designer of the national flag of India. was born and
educated in Pedakallepalli. He wrote an English book titled "A
National Flag for India" in 1916.
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao:
The immortal singer andGandharvain singing started his
musical journey in this village. Ghantasala, who was born in the
neighboring Tekupalle, studied music under
Sucharla Dakshinamurthy
in Pedakallepalli and acquired his knowledge.
Veturi Sundararama Murthy Well known lyricist:
Pedakallepalli is the birthplace of veturi Sundararammurthy who brought
poetic respect to Telugu cinema and literature.
His surnameVeturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, various Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards , and other state horons. His career in Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades
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Distance: Challapalli to Pedakallepalli distance 9 km and 20 min
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