This ballad has lot of similarities to the North Indian (Aryan) story Mahabharat and is respected by Telugus as much as Mahabharat is respected. This story is popularly known as Palanti Bhaaratam. However, both religions attempted to attract various tribes (castes) and fought against tribalism. During that time Vaishnavism and Shaivism were dominant rival religions. This is a historical ballad based on the events that happened during 1181-1182 AD. The authorship of this work is also disputed. In Palnaativeeracharitra (the history of warriors of Palnaadu) is the first ballad in Telugu literature. For example, Telugus believed that the cry of an owl in the east was auspicious Early morning was considered auspicious time to start any new venture. He also described the Telugu superstitions. Women used to wear red cheeralu (saries) with borders. Telugus were interested in painting and other arts. Popular religions were Ekaveera worship, Mailaradeva worship, Bhairava worship, Chamadeswari worship, Moosanamma worship, Kumaaraswaami worship, Pandava worship, Macherla Chenna worship and so on. Heroic stories of Telugu heroes like warriors of Palnadu, stories of Ekaveera goddess, Parasurama, etc were very popular ballads and songs. Gambling, cockfights, ram fights etc., were popular entertainment in theTelugu nation. Brothel courts resolved the disputes among the prostitutes. Prostitution was a respected vocation with rules and regulations of the art. Similar to modern cities like New York or Mumbai, in which ghettos and slums are common, the capital city of Kakatiya kingdom also had rich neighborhoods and poor neighborhoods with ghettos. In this drama, Sreenaadhudu described the vocations, tribes (castes), classes, games, Telugu cuisine and restaurants, and the culture of Telugu people during the reign of Kakatiya dynasty. This drama gives a clear picture of the Telugu society and the culture in 14th century.
Their visit includes various parts of the city including the red-light area (township of prostitutes). In Kreedabhiraamamu drama (the authorship of this work is disputed), he described the contemporary society as observed by two Aryan friends, one belonging to the Brahmin tribe and the other belonging to a Komati tribe, during their one-day visit to the Ekasilanagaram (Warangal city) the capital city of Kakatiya kingdom. In this work Sreenaadha described the sensual story of marriage of King Nala and Damayanti. Sringaaranaishadhamu was a translation of Sanskrit Naishadha kaavya written by Sreeharsha. Among these, Maruttaratcharitra, Salivaahanasaptasati, and Panditaaraadhyacharitra are not available. Maruttaratcharitra, Salivaahanasaptasati, Panditaaraadhyacharitra, Sringaaranaishadhamu, Haravilaasamu, Bheemakhanda Kaashikhandamulu, Kreedaabhiraamamu, Sivaraatrimahaatmyamu and Palnaativeeracharitramu are his works. He worshipped sex and enjoyed life with wine and women. Sreenaadhudu had authored several independent works in Telugu. He began a new era that broke away from the translation era in Telugu literature. Sreenaadhudu (1385-1475 AD) was a born poet.
He spent the rest of his life in his service and devoting his time between Tallapaka and Tirumala. Although he propitiated other deities like Rama, Krishna, Narasimha and Vitthala, he viewed them as forms of Venkateswara, the Ultimate Reality. His marriage did not interfere with his spiritual interests and he became a disciple of the saint Shathakopayati of Ahobalam and studied all the sacred texts. Sometime later his people sought him out and took him home where he was married. He lived in Tirumala for some time and was initiated into Sri Vaishnava faith. Upon reaching the lord of Seven Hills he burst into a song of ecstatic praise. He dreamt of alamelumanga and composed a Shataka in her praise. He ran away to Tirupati and fell asleep on a rock after and exhausting climb of the first steep hill at Tirumala. Born with a gift for poetry and song, the boy Annamayya would improvise songs on Venkateswara and was always preoccupied by him. in TallapAka, a village in Cuddapah district. Of these only 14,000 are available now engraved on copper plates which were hidden for centuries in a niche of Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala.Īnnamayya was born in 1408 A.D.
Annamacharya, the greatest of them, it is said, had a vision of Lord Venkateswara when he was 16 and then spent the rest of his life composing kirtanas and padams on him, which totalled 32,000. The Tallapaka family of poets, music composers and scholars in Telugu and Sankrit popularized the Srivaishnava faith in Andhra Pradesh in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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