The following are the Telugu Pancha Kaavyas, the five great books of Telugu literature.
Amuktamaalyada - Krishnadevaraya, 16th-century king-poet and patron of Telugu literature. Manu Charitra or Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam - Allasani Peddana, a poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya. Panduranga Maahaatmyam - Tenali Ramakrishna, a poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya. Vasu Charitra - Ramarajabhushanudu, a poet in the court of late 16th-century king Tirumala Deva Raya, son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya. Vijaya Vilaasamu - Chemakura Venkata Kavi, a poet in the court of the early 17th-century Raghunatha Nayak.D.Anjaneyulu, Glimpses of Telugu Literature: Leaders and Landmarks, Writers Workshop, 1987, pp 145Various, Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi, 1957, pp 88,89
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