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About Telugu Language
Introduction
Telugu (తెలుగు) belongs to the South Central branch of the Dravidian language family. It is spoken by close to 70 million people in India, primarily in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also spoken in Bahrain, Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius, United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. The Telugu-speaking population of the world, including second languages speakers, is estimated to be around 75 million people (Ethnologue).
Status
Telugu is one of the 22 official languages and 14 regional languages of India. It is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh. It also has official language status in the Yanam District of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Although Telugu is the dominant language in Andhra Pradesh, the state also has sizable populations of speakers of Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, and Tamil. Telugu has not achieved universal acceptance as a lingua franca in the state due to a variety of reasons, including lack of teachers, confusion between classical and colloquial standards, and the dominant role of English among the educated elite, and its role as the exclusive medium of post-secondary education.
Dialects
Spoken vs. written
There is a considerable difference between the spoken and written forms of Telugu. Spoken Telugu has many regional dialects, while the written form remains relatively uniform. Until the 20th century, Telugu was written in an archaic style very different from the everyday spoken language. During the second half of the 20th century, a new written standard emerged based on the modern spoken language.
Regional
Telugu has many regional dialects which are usually divided into several major groups:
- East, including Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam
- South, including Nellore, Ongole, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Chittoor and Anantapur
- North, including nine different varieties
- Central, including Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari and West Godavari.
Standard Telugu is based on the speech of educated speakers of the Central dialect.
Social
Colloquial Telugu varies depending on social status. Thus, urban varieties of Telugu as spoken, for instance, in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, and used in popular movies, have many borrowings from Hindi, Urdu, and English. The speech of educated speakers is characterized by code-switching between Telugu and English. There are also a number of social varieties depending on caste or class. The language of the high castes is more influenced by Sanskrit than the language of the lower castes. There are several distinct social dialects— Brahmin, non-Brahmin, and Untouchable.
Structure
Sound system
The sound system of Telugu has many similarities to the sound systems of other Dravidian languages.
Vowels
- Telugu has 2 sets of 5 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning. Each set consists of one short and one long vowel. Vowel length distinguishes between otherwise identical words. In the table below, vowel length is indicated by a macron over the vowel.
- There are two diphthongs /ai/ and /au/.
- Telugu is characterized by vowel harmony which requires that the vowels in suffixes be the same as root vowels, i.e., all front or all back.
Close |
i, ī
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u, ū
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Close-mid |
e, ē
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o, ō
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Open |
a, ā
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Consonants
The consonant system of Telugu is similar to that of other Dravidian languages. It is characterized by the following features:
- a contrast between plain and aspirated stops, both voiceless and voiced, e.g., /p – pʰ, b – bʰ/. Aspirated stops are produced with a strong puff of air accompanying their release.
- a contrast between apical and retroflex consonants, e.g., /t/ – /ʈ/. Apical consonants are produced with the tip of the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, whereas retroflex consonants are produced with the tongue curled, so that its underside comes in contact with the roof of the mouth;
- Consonant clusters are permitted mostly in initial and medial positions. There are no clusters in final position.
Labiodental | Glottal | ||||||||
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Stops | plain | voiceless |
p
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t
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ʈ
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c
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k
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voiced |
b
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d
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ɖ
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ɟ
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g
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aspirated | plain |
pʰ
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tʰ
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ʈʰ
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cʰ
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kʰ
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voiced |
bʰ
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dʰ
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ɖʰ
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ɟʰ
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gʰ
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Fricatives |
f
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ʂ
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ç
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h
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Nasals |
m
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n
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ɳ
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ɲ
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ŋ
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Tap |
ɾ
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Laterals |
l
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ɭ
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Approximants |
ʋ
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j
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- /ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɳ, ɭ/ are retroflex consonants with no equivalents in English
- /c, ɟ/ have no equivalents in English
- /ʂ, ç/ have no equivalents in English
- /ɲ/ = first n in canyon
- /ŋ/ = ng in song
- /ʋ/ has no equivalent in English
- /j/ = y in yet
Stress
Stress in modern Telugu is fixed on the first syllable of a word.
Grammar
Like other Dravidian languages, Telugu is agglutinative, i.e., it adds suffixes to roots, one after another, to form words and to express grammatical functions. There is no absolute limit on the length and extent of agglutination in Telugu. This can result in very long words. Like all agglutinative languages, Telugu uses post-positions rather than prepositions.
Nouns
This class of words includes common nouns, proper names, pronouns and adjectives. They are inflected for the following categories:
- cases: nominative, accusative, locative, and vocative.
- two numbers: singular and plural.
- three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
- five declensions
- absence of articles
- Personal pronouns are marked for person, case and number. Gender is marked only in the third person singular.
- 1st person plural can be inclusive, i.e., include both speaker and addressee, e.g., manamu ‘we inclusive’ or exclusive, i.e., exclude addressee, e.g., mēmu ’we exclusive.’
- 3rd person plural pronoun is used as a respectful form of address
- Demonstrative pronouns are differentiated by considerations of proximity/remoteness as well as by levels of respect towards the referent.
- Adjectives are not inflected for number, gender, or case.
Verbs
Telugu verbs consist of a root followed by various suffixes indicating mood, tense, causality, negation, person, number and gender which follow each other in a prescribed sequence. Verbs agree with their subjects in gender, number and person. Subject pronouns are normally dropped since the information about the subject is carried by the verb itself. Verbs have the following distinguishing features:
- two numbers: singular and plural
- three genders: masculine, feminine, neuter
- three persons: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- two voices which are not equivalent to the active-passive or reflexive-nonreflexive division of voices in Indo-European languages
- three simple tenses (present, past, and future) marked by simple suffixes, and a series of perfectives marked by auxiliary verbs
- a special verb paradigm in which a negative-tense marker is suffixed to the verb stem forming a negative tense
- four moods which indicate whether the action of the verb is unreal, possible, potential, or real
- transitivity and intransitivity
- attitude expressed by auxiliary verbs to show the speaker’s feelings towards an event expressed by the verb, e.g., pejorative opinion, antipathy, relief, etc.
Word order
The standard word order in Telugu is Subject-Object-Verb. However, other orders are possible because Inflectional endings take care of keeping clear grammatical relations and roles in the sentence. There are special markers for topic (what the sentence is about, or old information) and focus (new information). Constituents with old information precede constituents with new information, or those that carry most emphasis. Modifiers usually precede the words they modify.
Vocabulary
The basic vocabulary of Telugu is Dravidian in nature. In addition, Telugu has a significant number of words of Sanskrit and Prakrit origin. It is considered to be the most Sanskritized of the Dravidian languages, especially when it comes to the formal, standardized variety of the language taught in schools and used by the government and in Hindu religious practices. Colloquial Telugu varies depending upon region and social status. Thus, urban varieties of Telugu as spoken, for instance, in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, and used in popular movies, have many borrowings from Hindi, Urdu, and English. The speech of educated speakers is characterized by code-switching between Telugu and English.
Like other Dravidian languages, Telugu also uses compounding and reduplication to form new words.
Below are a few Telugu words and phrases in romanization.
Hello. | Namaskaaram. |
Good bye | Vastamu |
Thank you. | Dhanyavaadaalu. |
Please | Daya chesi. |
Sorry. | Khamintsandi. |
Yes | Avunu. |
No. | Ledu. |
Below are Telugu numerals 1-10.
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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okați
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rendhu
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múdhu
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nálugu
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aidhu
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áru
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yédhu
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yenimidi
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tommidhi
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padhi
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Writing
Written materials in Telugu date from 633 AD. Telugu literature begins with an 11th-century translation of the Sanskrit classic Mahabharata. Until the second half of the 20th century, Telugu was written in a classical style that was very different from the spoken Language. During the second half of the 20th century, a new written standard emerged based on modern spoken Telugu.
Telugu is written with a syllabic alphabet in which all consonants have an inherent vowel. Diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the consonant, indicate change to another vowel or suppression of the inherent vowel. The script was developed from the Brahmi script. The shapes of Telugu letters closely resemble those of Kannada. They have rounded shapes because in ancient times writing was done by carving on palm leaves with a sharp point. Sharp angles would have torn the leaves. Telugu is written from left to right.
Below is a sample of Telugu script
Famous Personalities
Poets[edit]
- Gona Budda Reddy - 13th-century poet
- Vemana
- Tikkana
- Yerrapragada
- Bammera Pothana
- Allasani Peddana
- Tenali Ramakrishna
- Nannayya
- Sidhendra Yogi- Originator of Kuchipudi
- Molla - Ramayana author
Royalty[edit]
- Goutami Putra Satakarni -- Satavahana dynasty
- Madhava Varma -- Vishnukundina Dynasty
- Rajaraja Narendra -- Eastern Chalukya
- Rani Rudrama Devi -- Kakatiya dynasty
- Reddy dynasty -- Reddy kings
- Musunuri Kaapaaneedu -- Liberator of Telugus from Delhi Sultanate
- Madurai Nayaks
- Tanjavur Nayaks
- Kandy Nayaks
- Telugu Cholas
- Pemmasani Nayaks
- Musunuri Nayaks
- Vasireddy Clan
Journalists[edit]
- Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao - journalist of early twentieth century and father of the library movement in Andhra,Founder of Andhra patrika.
- P. Sainath - award winning Indian development journalist
- N. Subba Rao Pantulu and D.Kesava Rao pantulu (Co Founders of The Hindu)
- G. K. Reddy - Journalist
- Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao - Kakatiya Patrika.
Music composers[edit]
- Tyagaraja
- Annamacharya
- Bhadrachala Ramadas
- Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
- M. Balamuralikrishna
- Movva Kshetrayya
Religious leaders and philosophers[edit]
- Acharya Nagarjuna - Philosopher and Alchemist
- Yogi Vemana- Poet and philosopher
- U. G. Krishnamurti - Philosopher
- Jiddu Krishnamurti - 20th century spiritual teacher and philosopher
- Sringeri Shankaracharya
- Nimbarkacharya - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
- Vishnuswami - One of the four principal Vaishnav acharyas of India.
- Vallabha Charya - Another major Vaishnav acharya.
- Satya Sai Baba - An internationally renowned Spiritual Master, based in Puttaparti
- Pothuluri Veerabrahmam-A well-known saint and astronomer in the 17th century
Warriors, martyrs and freedom fighters[edit]
- Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy- First freedom fighter of India......
- Alluri Sitaramaraju
- Arutla Ramchandra Reddy - Indian freedom fighter & Telangana movement leader from Nalgonda
- Potu Narsimha Reddy - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader from Adilabad
- Vedre Ramachandra Reddy Bhoodhan - Social Reformer, Satyagraha Movement leader
- Potti Sreeramulu - Responsible for the formation of Andhra State
- Anabheri Prabhakar Rao
- Veerapandiya Kattabomman
- Kaneganti Hanumanthu
- Sarojini Naidu
- Tanguturi Prakasam
- Pingali Venkayya
- Prof. N.G. Ranga
- Gouthu Latchanna
- Durgabai Deshmukh
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam
- Kaloji Narayana Rao
Scientists[edit]
- Yellapragada Subbarao
- Dr Raj Reddy - Renowned scientist in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science and academician. He is the first and the only winner of Turing award from India.
- Suri Bhagavantam: A famous Indian scientist and administrator who worked and collaborated with C.V.Raman He worked as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and theDefence Research and Development Organization and as adviser to the Indian defense ministry.
- Yelavarthy Nayudamma
- G. K. Podila
- Dr.D. Bap Reddy: Entomologist and Acting Assistant Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
- Narayanam Narasimha Murthy Dr N N Murthy, Quality & Environment Expert
- Mahidhara Nalini Mohan Rao
- Kallam Anji Reddy
Writers[edit]
- Paravastu Chinnayya Soori
- C. Narayana Reddy : winner of gnanapeeta award
- Mahidhara Nalini Mohan Rao
- Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu - Writer
- Narayanam Narasimha Murthy Popularly known as "Vidyavachaspati" Prof Dr N N Murthy, Crusader of Paryavaran Kavitodyamam (పర్యావరణ కవితోద్యమం)
- Suravaram Pratap Reddy - Writer and historian from Telangana
- Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema
- Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist from Chittoor
- GD Naidu
- Rishi Reddi - American authour
Artists[edit]
- Nandikolla Gopala Rao-Father of Modern Contemporary Art in Andhra Pradesh
- Krishna Reddy (artist) - Printmaker and sculptor
- Laxma Goud
- Damerla Rama Rao
- Yamini Reddy - Kuchipudi dancer
Academia and science[edit]
- Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy - Founder and Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - Second President of Republic of India, and noted Philosopher
- Prof Dr N N Murthy Environmentalist, UNESCO Messenger for Culture of Peace
- C.N.R. Rao - Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry.
- G. Ram Reddy - Former University Grants Commission chairman
- Raj Reddy - Computer scientist Dr. Raj Reddy - winner of the ACM Turing Award
- Sarvepalli Gopal - Indian Historian
- J. N. Reddy - Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University
- Arjula Ramachandra Reddy - Biologist, First vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
- Pavani Parameswara Rao - a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Award winners[edit]
Bharat Ratna
- V.V. Giri, awarded 1975
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, awarded 1954
Padma Vibhushan
- M. Balamuralikrishna
- N. G. Ranga
- Ravi Narayan Reddy (1992)
- Prof. V. Ramalingaswami
- Cingireddy Narayana Reddy (2000)
- Y. Venugopal Reddy (2010)
- Prathap C. Reddy (2010)
Padmabhushan
- Pavani Parameswara Rao
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao
- Jaggayya
- Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
- Prof. V. Ramalingaswami
- Raja and Radha Reddy (2000)
- Raj Reddy (b. 1937) (2001)
- K. Srinath Reddy (2005)
- Chiranjeevi
- K. Anji Reddy
- Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
- Boyi Bhimanna
- Shiv K. Kumar
- P. Susheela
Jnanpith Award[edit]
- Viswanatha Satyanarayana for his work "Ramayana Kalpavrukshamu" for the year 1970.
- C. Narayanareddy for his Telugu poetic work Viswambara for the year 1988.
- Ravuri Bharadhwaja for his Telugu poetic work "Pakudu Rallu" (Crawling Stones) for the year 2012.
Sahitya Akademi Award[edit]
- Suravaram Pratap Reddy for his social history book Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (1955)
- Kethu Viswanatha Reddy for his Short Stories Book Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu
Dada Saheb Phalke award[edit]
- Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy (1974) - First South Indian to receive the highest award in movies in India.
- Paidi Jairaj (1980)
- B.Nagi Reddy (1986)
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1990)
- D. Ramanaidu (2009)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
- Karnam Malleswari - Weightlifting (1995–1996)
- Pullela Gopichand - Badminton (2000–2001)
Arjuna Award
- Karnam Malleswari - Weight Lifting
- V.V.S. Laxman - Cricket
- Mithali Raj - Cricket
- Mukesh Kumar - Hockey
Politicians[edit]
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Tanguturi Prakasam - Ex-Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and First Chief Minister Of Andhra State.
- P. V. Narasimha Rao - Prime minister of India (1991–1996)
- Varahagiri, Venkata Giri - Ex-President of India
- Bezawada Gopala Reddy - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Tanguturi Anjaiah - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- N. T. Rama Rao - Ex-Chief Minister of A.P
- Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister of A.P
- N.G. Ranga - Guinness Book of World Records
- Marri Chenna Reddy - Ex-Chief Minister
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - Maharastra Governor, Ex-Chief Minister
- Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Nara Chandrababu Naidu - Ex-Chief Minister of A.P
- Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy - Present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
French Yanam[edit]
- Diwan Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou - (Ancien Membre du Conseil Local et Conseil Municipal de Yanaon, Ancien Jury De Yanaon, Former Diwan of ManyamZamindari of French Yanam)
- Bezawada Bapa Naidou - (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
- Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou - (Ancien Maire De Yanaon)
- Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu - Former MLA of Yanam for six consecutive terms and Deputy Speaker, Speaker of Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
- Dadala Raphael Ramanayya - Freedom fighter
- Samatam Krishnayya - Poet and Pro-French Activist, Maire(interim) de Yanaon
Modern writers[edit]
- Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
- Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam
- Gurazada, Apparao
- Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
- Devulapalli, Krishna Sastry
- Garimella Satyanarayana
- Viswanadha Satyanarayana
- Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
- Gudipati Venkatachalam
- Tripuraneni Ramaswamy
- Tummala Seetharama Murthy
- Dr. C. Naryana Reddy
- Dasaradhi
- Gurram Joshua
- Boyi Bheemanna
- Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao
- Mullapudi, Venkataramana
- Vasireddy Seethadevi
- Tripuraneni Gopichand
- Atluri Pitcheswara Rao
- Kaloji (Kaloji Narayan Rao)
- Suravaram Pratap Reddy
- Saraswati Devi
- Yandamuri Veerendranath
- Veturi Sundararama Murthy
Business[edit]
- Anji Reddy Founder,Dr Reddy labs.
- Prathap C. Reddy - Founder, Apollo Hospitals
- Y. Venugopal Reddy - Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
- Ramoji Rao - Eenadu Group
- Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao - GMR Group
- Srini Kopollu - Microsoft India
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy - Chairman, Balaji Group.
- Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy - GVK group ofIndustries.
- T. Subbarami Reddy - Founder of Gayatri Group of Companies.
- Byrraju Ramalinga Raju - Founder of Satyam Computers.
Sports[edit]
- C.K. Nayudu First Captain of Indian Cricket Team
- Buchi Babu Naidu- Father of Madras Cricket in Chennai
- Cotah Ramaswami- represented India in both International cricket & Tennis.
- Kodi Rammurthy Naidu - Bodybuilder and wrestler
- Neelapu Rami Reddy - Sprinter and athletics champion
- A. Ramana Rao - Volley Ball Player
- M. S. K. Prasad - Cricketer
- M. L. Jaisimha - Cricketer
- Shivlal Yadav - Cricketer
- Bharath Reddy - Test Cricketer (1978–1981)
- Karnam Malleswari - Olympic medalist in weight lifting
- Pullela Gopichand - 2002 All England Shuttle Badminton Champion
- Venugopal Rao - Cricketer
- Ambati Rayudu - Cricketer
- V. V. S. Laxman - Cricketer
- Venkatapathy Raju - Cricketer
- Rohit Sharma - Cricketer
- Mithali Raj - Woman Cricketer
- Vikash Dhorasoo - French international footballer, played for France in 2006 World Cup.
- Sharath Kamal - Table Tennis.
- Chetan Anand - Badminton champion
- Laxman Reddy - Body Building champion - Winner,Mr. World 2010
- Jwala Gutta - Badminton champion
- Pendyala Harikrishna - Youngest Chess Grand Master
Movies[edit]
- Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - Father of Telugu cinema
- H.M. Reddy- Heart of Telugu cinema. First Telugu, first Tamil & first Kannada film director
- B.N. Reddy- Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner
- B. Nagireddy - Legendary director & producer, Dadasaheb phalke winner
- Moola Narayana Swamy - Vauhini Studios owner and producer
- S.V. Ranga Rao - Telugu and Tamil actor, producer
- Chittor V. Nagaiah - Veteran Telugu Actor
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao - Film Actor/Director/Producer/Former Chief Minister, Andhra
- Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao - Film Actor & Studio owner
- Ghattamaneni Krishna - Film Actor & Studio owner
- Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao - Legendary Singer and music Composer
- Relangi Venkata Ramaiah - Film Actor and Singer
- Ramana Reddy - Comedian
- Savitri - Telugu and Tamil actress, producer
- Vanisri - Telugu and Kanada actress
- Lakshmi - Telugu and Tamil Actress
- Chiranjeevi - Telugu actor, Prajarajyam party founder
- Nandamuri Balakrishna - Telugu actor.
- Kanta Rao - Film Actor
- Padmanabham - Film Actor, Producer
- M. Prabhakar Reddy - Actor
- Dasari Narayana Rao - Telugu director, actor and producer
- Midde Rama Rao - Film Producer
- Chalam - Actor and Producer
- Pawan Kalyan - Telugu actor
- Kaikala Satyanarayana - Actor and producer
- Katta Subba Rao - Telugu Film Director
- Rajanala - Actor
- Allu Rama Lingaiah - Actor
- Pasupuleti Kannamba - Telugu and Tamil actress and producer
- Krishnaveni (actress) - Actress, singer, producer
- Devika - Telugu and Tamil actress
- G. Varalakshmi - Actress
- S. Varalakshmi - Telugu and Tamil actress
- Santha Kumari - Telugu and Tamil actress and producer
- Bhanumathi Ramakrishna - Telugu and Tamil actress and producer
- Jamuna - Telugu actress
- Sowkar Janaki - Telugu and Tamil actress
- Krishna Kumari - Telugu actress
- Annapoorna (actress) - Telugu actress
- Kasinadhuni Viswanath - One of India's most famous directors
- S.P. Balasubrahmanyam - Singer, Guinness record holder having sung more number of songs by any male
- S. Janaki - a legendary South Indian playback singer
- P. Susheela - a legendary South Indian playback singer
- S.P. Sailaja - Singer
- Mano - Singer
- Akkineni L. V. Prasad - Producer/Director
- Edida Nageshwara Rao - Producer
- Allu Aravind - Producer
- A.M. Rathnam - Producer
- Nagendra Babu - Actor and producer
- Srihari - Actor and producer
- Allu Arjun - Actor
- Ram Charan Teja - Actor
- Rambha (actress) - Actress
- Roja Selvamani - Actress
- Bhanupriya - Indian Actress
- Rajiv Kanakala - Actor
- Kodi Ramakrishna - Director
- Sekhar Kammula - Director and producer
- Nagesh Kukunoor - Director and producer
- V.V. Vinayak - Director
- Krishna Vamsi - Director
- Sukumar - Director
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao - Film Actor
- Bapu (Sattiraju Laxminarayana) - Artist and Film Director
- Krishnam Raju - Film Actor
- Krishna - Film Actor & Studio owner
- Sobhan Babu - Film actor
- Adurthi Subba Rao - Producer & Director
- D. Ramanaidu - Producer & Studio owner
- A. Kodandarami Reddy - Film Director
- Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao - Director/Producer
- Rao Gopal Rao - Film Actor
- Chalam - Film Actor
- Mohan Babu - Film Actor/Producer
- Sharada - Film Actress
- Jayasudha - Film Actress
- Jaya Prada - Film Actress
- Maganti Murali Mohan - Film Actor/Producer
- Paruchuri Brothers - Writers
- Akkineni Nagarjuna - Film Actor/Poducer and Studio owner
- S.V. Krishna Reddy - Director
- Venkatesh- Film Actor
- Vijayashanti - Film Actress
- Yandamuri Veerendranath - Writer/Director
- Jagapati Babu - Film Actor
- Babu Mohan - Standup comedian
- Mahesh Babu - Film Actor
- Jandhyala- Film Director
- Rajendra Prasad - Film Actor
- Vamsy - Film Director
- Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy - Poet and Lyricist
- Sirivennela Sitaramasastri- Poet and Lyricist
- Raviteja - Film Actor
- C. Ashwini Dutt - Film Producer
- Dil Raju (Venkatramana Reddy) - Film Producer
- K.S. Rama Rao - Film Producer
- Ram Gopal Varma - Film Producer/Director
- M.M. Keeravani - Music Director
- Mani Sharma - Music Director
- M.S. Raju - Film Producer
- Nitin Kumar Reddy - Film Actor
- Kota Srinivasa Rao - Film Actor
- Suthi Velu - Actor
- Brahmanandam - Film Actor, acted in more than 700 films, guinness record holder for acting in highest number of films
- Tanikella Bharani - Dialogue Writer/Actor
- M.S. Narayana - Film Actor
- Ali - Film Actor
- A. Sreekar Prasad - Film Editor
- Puri Jagannadh - Film Director
- Tarun - Film Actor
- Trivikram Srinivas - Dialogue Writer/Film Director
- Jr. NTR - Film Actor
- Prabhas - Film Actor
- Devi Sri Prasad - Music Director
- Surender Reddy - Film Director
- S.S. Rajamouli - Film Director
- Vishal Krishna Reddy - Actor
- Aditya Ram - Film Producer
- Kalyan Ram - Film Actor
- Vishnu Vardhan Babu - Film Actor
- Allari Naresh - Film Actor
- Ram - Film actor
- Chota K. Naidu - Cinematographer
- Shyam K. Naidu - Cinematographer
- Ravi Krishna - Actor
- Ananth Sreeram - Lyricist
- Moola Narayana Swamy - Producer
- P. Pullaiah - Producer
- Shyam Prasad Reddy - Film Producer
- D.V. Narasa Raju- Writer and Film Director
- Madhavapeddi Satyam - Singer
- S. Gopal Reddy - Cinematographer, Producer
- Roja Selvamani - Actress turned politician
- Sameera Reddy - Actress
- Sneha (actress) - Actress
- E.V.V. Satyanarayana - Film Director
- Rami Reddy - Actor
- Hari Kondabolu - Standup comedian
- Rallapalli Narasimha Rao - Actor
- Keerthi Reddy - Actress
- Laya - Film Actress
- Jaya Prakash Reddy - Actor
- Meka Srikanth - Film Actor
- G. Neelakanta Reddy - Film Director
- J.D. Chakravarthy - Film Actor
- Uday Kiran - Film Actor
- Vaibhav Reddy - Actor
- Sameer Reddy - Cinematographer
- Aryan Rajesh - Film Actor
- Sunil - Film Actor
- ramesh naidu - Music director
- Vidyasagar - Music director
- Johny Lever-Film Actor\Stand-up Comedian
- Swati Reddy - Film actress and television presenter
- Nandini Reddy - Film Director
- Bindu Madhavi Reddy - Actress
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu - Tamil & Telugu Actress
- Nani (actor) - Actor
Samethalu
Telugu Saamethalu - Telugu Proverbs
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Note : Some proverbs are not relevant today and some others may not be true. 6 nelalu saavaasam chaestae vaaru veeru avuthaaru. Aa moddhu lodhae ee paedu. Aa thaanu mukkae !!! Aadaboina theerthamu yedurainatlu. Aadalaeka madhdhela voadu annatlu. Aadi lonae hamsa paadhu. Aemi laeni polo ralph lauren yedaarilo aamudamu chettae mahaa vrukshamu. Aakali ruchi yeragadhu, nidhra sukham yeraghadhu. Aakaasaaniki hadhdhae laedhu. Aalasyam amrutham visham. Aalu laedhu, choolu laedhu, koduku paeru somalingam. Aarae dheepaaniki velugu yekkuva. Aarogyamae mahaabhaagyamu. Aathraaniki buddhi mattu. Aavalinthaku anna unnadu kaani, thummuku thammudu laedanta. Aavu chaenu maestae, dooda gattu maesthundaa? Abadhdhamu aadina athikinatlu undali. Abyaasamu koosu vidya. Adagandhae ammainaa annam pettadhu. Addaalu naadu biddalu kaani, gaddalu naadu kaadhu. Adigae vaadiki cheppaevaadu lokuva. Ae endaku aa godugu. Agadthalo padda pilliki adae vaikuntamu. Agniki vaayuvu thodainatlu. Aishwaryamu vastae artha raathri godugu pattamanaevaadu. Andhani mraanipandlaku arrula chaachuta. Andithe siga andhaka pothe kaallu. Angatlo annee unnaa, alludi notlu seni unnatlu. Annapu choravae gaani aksharapu chorava laedhu. Anthya nistooram kanna aadi nistooram maelu. Appu chaesi pappu koodu. Athi rahasyam batta bayalu. Ayithe aadivaaramu, kaakunte somavaaramu. Ayya vachhae varaku amaavaasya aaguthundha ??? Ayyavaarini cheyyabothae kothi ayyinattlu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Top Bathikuntae balusaaku thinavachhu. Bellam Kottina Raayila. Bhakthi laeni pooja pathri chaetu. Boodidhalo posina panneeru. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Chaadasthapu mogudu chebithae vinadu, gillithae yaedusthaadu. Chaapa kindha neerula. Chachhinavaani kandlu chaaredu. Chadhuvavaesthae unnamathi poyinadhi. Chaduvu raani vaadu vintha pasuvu. Chaethakaanammake chaestalu ekkuva. Chaethulu kaalinaaka aakulu pattukunnatlu. Chakkanamma chikkinaa andame. Chedapakuraa, chedaevu. Cheekati konnallu, velugu konnallu. Cherapakuraa chededhavu, urakakuraa padedhavu. Cheruvuki neeti aasa, neetiki cheruvu aasa. Cheviti vaadi chevilo sankham oodhinatlu. Chintha chachchinaa pulupu chaava laedhu. Chinthakaayalu ammaedhaaniki sirimaanam vasthae, aa vankara tinkaravi yaemi kaayalani adugutundhata. Chiviki chiviki gaalivaana ayinatlu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Dabbuku lokam daasoham. Daevudu varam ichhina poojaari varam ivvadu. Daridrudi pelliki vadagalla vaana. Daasuni thappu dandamu tho sari. Deyyaalu vaedaalu palikinatlu. Dikku laeni vaadiki daevudae dikku. Dongaku donga buddhi, doraku dora buddhi. Dongaku thaelu kuttinatlu. Doorapu kondalu nunupu. Dunnapothu meeda varsham kurisinatlu. Duraasa dukhkhamu chetu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Top Eethaku minchina lothe laedhu. Evariki vaare yamunaa theerae. Evaru theesukunna gothilo vaarae padathaaru. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Gaadidha sangeetaaniki vonte aascharyapadithae, vonte andhaaniki gaadidha moorcha poyindata. Gaajula baeramu bhojanaananiki sari. Ganthaku thagga bontha. Gathi laenammaku ganjae paanakamu. Goaru chuttu meeda roakali poatu. Gonthemma koarikalu. Gruddi kanna mella maelu. Gruddi yeddhu jonna chaelo padinatlu. Gruddu vachhi pillanu vekkirinchinatlu. Gudi mingae vaadiki nandhi pindimiriyam. Gudini, gudilo linganni, minginatlu. Gudla meedha kodipetta valae. Gummadi kaayala donga antae bhujaalu thadumukonnadata. Gurramu gruddi dainaa, daanaalo thakkuva laedhu. Guruvuku panganaamaalu pettinatlu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Inta gelichi rachha geluvu. Inta thini, inti vaasaalu lekkhapettinatlu. Inti donganu eeshwarudaina pattalaedu. Inti paeru kasturivaaru; intilo gabbilaala kampu. Intikanna gudi badhramu. Isuka thakkeda paeda thakkeda. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Jogi-Jogi raajukunte raaledhi boodidhae. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Top Kaachina chettukae raalla dhebbalu. Kaagala kaaryamu gandharvulae theerchinatlu. Kaaki mukkuku dhonda pandu. Kaaki pilla kaakiki muddhu. Kaalam kalisi raaka pothae, karrae paamai kaatu vaesthundhi. Kaalu jaarithe theesukogalamu kaani, noru jaarithe theesukogalama! Kaasu untae maargamuntadi. Kadupu chinchukuntae kaallapai paddatlu. Kalakaalapu donga okanaadu dorukunu. Kalimi laemulu kaavadi kundalu. Kalisi vacchae kaalam vasthae, nadichi vacchae koduku pudathaadu. Kanchae chaenu maesinatlu. Kanchu mrogunatlu kanakambu mrogunaa! Kandaku laeni dhuradha kaththi peeta kenduku ? Kandhaku kaththi peeta lokuva. Kandhena vaeyani bandiki kaavaalsinantha sangeetham. Karavamantae kappaku kopam, vidavamantae paamuku kopam. Keedenchi maelenchamannaru. Konda naalikaki mandhu vaesthae, unna naalika oodinatlu. kondallae vacchina aapadha kooda manchuvalae kariginatlu. Kondanu thovvi yaelukanu pattinatlu. Konna daggira kosaru gaani, korina dhaggara kosuraa ?? Koosae gaadidha vachhi maesae gaadhidhanu cherachindhata. Kooti kosam koti vidyalu. Kootiki paedhaithae kulaaniki paedhaa ? Korivitho thala gokkunnatlu. Kothi pundu brahma raakashasi. Kothiki kobbari chippa ichchinatlu. Koththoka vintha-paathoka rotha. Koti vidyalu kooti korake. Kottha appuku pothe paatha appu bayatapaddadhata. Top Kottha bhicchagaadu poddhu yeragadu. Krushito naasti durbhiksham. Kshethra merigi vitthanamu, paathra maerigi daanamu. Kudumu chaethikisthae pandaga anaevaadu. Kukka kaatuku cheppu dhebba. Kukka vasthae raayi dhorakadhu, raayi dhorikithae kukka raadhu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Laeni daatha kantae unna lobhi nayam. Loguttu perumaallaku eruka. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Merisaedantaa bangaaram kaadhu. Manchamunnantha varaku kaallu chaachukho. Manchimaataku mandhi anthaa manavallae. Mandhi yekkuva ayithae majjiga palachana ayinatlu. Manishi marmamu, maani chaeva bayataku theliyavu. Manishi paedha ayithae maataku paedhaa?? Manishiki maatae alankaram. Manishikoka maata-goddukoka dhebba. Manishikoka thegulu mahilo vaema annaaru. Manthraalaku chinthakaayalu raalavu. Mee bodi sampaadhanaku iddharu pellaala ? Meththagaa untae moththa budhdhi ayyindhata. Mokkai vonganidhi maanai vongunaa. Morigae kukka karavadhu. Mosaevaaniki thelusu kaavadi baruvu. Mullunu mulluthonae theeyaali, vajraanni vajram thonae koyyali. Mundaa kaadhu, mutthaidhuvaa kaadhu. Mundhara kaallaki bandhaalu vaesinatlu. Mundhuku pothe goyyi-venukaku pothe nuyyi. Munjaeti kankanamuku addhamu yendhuku? For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Top Nadumanthrapu siri, naraala meedha pundu. Naethi beerakaayalo neyyi yentha undho, nee maatalo anthae nijam undhi. Nakkaki naagalokaaniki unnantha thaeda. Navvu naalugu vidhaala chaetu. Nee chevulaku raagi pogulae antae avee neeku laevae annatlu. Nidhaanamae pradhaanam. Nijam nippu laantidi. Nimmaku neeru yeththinatlu. Nindu kunda thonakadhu. Nippu muttanidhi chaeyi kaaladhu. Nooru godlu thinna raabandhukaina okatae gaalipettu. Nooru gurralaku adhikaari, inta bhaaryaku yendu poori. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Oka voralo rendu kaththulu imadavu. Oopiri untae uppu ammukoni brathakavacchu. Ooranthaa chuttaalu, uttikatta thaavu laedhu. Ooru moham godalu cheputhaayi. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Paaki daanito sarasam kantae attaru saayibu too kalaham maelu. Paamu kaallu paamuna keruka. Paanakamulo pudaka. Paapamani paatha cheera isthae goda chaatuku velli moora vaesindhata. Pachcha kaamerla vachchina vaadiki lokam anthaa pachchagaa kanapadinatlu. Panditha putra - parama suntta. Panilaeni mangalodu pilli thala gorigadanta. Parigeththi paalu taagae kantae nilabadi neellu thaagadam maelu. Pattipatti panganaamam pedithae goda chaatuku velli cheripi vaesukunnadata. Pedhima dhaatithae penna dhaatunu. Pelli antae nooraella panta. Pelliki veluthoo pillini chankana pettuku vellinattu. Penuku pettanamiste tala anta korikindata. Perugu thota kooralo perugu yentha undho nee maatalo anthae nijam undhi. Picchi koathiki thaelu kuttinatlu. Pichhodi chaetulo raayila. Pichhuka meedha brahmaastramu. Pilli saepaalaku uttlu theghutahaaya? Pilliki chelagaatamu, yaelukakau praana sankatamu. Pindi koddhi rotte. Pitta konchemu kootha ghanamu. Poaru nastamu pondhu laabhamu. Poraani chotlaku pothae raaraani maatlu raakapovu. Porlinchi porlinchi kottina meesaalaku mannu kaalaedhannadata. Punyam koddhi purushudu, daanam koddhi biddalu. Puvvu puttagaane parimalinchunu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Raaju gaari divaanamu lo chaakalodi peththanamu. Raamayanamulo pidakala vaeta. Ramayanam anthaa vini sita ramuduki yaemouthundhi ani adigaadanta. Rameshwaram vellina senaeswaram vadhalanatlu. Reddi vacchae modhalu aadae. Rotte virigi naethilo paddatlu. Routhu koddhee gurramu. Runa saeshamu, sethru saeshamu uncharaadhu. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Sangeetaaniki chinthakaayalu raaluthaaya. Sankalo pillodini unchukoni oorantha vethikinattu. Santhoshamae sagam balam. Siggu vidisthae srirangamae. Singadu addhanki ponu poyyadu raanu vacchaadu. Sivuni aagna laekha cheemaina kuttadhu. Subham palakaraa yenkanna antae pelli kuthuru munda ekkada annaadanta! Swaasa undaevaraku aasa untundhi. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Top Thaa chedda kothi vanamaella jherachindhata. Thaadi thannu vaani thala thannu vaaru undunu. Thaalibottu balamu valla thalambraala varaku bathikaadu. Thaanu pattina kundhaeluku moodae kaallu. Thaataaku chappullaku kundhaellu bhedhurunaa? Thaathaku dhaggulu naerputa. Thaeluku paetthanamisthe thellavaarluu kuttindhata. Thana kopamae thana satruvu. Thannu maalina dharmamu-modhalu chedda baeramu. Thanthae gaarela buttalo paddatlu. Thappulu vedhikae vaadu thandri oppulu vedikaevaadu vorvalaenivaadu. Theega laagithae donka anthaa kadhilinatlu. Thegaedhaaka laagavadhdhu. Thikkalodu thiranaallaku velithae ekka dhiga saripoyindhanta. Thinae mundhu ruchi adugaku, vinae mundhu katha adugaku. Thinaga thinaga gaarelu chaedu. Thinte gaarelu thinaali, vinte bhaaratam vinaali. Thiyyati thaena nindina notithonae thaenateega kuttaedhi. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Ulli chaesina maelu thalli kooda chaeyadhu. Upakaaraaniki poathe apakaaramedurainatlu. Urumu urumi mangalam meedha paddatlu. Uttikekkalaenamma swargaanikekkuna??? For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Vaapunu choosi balamu anukunnadata. Veepumeedha kottavachhu kaani kadupu meedha kottaraadhu. Verri veyyi vidhaalu. Vinaasa kaalae vipareetha budhdhi. For more proverbs, read Saamethalu.com Yae endaku aan godugu. Yae gaaliki aa chaapa. Yeddhu pundu kaakiki muddhu. Yaekulu pedithae buttalu chirugunaa? Yekkadaina bhaava kaani vanga thota dhaggara maathramu kaadhu. Yeppudoo aadambaramugaa palikae vaadu alpudu |