Country India District Prakasam PIN 523263 Elevation 32 m Area code 8593 | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 8593 Local time Thursday 4:16 PM | |
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Weather 32°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Doddavaram is located in the Maddipadu Mandal of Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is said that this village was known as Veera Narasimha Puri Agraharam during the reign of Addanki rulers.
Map of Doddavaram, Andhra Pradesh 523263
Later on, the village is called as Doddavaram after Doddareddy, 3rd son of the Addanki ruler Komati Vemareddy. Komati Venkareddy's five sons are Kumarayya, Vemayya, Doddayya, Annamayya and Mallaya. Neighboruing villages Vellampalli and Mallavaram are named after Vemayya and Mallayya.
The village gave birth to many artists. The most famous among these is Banumati, a noted film actress, director, music director, singer, and songwriter. Her father Bommaraju Venkata Subbaiah is also a renowned stage-artist and a classical singer.
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