Name Panuganti Rao Role Writer | Movies Paduka Pattabhishekam | |
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Books Radhakrishna: A Play in Five Acts Born 2 November 1865 (age 74) Died 1 January 1940 (aged 74) Similar Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy, Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry, Phani Ramachandra |
Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao (2 Nov 1865 - 1 Jan 1940) | Andhra Shakespeare | Telugu Writer
Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (Telugu - పానుగంటి లక్ష్మీ నరసింహా రావు) (2 november 1865 – 1 January 1940) was one of the famous modern Telugu writers. He was born at SeethaNagaram, East Godavari District. Most of his education was in Rajahmundry. After his education, he became a teacher in Peddapuram High School. Later he moved to Pitahpuram as 'Asthana Kavi' for the Pitahpuram Rajah's kingdom.
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- Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao 2 Nov 1865 1 Jan 1940 Andhra Shakespeare Telugu Writer
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He brought essays into prominence in Telugu literature. He is popularly known as "Andhra Shakespeare" and "Andhra Edison". He was awarded 'Abhinava Kalidas' by Venkata Sastry. He was one of the three famous writers of those days - Chilakamarthy Lakshmi Narasimham, Koochi Narasimham and Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimham - popularly known as 'Simha Trayam'.

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