Sri Kantha Krishnamacharyulu

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Sri Kantha Krishnamacharyulu or Krishnamayya (12th-13th century CE) was the official songmaster, poet and bard of the Simhachalam Temple, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and a Telugu composer who composed around 400,000 keertana songs, in praise of Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy, the presiding deity of the temple. He was contemporary to the Kakatiya king, Orugallu. There is a mention about Krishnamaacharyulu, his compositions and his miraculous life in Prataaapa rudra charitraand siddheswara charitra

Currently, Annamacharya of the 15th century is regarded as first vaggeyakara in Telugu. But, that position belongs to Krishnamayya, as he lived 300 years prior to Annamacharya. Musicologists and scholars believe that Krishnayya's writings bore an indelible influence on later poet-composers. For instance, the song, ‘Ye Kulajudaina Nemi’ was inspired by Krishnamayya. His compositions were rendered in simple prose format but encased the highest Vaishanavism. There is no linguistic ornamentation, so to say. He is venerated as the father of sankeertana by the later saint-poets of Telugu language. He was supposed to have carried his four lakh vachanams (prosody) on copper plates when he went on a pilgrimage. Of these, only 200 have been retrieved so far and are in existence as of now. They are full of devotional fervour and have been collected in a book form and set to tunes by vinukondaMurali krishna, a musician and a musicologist of Visakhapatnam(Source: Music MS works in Saraswatimahal, Tanjore Library and Madras MSS Govt. Library)(manuscripts), Mss manu Scripts `Prataapa Rudreeyam')

1.`Toli telugu vaaggeyakaarudu Sreekanta Krishnamaachaaryulu' a news item by V. Murali Mohan, Cultural correspondent published in `Andhraprabha' Telugu daily (Vizianagram edition) dt.05.12.1986((Source: Music MS works in Saraswatimahal, Tanjore Library and Madras MSS Govt. Library)(manuscripts), Mss manu Scripts `Prataapa Rudreeyam') 2.`Srikanta krishnamaachaaryulu'(12th-13th centuries) an excerpt from the article The unknown composers of South India contributed by Sri. V. Murali Mohan, Cultural Correspondent, published in The Indian Express, Vizianagram edition dt 02.12.1986 (Source ; Manuscripts Music MS works in Saraswatimahal, Tanjore Library and Madras MSS Govt. Library), Mss manu Scripts `Prataapa Rudreeyam') 3Velugulo annamayya-cheekatlo Krishnamayya'a news item article published in Vaartha, Telugu daily

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