Ande Sri Explained

Ande Sri
Occupation:	Poet, lyricist

Ande Yellanna (also known under the penname Ande Sri) is an Indian poet and lyricist.^[1]

Honours and awards

Sri wrote the song Maayamai Pothundamma Manishanavadu for the film Erra Samudram. The Andhra Pradesh University's syllabus committee to include it in the Telugu second year graduation text books for the next academic year starting in 2009. This is the third song to feature in Telugu syllabi after Maa Telugu Thalliki and Telugu Jathi Manadi in the 77 years of Telugu cinema.^[2]

Kakatiya University conferred Sri with an honorary doctorate for his contribution as a lyricist.^[3]

Awards

He won Nandi Award for Best Lyricist - Ganga (2006)^[4]

Notes and References

News: V. Swathi. 2014-06-02. A man of many letters: Ande Sri. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-08-31. 0971-751X.
Web site: Telugu film song in degree text book? - Times Of India. 17 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617004517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-05/news-interviews/27915454_1_song-text-book-film. 17 June 2011.
Web site: The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Warangal News : His words are music to ears. 4 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080204211657/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/01/stories/2008020151490300.htm. 4 February 2008.
Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 21 August 2020. (in Telugu)