| Palagummi Padmaraju | |
| Pseudonym: | P. Padmaraju |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Tirupatipuram, West Godavari district |
| Death Date: | 17 February 1983 |
| Occupation: | Lecturer |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Citizenship: | India |
| Genre: | Writer, Poet |
| Notableworks: | Galivana |
| Awards: | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Palagummi Padmaraju, shortly P. Padmaraju (Telugu: పాలగుమ్మి పద్మరాజు) (24 June 1915 – 17 February 1983) is a Telugu writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. He is known forhis works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema.
He was born in Tirupatipuram in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He has worked as a Science Lecturer in Government P. R. College, Kakinada between 1939 and 1952. His younger brother Palagummi Viswanatham is a veena player, music composer and lyricist.[1]
His first story was entitled Subbi.[2] He wrote about sixty short stories. They were published in three volumes titled as Galivana, Padava Prayanam and Eduruchusina Muhurtham.[3]
He wrote stories, dialogues and lyrics for some Telugu films:[4]