Pancha Kavyas Explained

The following are the Telugu Pancha Kaavyas, the five great books of Telugu literature.

• Amuktamaalyada - Krishnadevaraya, 16th-century king-poet and patron of Telugu literature.
• Manu Charitra or Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam - Allasani Peddana, a poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya.^[1]
• Panduranga Maahaatmyam - Tenali Ramakrishna, a poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya.
• Vasu Charitra - Ramarajabhushanudu, a poet in the court of late 16th-century king Tirumala Deva Raya, son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya.^[2]
• Vijaya Vilaasamu - Chemakura Venkata Kavi, a poet in the court of the early 17th-century Raghunatha Nayak.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allasani Peddana . vedapanditulu.net . 1 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804184453/http://www.vedapanditulu.net/allasanipeddana.php . 4 August 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Sonti . Venkata Suryanarayana Rao . Panchakavyas in Telugu Literature . mihira.com . 2 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050503070135/http://www.mihira.com/mihapr01/panchakavyas.htm . 3 May 2005 . dead .
3. D.Anjaneyulu, Glimpses of Telugu Literature: Leaders and Landmarks, Writers Workshop, 1987, pp 145
4. Various, Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi, 1957, pp 88,89