Tallapaka Annamacharya Annamayya 14th Century born in Near Rajampet Mandal a Village in Presentday Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India Hindu Saint and the earliest known Indian musician to Compose songs called Sankirtanes in Praise of the lord Venkateswara Swamy, a form of Vishnu Tallapaka Annamacharya He is Believed to have been the Creator Avatar of Nandaka, the Sword of Vishnu He is Widely Regarded as the Andhra Pada Kavita Pitamaha Grandfather of Telugu Song Writing Annamacharya is Said to have Composed as many as 36,000 Sankirtanes Songs on Bhagwaan Govinda Venkateswara of which only 12 Satkas He is the first known Compose in Carnatic music. The musicial form of the keertana songs Annamacharya Wrote the Sankirtanes on palam leaves, He is also the author of Musical treatise Called "Sankirtanes lakshanamu Annamacharya Considered his Compositions as floral offerings to Venkateswara. in the poems, he praises the deity, describes his love for him With his Sankirtanes explaining that the relationship between God and human is the same irrespective of the letter's Caste and financial Status, in his songs "Brahmam Okkate Parahbrahmamokkate and Kulajudainanemi evvadainanemi His Prodigious literary Career earned him a place among the all time greats of Telugu literature.
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