Sri Krishna Devaraya, a prominent emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, was a patron of arts and literature. His court was renowned for its literary assembly, which included eight Telugu poets known as
Ashtadiggajas 1. These poets were:
Allasani Peddana:Considered the greatest and known as the father of Telugu poetry.
Nandi Thimmana: Wrote Parijathapaharanam.
Madayyagari Mallana: Wrote Rajasekhara Charitramu.
Dhurjati: Wrote Kalahasti Mahatyamu.
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu: Wrote Sakalakatha Sangraha and Ramaabhyudayamu.
Pingali Surana: Wrote Raghava Pandaviyamu, Kalapurnodayam, and Prabhavate Pradyamana.
Battumurthy: Wrote
Kavyalankarasangrahamu, Vasucharitra, Narasabhupaliyam, and Haris chandranalopakhyanamu.
Tenali Ramakrishna: Wrote Udbhataradhya Charitramu, Panduranga Mahatmyamu, and Ghatikachala Mahatmyamu.
Additionally, Devaraya himself was a polyglot and a scholar who wrote Amuktamalyada, a celebrated Telugu poem, as well as Sanskrit works like Madalasa Charita, Satyavadu Parinaya, Rasamanjari, and Jambavati Kalyana
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