Annamacharya
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| Name | Annamacharya (తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) |
| Other Names | Annamayya Keerthanalu, Taḷḷapāka Annamācārya |
| Date Of Birth | 22 May 1408 |
| Age | (Age at Death: 94 years 10 months 13 days) |
| Place Of Birth | Tallapaka, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh |
| Date Of Death | 4 April 1503 |
| Place Of Death | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
| Caste | Brahmin |
| Wiki Page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annamacharya |
| Sons | Pedda Tirumalacharya(poet) , Pada Tirumalacharya |
| Grandson | Tallapaka Chinnayya(poet) |
| Wives | Timmakka , Akkalamma |
| Father | NarayanaSuri |
| Mother | Lakkamba |
| Daughter | Tirumalamba |
| Biography Annamacharya was a 15th-century Hindu saint and is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu | |
Interesting Facts and Trivia
[Top ⇑]He opposed the alienating of untouchable castes even back in that time when it was not so easy
He is believed to have been the avatar of Nandaka, the sword of Vishnu.
Annamacharya is said to have composed as many as 32,000 sankeertanas on Lord Venkateswara
His wife Timmakka was one of the prominent female poets of telugu, she wrote Subhadra Kalyanam