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Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu: తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య, romanized: tāḷḷapāka annamācārya) (22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a musician, composer, and a Hindu saint.
Annamacharya was the very first vaggeyakara (composer) in Telugu and established a tradition which was later followed by a number of saint composers like Tyagaiah and Kshetraiah. Annamacharya composed 32,000 keertanas (devotional songs) in praise of Lord Venkateswara.
Sangeeta Sudha. Tallapaka Annamacharya (1424-1503) Padakavita pitamaha Annamacharya was born in 1424 in the village of Tallapaka in Andhra Pradesh. As the legend goes, Annamayya, at the age of 16, had a vision of Lord Venkateswara which prompted him to write about 32,000 kirtanas and padams in praise of Lord Venkateswara and his consort Alamelu ...
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Learn about Annamacharya, the first Vaggeyakara of Telugu Literature, who composed 32,000 devotional songs for Lord Venkateswar. Discover his life, legacy, and services to the Tirumala Temple and the world.
May 21, 2015 · Learn about Annamacharya, the Andhra Pada Kavita Pitamaha, who composed 32,000 songs in praise of Venkateshwara and revived Bhakti in the medieval period. Discover his life, achievements, legacy and influence on Carnatic music and culture.
Indian Poets and Composers. Biography of Annamacharya. Thallapaka Annamayya, populary known as Annamacharya was a popular saint-composer of Andhra Pradesh and is revered as ' pada kavitA pitAmaha ' (Grandsire of word-poetry) and as 'sankIrtanAchArya' (AchArya of devotional songs).