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Nannayya
11th-century Telugu-language poet
This article is about the Telugu author. For the Mesopotamian goddess, see Nayana.
Nannayya Bhattaraka or Nannayya Bhattu (sometimes spelled Nannaya; c.&#;11th century) was a Telugu poet and the author of Andhra Mahabharatam, a Telugu retelling of the Sanskrit-language Mahabharata.
Nannaya is generally considered the first poet (Adi Kavi) of Telugu language.[2][3][4][1] He was patronized by Rajaraja Narendra of Rajamahendravaram.[5][1][3] Rajaraja Narendra was an admirer of Mahabharata and wanted the message of the Sanskrit epic to reach the Telugu masses in their own language and idiom.[6] He commissioned Nannaya, a scholar well versed in Vedas, Puranas, and Itihasas for the task.
Nannaya began his work in c.&#; CE[7] and wrote Adi Parvam, Sabaparvam, and a part of Aranyaparvam.[6]
Nannaya is the first of the three Telugu