English: Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was born in a Telugu Brahmin family in Padakallu village, Kalwakurthy "taluk" in Mahbubnagar district. Though his surname was "Pullamraju," he would be more popularly known among the Telugu people by his village name, "Burgula."
Telugu: బూర్గుల రామకృష్ణారావు, పదకల్లు గ్రామంలో (కల్వకుర్తి తాలూకా, మహబూబ్ నగర్ జిల్లా), తెలుగు బ్రాహ్మణ కుటుంబంలో పుట్టాడు.