by the king Rajarajanarendra who ruled from Rajamahendravaram ( Rajahmundry ). The Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya wrote Amuktamalyada . Telugu poet Vemana , a native of Kadapa , is also notable for his philosophical poems. Telugu literature after Kandukuri Veeresalingam is termed modern literature. Known as Gadya Tikkana , Satyavathi Charitam was