Nannaya Bhattu

Nannaya Bhattu, also known as Nannaya, was a celebrated 11th-century Indian poet and translator who is considered the first poet of Telugu literature. He played a vital role in shaping Telugu poetry by translating and interpreting Sanskrit texts, particularly the Mahabharata, into Telugu. This helped establish Telugu as a literary language and made these epic stories accessible to the local population. Nannaya’s work combined poetic skill with scholarly depth, laying the foundation for subsequent Telugu poets and enriching the cultural and literary heritage of the region.