Ande Yellanna (also known under the penname Ande Sri) is an Indian poet and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

Honours and awards

Sri wrote the song Maayamai Pothundamma Manishanavadu for the film ''Erra Samudram.'' The Andhra Pradesh University's syllabus committee to include it in the

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second year graduation text books for the next academic year starting in 2009. This is the third song to feature in Telugu syllabi after ''Maa Telugu Thalliki'' and ''Telugu Jathi Manadi'' in the 77 years of

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conferred Sri with an honorary doctorate for his contribution as a lyricist.

Awards

* He won

Nandi Award for Best Lyricist The following is a list of recipients of the Nandi Award for Best Lyricist commissioned since 1977: Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Lyricist Lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of v ...

- ''Ganga'' (2006)(in

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References

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