Movva is the name of a well-known village in the Krishna district of the

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. It is located in 'Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division'. It is one of the villages in the mandal to be a part of

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. It is the hometown of the famous 17th century Telugu poet

Kshetrayya Kshetrayya ( Telugu:క్షేత్రయ్య) (–1680) was a prolific Telugu poet. He lived in the area of Andhra Pradesh in South India. He composed a number of ''padams'' and ''keertanas'', the prevalent formats of his time. He is c ...

(c.1600-80). In fact, Kshetrayya was so much attached to his native village and the Krishna deity of the main temple here that his 'nom de plume' or signature, which appears towards the end of every poem written by him, is "Muvva Gopala." The village is known for its government educational institutions such as SMK Zilla Parishad High School,

junior college, VSR Degree and PG college. The younger villagers have been migrating to

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and Australia Since 2001, during the IT boom of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi, one of the villages in Movva Mandal is well known for the dance.

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{{Mandal headquarters in Krishna district Villages in Krishna district Mandal headquarters in Krishna district

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