Nayakuralu Nagamma was a 12th-century renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of
Palanadu
Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over the revenue divisions of Gurazala in Palnadu district and Markapur in Prakasam district.
History
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Guntur District. She is one of the key characters, along with Bramha Naidu, in the epic war -
Palnati Yudham
''Palnati Yuddham'' is a 1947 Indian Telugu-language historical war film jointly directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. Based on the Battle of Palnadu, the film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao and Kannamba, ...
(War of Palnad) set in the medieval
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, a southern state of India.
References
* B S L Hanumantha Rao, ''Social Mobility in Medieval Andhra'', Telugu Academy Press
* Palanati Vira charitra, Oral Epic
* http://www.andhrabulletin.in/AB_Maguva/maguva_veeravanitha_nagamma.php
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History of Andhra Pradesh
14th-century Indian women
14th-century Indian people
Date of birth unknown
Date of death missing