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    • Acharya Aatreya

    Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter

    Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulupronunciationⓘ; 7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.[1] He received the state Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 1981 for "Andamaina Lokamani" from the film Tholikoodi Koosindi.[2][3] He is popularly known as Manasu Kavi (transl. Poet of the Heart).[4]

    Life

    Athreya was born on 7 May 1921 in Mangalampadu village near Sullurpeta, Nellore district of the Madras Presidency of British India.[5] His birthname was Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu.[4] He took Acharya from his birth name and Aatreya his Gotra name, combined them as Acharya Aatreya and adopted it as his pen name.[6]

    As a student in Nellore and Chittoor he wrote several plays. He abandoned his