Mallana (15th century) was aTelugupoet and one of theAstadiggajas (literally means eight elephants) in thecourt of thekingKrishnadevaraya.
He said that his birthplace was part ofRayalaseema (means land ruled by Rayas,Vijayanagara kings) in his works. He accompanied Krishnadevaraya in his military travels. He dedicated his work to Nadendla Appana (popularly known as Appaji), the governor ofKondavidu and nephew of a Minister called Saluava Timmana in theVijayanagara Empire.
His popular work isRajasekara Charitram on the military and romantic conquests of Rajasekara, a king ofAvanti.
Like other poets of Prabhanda (fiction) period, his story seems completely original and there is noSanskrit equivalent to it. Compared to his contemporaries, he is restrained in presenting romance.
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