Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I was a member of thePemmasani Nayak clan in the 15th centuryVijayanagara Empire in southern India. He developed the hamlet of Tallapalle, renaming it toTadipatri upon orders of the Vijayanagara emperor.[1][2] He built a fort in the town and theBugga Ramalingeswara Temple. Another temple to Obaleswara inKurnool District is also attributed to him.[2]
Ramalinga Nayudu used a considerable amount of government funds to build irrigation projects to irrigate paddy and ragi fields.[1] Though Ramalinga developed Tadipatri, he also developed his ancestral estate consisting ofYadiki and its adjoining territories, which were previously governed by his father.[2]
Ramalinga Nayudu was the son ofPemmasani Timma Nayudu. He had two daughters, Govindamma and Rajagopalamma, and a son,Timmanayudu II. His two daughters each constructed a village and temple. Govindamma built the town of Vatraketaya, and Rajagoplamma built Ramalinganayanipalle, which is named after Ramalinga.[1] Timmanayudu II, Ramalinga's son, would succeed him after his death. The notable commander,Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu, is the grandson of Ramalinga I and the son ofTimmanayudu II.