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Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, శ్రీరంగం శ్రీనివాస రావు
Sri Sri
Born	Srirangam Srinivasa Rao 2 January 1910 Vishakhapatnam
Spouse(s)	Saroja Sri Sri

Srirangam Srinivasarao (Telugu: శ్రీరంగం శ్రీనివాస రావు) or Sri Sri (30 April 1910 - 15 June 1983) was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist. He was born on 30 April 1910 into a traditional Telugu family from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Srisri took the "telugu literary band wagon that travelled in roads of kings and queens into that of muddy roads of common man"^[1]

Sri was the first true modern Telugu poet to write about contemporary issues that affected day-to-day life of a common man in a style and metre which were not used in classical Telugu poetry. Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi ("Great Poet").

His book Maha Prasthanam (The Great Journey), an anthology of poems, is one of his major works. Some other major works of Sri Sri include Siprali, and Khadga Srushti ("Creation of the Sword").

Sri Sri wrote songs for 42 Telugu films between 1952 and 1982. His songs "Padavoyi Bharatheeyuda" (literally - Sing O Indian) from Velugu Needalu (1961), "Telugu veera levara" (literally - Telugu Warrior, wake up!!) from Alluri Seetha Rama Raju (which won the National Award for best lyric) and "Nenu saitham" from Mahaprastanam were quite popular.

He was the first person to be conferred with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Award in 1979 by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai.

Some Telugu movies like Akali Rajyam ("Hungry Nation") have been produced based on his works.

Quotes

• "1930 daaka telugu sahithyam nannu nadipinchindi. aa tharvaatha nunchi daanni neaenu nadipisthunaanu." ("Till 1930, Telugu literature showed me the way. After that, I am showing it the way.")
• "Telugu vadi jathiya gunam orvaleni thanam."
• "asalu sisalaina telugu vadiki poriginti pulla koore nachchuthundi."
• "ee prapanchamlo eppudyite oka manishi aakalitho chachchipothaado, appudu ee prapanchaanni inka naasanam cheseyochchu."
• "kastajeevi ki mundhu venuka undevaade kavi"

Literary works

• Prabhava (1928)
• Vaaram Vaaram (1946)
• Sampangi Thota (1947)
• Maha Prasthanam (1950)
• Amma ( 1952)
• Meemee (1954)
• Maro Prapancham (1956)
• Three Cheers for Man (1956)
• Charama Raathri (1957)
• Maanavudi Paatlu (1958)
• Sowdamini (1958)
• Gurajada (1959)
• Moodu Yebhailu (1964)
• Khadga Srushti (1966)
• Views and Reviews (1969)
• Sri Sri Sahityam (5 volumes) (1970)
• Sri Sri's Minnelani (1970)
• Rekka Vippina Revolution (1971)
• Vyasa Kreedalu (1973)
• Maro Moodu Yabhailu (1974)
• China Yaanam (1980)
• Maro Prasthanam (1980)
• Mahaa Prasthanam (1981)
• Paadavoyi Bharateeyuda (1983)
• New Frontiers (1983)
• Anantham (1986)
• Pra-Ja (1990)

Songs by SriSri

• Alluri Seetarama Raju 1974 telugu veera lEvarA
• Alu magalu telusukO.. ee jeevita satyam telusukO.. ee jeevita satyam
• ammAyi moguDu-mAmaki yamuDu 1980 chUDarA.. Telugu sOdarA
• ArAdhana 1962 nA hRudayamlO nidurinchE chelee..
• Atma gouravam 1966 valapulu virisina pUvulE
• Atmeeyulu 1969 kaLLalO peLLi pandiri kanapaDagAnE
• balipeeTham 1975 kalasi pADudaam..
• bhAryAbhartalu 1961 jOrugA hushArugA

• bhUmi kOsam 1974 evarO vastArani.. edO chEstArani
• bobbili yuddham 1964 muripinchE andAlE andAla rANivE
• DESOddhArakulu 1973 maDi maDi.. suchi suchi
• dEvuDu chEsina manushulu 1973 dEvuDu chEsina manushullArA..
• Devudu Lanti Manishi 1975 kanDalu karigistE panDani..
• Dr. Chakravarthi 1964 manasuna manasai..
• eenADu 1982 ranDee.. kadali ranDee ,nEDE.. eenADE.. prajA yuddha..
• Gorintaku 1979 ilAga vachhi..
• guDi ganTalu neelOna nannE nilipEvu nEDE ,neelOna nannE nilipEvu nEDE
• iddaru mitrulu 1961 pADavEla rAdhika..
• ilavElupu 1956 challani rAjA.. O chandamAma
• jaya bhEri 1959 nanduni charitamu vinumA
• kAlam mArindi 1972 mAra lEdulE ee kAlam
• kaliyuga mahAbhAratam 1979 ee samaram.. kaliyuga bhArata samaram
• karuNAmayuDu 1978 dEvuDu lEDani anakundA..
• kollETi kApuram 1976 iddaramE..manamiddaramE
• mahA prasthAnam 1984 marO prapancham pilichindi
• manchi manishi 1964 rAnanukunnAvEmO.. ADina mATaku..
• manchu pallaki 1982 manishE maNideepam..
• mAngalya balaM 1958 vADina pUlE vikasinchenE,AkASa veedhilO andAla jAbili
• Manushulu Marali 1969 tUrupu sindhUrapu..
• Nartanasala 1963 evvari kOsam ee mandahAsam
• nETi bhAratam 1983 ardha rAtri swatantram.. bhArata mAtanu nEnu
• pADi panTalu 1976 pani chESE raitannA..
• paruvu-pratishTa 1963 A mabbu terala lOna dAgundi (sad)
• prEma lEkhalu 1977 ee rOju manchi rOju
• prEminchi chUDu 1965 dorikAru doragAru..
• punarjanma 1963 evarivO.. neeverivO
• rAmarAjyam lO raktapAtam 1976 ivvALa ranDi.. rEpu ranDi
• SabhAsh rAmuDu 1959 jayammu nischayammurA
• SabhAsh Suri 1964 dEvuDikEm.. hAyigA unnADu
• SardAr Paparayudu 1980 burrakatha on Alluri Seetharama Raju
• Sreevary-Mavaru 1973 ee vELalO.. nA manasu needE
• Uummadi Bratukulu 1976 Sramaika jeevana soundaryAniki
• Velugu NeeDalu 1961 O rangayyO.. pUla rangayyO,pADavOyi bhArateeyuDa..,
• kala kAnidi.. viluvainadi
• Viplava Sankham 1982 Muyinchina oka veeruni kanTham

• Yama Gola 1977 samarAniki nEDE prArambham

References

• Mahakavi Sri Sri : Makers of Indian Literature, Budaraju Radhakrishna, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 3rd edition, 2006. (ISBN 81-260-0719-2)

External links

• Mahakavi Srisri: Life and Works of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao in Google Books by Būdarāju Rādhākr̥ṣṇa, 1996.
• Srirangam informations
• IMDb entry of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
• mahakavisrisri.com -maintained by sri sri's son
• srisri's mahaprasthanam,as recited by srisri for the London publication of the same work.(digitized and uploaded from the personal copy of an old cassette by rahul)