Vangapandu Prasada Rao
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Vangapandu Prasada Rao is an India
n poet, lyricist and actor. He is better known as ‘Vangapandu’ in the North coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
. He actively participates in Communist lead agitations. He is well known for his multiple talents of composing, singing, dancing, and acting. His revolutionary songs Nampally station kada, Jajjenaka, etc. are very popular.
He was born in 1943 to Jagannadham and Chinathalli in Vizianagaram district
of Andhra Pradesh.
Vangapandu and Gaddar
founded the Jana Natya Mandali, the cultural wing of the People's War Group in 1972. He has written over 300 songs in the past three decades. Of these 12 have been translated into 10 Indian languages like Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Hindi besides all the tribal dialects. His song Yentrametta Nadusthuvundante was translated by a professor into English
and was admired both in the United States and in England. He performs on the invitation of various peoples' organisations. He gave over 2,000 performances not in Andhra Pradesh but also in other parts of the country. He also teaches youth to sing and dance to the songs. Recently, he has remixed acclaimed revolutionary song "em pillado" by praising late Y.S Rajashekhar Reddy, which drawn heavy criticism among leftist circles.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n poet, lyricist and actor. He is better known as ‘Vangapandu’ in the North coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. He actively participates in Communist lead agitations. He is well known for his multiple talents of composing, singing, dancing, and acting. His revolutionary songs Nampally station kada, Jajjenaka, etc. are very popular.
He was born in 1943 to Jagannadham and Chinathalli in Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...
of Andhra Pradesh.
Vangapandu and Gaddar
Gaddar
Gummadi Vittal Rao popularly known as Gaddar is a pseudonym of a revolutionary Telugu balladeer and vocal Naxalite activist from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India...
founded the Jana Natya Mandali, the cultural wing of the People's War Group in 1972. He has written over 300 songs in the past three decades. Of these 12 have been translated into 10 Indian languages like Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Hindi besides all the tribal dialects. His song Yentrametta Nadusthuvundante was translated by a professor into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and was admired both in the United States and in England. He performs on the invitation of various peoples' organisations. He gave over 2,000 performances not in Andhra Pradesh but also in other parts of the country. He also teaches youth to sing and dance to the songs. Recently, he has remixed acclaimed revolutionary song "em pillado" by praising late Y.S Rajashekhar Reddy, which drawn heavy criticism among leftist circles.
Popular songs
- Emi pilloi yeldamosthava
- Jajjenaka janare
- Nampally station Kada
- Yentrametta nadusthuvundante