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Srirangam Srinivasarao or Sri Sri (1910-1983) was a popular modern Telugu poet. He was born in Visakhapatnam.  Sri Sri was the first true modern Telugu poet to write about contemporary issues which 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 famous as mahakavi. He rocked the telugu literature world with his Maha Prasthanam(literally - a long journey), an anthology of poems -- one of his major works.Some other major works of Sri Sri include ' Maro Prasthanam', 'Siprali' ,'Khadga Srushti'.Sri Sri had written songs for Telugu films too. His Padavoyi Bharatheeyuda  of Velugu Needalu (1961), Telugu veera levara of Alluri Seetha Rama Raju, Nenu saitham of Rudraveena were quite popular.
 

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Sri 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 famous as a Mahakavi (literally, a great poet).

He rocked the Telugu literature world with his Maha Prasthanam (literally - a great journey), an anthology of poems -- one of his major works. Some other major works of Sri Sri include Maha Prasthanam, Siprali, and Khadga Srushti.

Sri Sri had written songs to about 42 Telugu films between 1952 and 1982. His songs "Padavoyi Bharatheeyuda" (literally - Start singing O! Indian) of Velugu Needalu (1961), "Telugu veera levara" (literally - O brave Telugu born, wake up!!) of Alluri Seetha Rama Raju (the song won National Award for best lyric), and "Nenu saitham"(literally - I too have been the fuel for this great activity of building up the world) of Mahaprastanam were quite popular. This poem was used in the movie Rudraveena, which was one of the turning points in Chiranjeevi's career. Initial paragraphs of the same poem were also used in a film starring Chiranjeevi, Tagore.

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 ("The Empire of Hunger") have been produced based on his works.

Name of the Book Name of the Book Published by Year :
Prabava Kavita Samithi - Vizag 1928
Varam Varam Pratima Books - Eeluru 1946
Sampinga Thota Praja Sahitya Parishat - Tenali 1947
Mahaprasthanam Nalini Kumar - Machilipatinam 1950

Mahaprasthanam Visalandhra publishing house - Vijayawada (20 editions) 1952-1984
Mahaprasthanam - manuscript and own voice London Edition 1981
Amma Arunarekha publishers and Nellore Socialist publications - Vijayawada 1952-1967
Mae Mae Trilinga publishers - Vijayawada 1954
Maroprapancham Saradhi publications - Secunderabad 1954
Radio natikalu Arunarekha publishers - Nellore 1956
Three Cheers for Man Abhyudaya publishers - Madras 1956
Charamarathri Gupta Brothers - Vizag 1957
Maanavudi paatlu Visalandhra publishers - Vijayawada 1958
Soudamini - Puripanda's poems translated to English Addepalli and Co. - Rajamundry 1958
Gurajada Manasahiti - Hyderabad 1959
Mudu Yabhailu Visalandhra publishers - Vijayawada 1964
Visalandhra publisers - Vijayawada 1964-1987
Khadga srushti Visalandhra publisers - Vijayawada 1966-1984
Viewlu Reviewlu MVL Minerva Press - Machilipatinam 1969
Sri Sri Sahityam Shastipurti Sanmana Sangham - Vizag (5 editions) 1970
Sri Sri Miscellany - English volumes Shastipurti Sanmana Sangham - Vizag 1970
Lenin ¨ÉþÃþ÷ Pragati prachurana - Moscow 1971
Rekka Vippina Revolution Udhayama Sahiti - Kareemnagar 1971
Vyasa Kridalu Navodaya publishers - Vijayawada 1973
Maro mudu yabhailu MS Co. - Secunderabad 1974
China Yanam Swathi publishers - Vijayawada 1980
Maroprasthanam Virasam 1980
Siprali America lo photocopy 1981
Padavoyi Bharateeyuda Sri Sri prachuranalu - Madras 1983
Sri Sri Vyasalu Virasam 1983
New Frontiers Virasam 1983
Anatham Virasam 1986
Praja Virasam 1990
Telugu Veera Levara Visalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad 1996
Visalandhra lo Praja Rajyam Visalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad 1999
Aasa Virasam 1999
Ookki Pidikili - Agni Jwala Visalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad 2001
Khabardaar Sangha sathruvulaara Visalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad 2001
 

       
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