Nannaya

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historical figure poet translator writer

Nannaya is revered as the first great poet of Telugu literature, best known for initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical figure → poet → translator → writer →
alsoKnownAs	Adi Kavi Nannaya → Nannaya Bhattaraka →
associatedWith	Andhra region → Eastern Chalukya dynasty →
culture	Telugu literature →
era	medieval India →
fieldOfWork	Sanskrit-to-Telugu translation → Telugu language →
genre	classical poetry → epic poetry →
honorificTitle	Adi Kavi of Telugu →
influenced	Telugu epic tradition → later Telugu poets →
knownFor	being regarded as the first great poet of Telugu literature → initiating the classical Telugu rendition of the Mahabharata →
languageOfWorkOrName	Telugu →
legacy	considered the first poet of Telugu → foundation figure of Telugu literary canon →
literaryStatus	classical author →
literaryTradition	classical Telugu literature →
memberOf	Kavitrayam (trio of Telugu Mahabharata poets) →
movement	early Telugu literary tradition →
nameInNativeLanguage	నన్నయ్య →
notableWork	Andhra Mahabharatam → Telugu Mahabharatam →
occupation	court poet →
partOf	Kavitrayam of Telugu Mahabharata →
positionHeld	court poet of the Eastern Chalukya kingdom →
region	Andhra Pradesh (historical Andhra region) →
religion	Hinduism →
roleInWork	began the Telugu translation of the Mahabharata →
sharesWorkWith	Errana → Tikkana →
sourceLanguageOfTranslations	Sanskrit →
targetLanguageOfTranslations	Telugu →
workSubject	Mahabharata →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nannaya ("Nannaya Bhattaraka") → Nannaya ("Adi Kavi Nannaya") →	alsoKnownAs
Telugu →	hasNotablePoet
Tikkana →	sharesTitleWith