" ‘M aa Telugu Talliki Mallepoodanda ’, a song written by Sankarambadi Sundarachari ages ago, is so popular that it syncs perfectly with Telugu culture and history and even went on to become an anthem. But this play, written by Sishtla Chandrasekhar, dealing with the Telugu language is titled Chengalva Poodanda bearing no relevance to the drama. It would have been better if it was replaced with the word ‘Mallepoodanda’ used by Sankarambadi in his song, to stir the same emotion. However, the play succeeds in exemplifying the work done by a foreigner C.P. Brown, who even composed a Telugu to English dictionary, researched Vemana and translated his verses into English and also that of poets Sri Sri, Dasarathi and Srikrishna Devaraya. The play was staged at Ravindra Bharati recently to mark Telugu Theatre Day." - Excerpt from The Hindu Times  Read More