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Kancherla Gopanna (Telugu: కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) (c 1620 – 1680 CE), popularly known as Bhadradri Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu(Telugu: భద్రాచల రామదాసు), was a 17th century Indian devotee of Rama and a composer of Carnatic music.[1] He is one among the famous vaggeyakaras (same person being the writer and composer of a song) in the Telugu language, the others being Tyagaraja, Annamayya, Kshetryya. He lived in the village of Nelakondapalli near Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh during the 17th century and is renowned for constructing a famous temple for Rama at Bhadrachalam. His devotional lyrics to Rama are famous in South Indian classical music as Ramadaasu Keertanalu. Even the doyen of South Indian classical music Saint Thyagaraja learned and later improved the style now considered standard krithi form of music composition.He also wrote Dasarathi Shatakamu (దాసరధీ శతకము) with a ‘makuTamu’ (మకుటము) ‘dASaradhee karuNA payOnidhI’ (దాశరధీ కరుణా పయోనిధీ!), a collection of nearly 108 poems dedicated to the son of Dasaratha (Lord Rama).

Takkuvemi manaku (తక్కువేమి మనకు)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Tagunayya dasaratha ramachandra (తగునయ్య దశరథ రామచంద్ర)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More… .

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Taaraka mantramu (తారక మంత్రము)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Swaami nanu (స్వామి నను)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Srirama namame jihvaku (శ్రీరామ నామమే జిహ్వకు)

Kancherla Gopanna (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Srirama nee namamenta (శ్రీరామ నీ నామమెంత)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Sri raamula divyanaama (శ్రీ రాముల దివ్యనామ)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Sri rama naamamu (శ్రీ రామ నామము)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Seetaaraama seetarama (సీతారామ సీతారామ)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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Seeta Ramaswamy (సీతా రామస్వామీ)

Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…

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