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Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to Telugu poet duo: Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872-1919) & Chellapilla Venkata Sastry (1870-1950). They belonged to classical genre of poets. They have dramarized several of the hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to perfect meter. Several of their plays, especially Krishna Raayabaaram (Krishna's diplomacy) have been extremely popular with many drama clubs and audiences across Andhra. Venkata Sastry has trained a large number of later age poets including Viswanatha Satyanarayana and Veturi.
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