


His mother Lakṣamma returned to her native place in Tenāli to live with her brother. His father was Garlapathi Rama, who served as a priest in the Ramalingesvara Swami temple in Santharavuru. Tenali Rama was born in a Telugu speaking Niyogi Hindu Brahmin family as Garlapati Ramakrishna, in a village called Thumuluru or Tenali (currently a part of Tenali Maṇḍalam) during the late part of the fifteenth century. Tenali Ramakrishna was also a minister of the court. He was a great scholar and poet of Telugu language. To overcome the depression that Rama faced, his mother Lakṣamma took him to Vijayanagara where he became an advisor to Sri Krishnadevaraya and the 8th scholar in his court. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas (The Eight 'world-rulers') or the eight poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya. He wrote poems in Telugu and hailed from the village of Tenali, generally known for the folk tales which focus on his wit. Tenali Ramakrishna (born Garlapati Ramakrishna also known as Tenali Ramalinga, and Tenali Rama 22 September 1480–5 August 1528) ( Telugu: తెనాలి రామకృష్ణ కవి / తెనాలి రామలింగడు/ తెనాలి రామకృష్ణుడు) was an Indian poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadevaraya, who ruled from 1509 to 1529 CE.

Main advisor and one of the Ashtadiggajas in the Vijayanagara court of King Krishnadevaraya ( January 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Veteran actor Pankaj Berry has been a part of the entertainment industry for 32 years, but some of the characters he has played in his career remain close to his heart.Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. One such character is Tathacharya from the TV show ‘ Tenali Rama’, which is going off air on November 13. Talking about the show and his character in it, Pankaj says, “I will never be able to forget my association with ‘Tenali Rama’. I have done several TV shows and films in my acting career, but only some characters remain with you. These are the characters, which are remembered by the actor as well as the audience. In my case, these are from ‘Gul Gulshan Gulfaam’, ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’, ‘Junoon’, ‘Swabhimaan’, ‘Kittie Party’ and ‘Shatranj’. Out of all these, my character of Tathacharya from ‘Tenali Rama’ will be closest to my heart. What’s interesting and unique about this character was that it had all nine emotions including anger, positive, negative, rota tha aur rulaata tha. I will never be able to forget this character.
