Independence activist; designer of the national flag Chitrapu Narayana Murthy - Indian director known for films like AVM's Bhaktha Prahlada (1967) Mutnuri Krishna Rao - Independence activist and journalist U. G. Krishnamurthy - Philosopher Bhogaraju Pattabhisitaramayya - Indian independence activist and political leader Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - father of Telugu cinema, Indian artiste and film maker C. K. Nayudu - Indian cricketer Poornima - Indian actress who starred in many Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. Jagapathi Babu - Telugu actor. B. Vasantha - South Indian playback singer. Master Venu - Music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas. C. S. R. Anjaneyulu - C. S. R., was an Indian film method actor, and thespian best known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theater. Nirmalamma - Telugu actress known for her grandmother roles in old films. Maruthi - Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Mani Sharma - Indian composer, singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and music producer known for his works primarily in the Telugu and Tamil cinema along with Hindi and Kannada films. Achyuth - Indian actor Srikanth Bolla - First Indian blind boy to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an entrepreneur and founder of Bollant Industries. Turaga Desiraju - neurophysiologist and a professor at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences See also List of cities in Andhra Pradesh List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh References Bibliography External links Cities in Andhra Pradesh Former Portuguese colonies Port cities in India Populated coastal places in India Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh Mandal headquarters in Krishna district District headquarters of Andhra Pradesh 1611 establishments in the British Empire