food processing industry, mainly rice mills, and vegetable oil mills. Wet paddy is the major crop, other crops include red chili peppers, cotton, green gram, castor and other vegetables and pulses. It is a developing town. Marketing of natural goods is the major source. There are many Banks, petrol pumps, Function halls and schools. Paddy and cotton marketing is the major resource. Weekend Market (అంగడి ): Every Sunday there will be a local weekend Market (called "అంగడి" in Local Language Telugu) is conducted. This market is famous for sale of Animals used for agriculture, vegetables, clothes and common groceries. Mandal Details The Mothkur mandal consists of 10 villages: Anajipuram Musipatla Panakabanda Ragibavi Dathapagudam Paladugu Podichedu Dacharam Patimatla Sadarshapur Notable Persons KASOJU SRIKANTH CHARY the first Martyr in Telangana Statehood movement was proud son of Poduchedu in mothkur mandal. Late Shri Kalvala Narahari Rao (1891–1942) was Vathandar (Mali Patel) in Nizam government, great Philanthropist, and a landed gentry. Developed community common water wells, community marriage system, temples, various charities. At times risked his personal welfare and went against Nizam Revenue officer and allowed to develop wet lands by conserving water bodies . Very instrumental in organizing and celebrating major festivals like Ugadhi, Dasara, Bonalu for the harmony of the village in all levels.Still people are fallowing tradition established by late Sri Kalvala Nrahari Rao . Late Shri Kalvala Prabhakar Rao, Ex-Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha(1986–1992). in his tenure built a road bridge between Mothkur and Gundala mandal and Water resource to Agriculture for SCs Late M.Ranga Reddy worked as Secretary Hyderabad Cricket Association and Vice President of BCCI Konatham BakkaReddy , a popular Communist party leader. Suddala Hanumanthu from Paladugu. Pranayraj Vangari: Telugu Theatre Research Scholar, Telugu Wikipedia Administrator and Chief Secretary of "Popcorn Theatre" group. References External links Villages in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district Mandal headquarters in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district