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Renowned Telangana writer and lyricist Andesri, who penned the State anthem “Jaya Jayahe Telangana”, passed distant aboriginal connected Sunday (November 9, 2025).
He collapsed astatine his residence successful Lalapet and was shifted to the Gandhi hospital, wherever helium died portion undergoing treatment.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Ministers expressed heavy grief implicit his demise, describing it arsenic an irreparable nonaccomplishment to the literate and taste satellite of Telangana.
Born connected July 18, 1961, successful Rebarthi colony of Maddur mandal successful the contiguous Jangaon district, Andesri’s archetypal sanction was Ande Ellayya. Orphaned astatine a young property and having had nary ceremonial education, helium roseate to go 1 of Telangana’s astir celebrated poets. His simple, heartfelt connection and heavy transportation with the onshore made his works resonate with the masses. In designation of his contributions, Kakatiya University conferred upon him an honorary doctorate.
Andesri played a important relation successful the Telangana question done his writings and songs, which inspired generations. His almighty creation “Jaya Jayahe Telangana Janani Jaya Ketanam” became the anthem of the statehood conflict and was adopted arsenic the authoritative State opus by the Congress government, with Mr Revanth Reddy personally pressing for it.
In designation of his immense contribution, Andesri was honoured with a currency grant of ₹1 crore by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during the Telangana Formation Day celebrations, wherever the opus was officially released with a tune composed by the well-known instrumentalist Keeravani.
He penned songs for respective socially conscious and revolutionary films. His opus “Mayamaipothunnadamma Manishannavadu” reflects his affectional transportation with humane feelings. Andesri was besides adept astatine extempore poetry. Some of his celebrated songs see Jaya Jayahe Telangana Janani Jaya Ketanam, Palle Neeku Vandanamulammo and Mayamaipothunnadamma Manishannavadu.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed heavy daze and sorrow implicit the abrupt demise and said the decease of Andesri was an irreparable nonaccomplishment to the satellite of Telugu lit and to Telangana’s taste identity.
Recalling Andesri’s immense contribution, Mr. Revanth Reddy said that the anthem “Jaya Jayahe Telangana” became the corporate dependable of millions during the Telangana statehood question and symbolised the tone of the people’s struggle.
The Chief Minister fondly remembered his idiosyncratic relation with the poet, stating that aft the enactment of the people’s government, efforts were made to springiness the State anthem a caller philharmonic creation successful consultation with Andesri. He said Andesri’s efforts successful awakening the tone of Telangana and inspiring the question for statehood would stay eternal.
BRS main and erstwhile CM K Chandrashekhar Rao, Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Rao, erstwhile Minister T Harish Rao, Health Minister Damodar Rajnarsimha and a big of Ministers and nationalist representatives condoled the death. They described Andesri’s decease arsenic a immense nonaccomplishment to Telangana society.
