Introduction
According to tradition, he was a court-poet or Ashtadiggajas, one of the eight elephants of Telugu poetry and court-jester of krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara empire in the 16th century.
Tenali Raman was born in a telugu family as Garlapti Ramakrishna.
His father was Garlapati Ramayya, Who served as a Priest in the Ramalingeswara Swami temple in Tenali.
Narayano Rao and Shulman use the name "Tenali Ramakrishna" for the 16th-century court poet while using "Tenali Ramakrishna" for the court jester.
While some writers Quote that Tenali Ramalinga was an actual poet, other argue that Tenali Rama's historicity is entirely in confusion.
many popular collections of stories, Published between 1860 and 1920, Use both names interchangeably for the court jester.
Tenali Ramakrishna also composed some works under the name Tenali Ramalinga
