Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao

Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao is an Indian film lyricist, politician and a poet known for his works in Telugu Cinema. He is also known for his parody songs. He won Filmfare [Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu] for the film Sri Rama Rajyam.
He wrote 56 poems about Telugu language in the name of Telugu Sankharavam.

Personal life

Jonnavithula was born on 7 July 1959 in Vijayawada to Subbarao and Lakshmi Narasamma in a Telugu family. His father a teacher in an elementary school. He was also active participant in the mythological dramas.
In June 2023, he established political party Jai Telugu Party. In May 2024, he contested in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in Vijayawada Central constituency as an independent candidate. However, he lost the elections, while garnering a total of 499 votes.