Nutana-kavi Suranna
Sūranna, who styled himself as Nūtana-kavi was a Telugu language poet from the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day southern India. He probably lived during the 15th or the 16th century, and is notable for Dhanabhi-ramamu, the story of a contest between Manmatha and Kubera.
Biography
Little is known about Suranna's life. He lived in the Vijayanagara Empire, and claimed to have been born in the family of the famous poet Tikkana. He highly praises the deity Bhimeshvara of Draksharamam.Suranna mentions the 14th-century poet Nachana Somanatha in his book. A verse by Suranna is included in Pedapati Jagganna's anthology Prabandha-ratna-karamu. This suggests that Suranna probably lived during the 15th-16th century. Estimates of his period include 1420–1475, 1425–1480, and c. 1550.