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 at that time, got enraged at this and killed Anavema in his turn. The favourite dagger called Nandikampotu fell into the hands of Lingama Naidu, and the attempts of Anavema's brother, Veerabhadra Reddi, to regain it by begging secretly through the poet Sree Nadha is the subject of a humorous poem in Telugu literature.

A contemporary of the King Proudha Deva Raya, Lingama Naidu lived in the middle of the fifteenth century. His conquests seem to be numerous and occupy full two pages of Telugu history. From it, we learn that he was a terror to the wicked and a protector of the poor. With the booty so gained, he made several charities in the name of Sree Saila Mallikharjuna, and on one occasion he won the admiration of Anagondi Proudha Deva Raya and a reward of Gandapenderam (a jewel for the leg).