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70g granted him two villages of their own, and 14 villages from the Nidadavolu and Nuzvid Zemindaries. These were called Chevendra and Tangellamudy muttas, and permanent sunnuds were also given for the said two muttas. Narashima Appa Rao was succeeded by his son Venkatadri Appa Rao, who died on 18th May 1891, leaving his son and successor, Sree Rajah Parthasaradhi Appa Rao, the present Rajah and Badshahee Munsubdar ot Palavancha and Bhadrachelam estates. He is as already described the grandson (Dawhitra) of Ranee Lakshmi Narasamma Rao, and the British Government recognising his heirship to that Ranee, registered the Bhadrachalam portion of the Palavancha estate in his name in 1869.

Sri Rajah Parthasaradhi Appa Rao Savai Aswa Rao Bahadur was born in 1860 at Ravicherla in the Krishna District. His father was the Rajah of Chevendramuttah, Chanubanda and jageer Ravicherla. At the special request of Rajah Narayya Appa Rao Bahadur of Nidadavole, Rajah Venkatadri Appa Rao Bahadur and the whole family came to Senivarapupeta and settled down there in 1864. A few years after, Rajah Narayya Appa Rao Bahadur died. Both before and long after his death, his brother Sri Rajah Venkatadri Appa Rao Bahadur managed the estate. The deceased Eajah had left behind him two widows. Ranis Papamma Rao and Chinnamma Rao. By 4 virtue of the will left by Rajah Narayya Appa Rao Bahadur to the effect that his moveable and immoveable property should be divided equally between his wives, accordingly they managed the estate jointly. Rani Chinnamma Rad died before Rani Papamma Rao. The latter adopted one of the Rajahs of Nuzvid, Rajah Venkatramayya Appa Rao Bahadur, who died leaving a son, Rajah Narayya Appa Rao Bahadur. Sri Eajah Venkatadri Appa Rao, the