Sri Krishna Rayabaram

Sri Krishna Rayabaram (Telugu: శ్రీ కృష్ణ రాయబారం) is a popular Telugu drama written by Tirupati Venkata Kavulu in the early 20th century. It was made into a Telugu film in 1960. Many actors and companies have staged this production throughout Andhra Pradesh, India, and abroad.

Plot
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Depictions on film
Sri Krishna Rayabaram was made as a Telugu film in 1960 by Y. V. Ramanujam under Chandrika Pictures. It starred Kalyanam Raghuramaiah, Puvvula Suri Babu, Gummadi, and Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao. P. Suri Babu rendered music for the film and rendered some poems.

Films such as Sri Krishna Pandaviyam and Daana Veera Soora Karna dramatised the Rayabaram scene, with the poems rendered by eminent playback singers like V. Ramakrishna. Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao rendered some of the songs for Telugu films.

Poems from the Rayabaram

 * Chellio Chellako
 * Alugataye Erumgani
 * JandaPai KapiRaju
 * Santoshambuna SandhiCheyudu
 * Tammuni Kodukulu