Palagummi Padmaraju

Palagummi Padmaraju an Indian telugu film actor, director, writer, lyricist, poet, novelist, rationalist, lecturer.

Sahitya Akademi Award recipient.

His short story Cyclone (GaaliVaana) won an international prize conducted by New York Herald Tribune in 1952.

It was selected amongst 59 stories from 23 countries.