According to Dalal, Rudrabhatta influenced later day notable Kannada poets such as Kumaravyasa and Lakshmisha, and Haridasa (carnatic music) composers such as Purandaradasa and Kanakadasa. The Kannada scholar L.S. Sheshagiri Rao feels Rudrabhatta was essentially a poet for the learned classes.
In accordance with Dalal, Rudrabhatta had an impact on prominent Kannada poets such as Kumaravyasa and Lakshmisha, and notable Carnatic music composers like Purandaradasa and Kanakadasa. The Kannada scholar L.S. Sheshagiri Rao views Rudrabhatta as primarily a poet for the educated elite.