Among these eight poets, Allasani Peddana is considered to be the greatest and is given the title of "Andhra Kavita Pitamaha" (the father of Telugu poetry). "Svarocisha Sambhava" or "Manucharita" is his popular prabandha work and was dedicated to Krishnadevaraya. Nandi Thimmana wrote Parijathapaharanam. Madayyagari Mallana wrote "Rajasekhara Charitramu." Dhurjati wrote "Kalahasti Mahatyamu" and Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu wrote "Sakalakatha Sangraha" and "Ramaabhyudayamu." Pingali Surana wrote "Raghava Pandaviyamu", "Kalapurnodayam", "Prabhavate Pradyamana". "Raghavapandaveeyamu" is a dual work with double meaning built into the text, describing both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Kalapurnodayam(means full bloom of art) has been treated as the first original poetic novel in Telugu literature. Battumurthy alias Ramarajabhushanudu wrote "Kavyalankarasangrahamu," "Vasucharitra", "Narasabhupaliyam" and "Harischandranalopakhyanamu." Among these works the last one is a dual work which tells simultaneously the story of King Harishchandra and Nala and Damayanti. Tenali Ramakrishna first wrote "Udbhataradhya Charitramu," a Shaivite work. However, he converted to Vaishnavism later and wrote Vaishnava devotional texts "Panduranga Mahatmyamu," and "Ghatikachala Mahatmyamu." Tenali Rama remains one of the most popular folk figures in India today, a quick-witted courtier ready even to outwit the all-powerful emperor.