Palagummi Padmaraju

Palagummi Padmaraju
Born	June 24, 1915 Tirupatipuram, West Godavari district
Died	February 17, 1983
Pen name	P. Padmaraju
Occupation	Lecturer
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Hindu
Citizenship	India
Education	M.Sc.
Alma mater	Kasi Viswavidyalayam
Genre	Writer, Poet
Notable works	Galivana
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
Relatives	Palagummi Viswanatham

Palagummi Padmaraju, shortly P. Padmaraju (Telugu: పాలగుమ్మి పద్మరాజు) (b: June 24, 1915 - d: 1983) is a Telugu writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. He is known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema.

He was born in Tirupatipuram in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He has worked as Science Lecturer in Government P. R. College, Kakinada between 1939 and 1952. His younger brother Palagummi Viswanatham is a veena player, music composer and lyricist.

His first story was entitled Subbi. He wrote about sixty short stories. They were published in three volumes titled as Galivana, Padava Prayanam and Eduruchusina Muhurtham.

He wrote stories, dialogues and lyrics for some Telugu films:

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