[1][2] Her act of defiance against Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy, known as Visnoor Deshmukh, to cultivate her land, became an inspiration for many during the rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region.

[3] Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Kistapuram of Warangal district, of present-day Telangana, India.

[8] Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944.

[4] She joined the Andhra Mahasabha as well as the Communist Party of India.

Ilamma died on 10 September 1985 at Palakurthi due to illness.