Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao is an Indian film lyricist, politician[2] and a poet known for his works in Telugu Cinema.
[3][4] He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu for the film Sri Rama Rajyam (2011).
[6] Jonnavithula was born on 7 July 1959 in Vijayawada to Subbarao and Lakshmi Narasamma in a Telugu family.
[2] In May 2024, he contested in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in Vijayawada Central constituency as an independent candidate.
However, he lost the elections, while garnering a total of 499 votes.