Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry (b: 5 March 1920 - d: 7 November 1992) is one of the most eminent personalities in pure Telugu literature of recent times.
Madhunapantula was born in 1920 at Island Polavaram in Amalapuram taluq to scholarly Brahmin family of Satyanarayana Murthy.
After studying Sanskrit and Telugu dramas, epics and grammar, he passed Vidvan examination of Madras University in 1940.
He started monthly literary magazine Andhri at the age of 19 years and maintained it more than a decade with high standards.
He wrote Parivabhyudaya Kavyam, Ratna Panchalika, Shaddarsana Sangrahamu, Surya Saptati and published them with the financial assistance from the Maharajah.