Malidevaraju was a monarch of Macherla in the Palnadu kingdom, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India.
He fought for the complete control of Palnadu in the Battle of Karempudi but was killed during the conflict.
[1][2][3] Malideva was exiled from his kingdom by his step-brother Nalagmaraju, on the pretext of his defeat in a cock-fight held at Rentachintala, halfway between the kingdoms of Gujarla and Macherla.
[4] He was assisted by the statesman and social reformer Brahma Naidu against his half-brother Nalagamaraju, who was ruling at Gurajala.
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