[2] Sri Vendikonda Siddalingeswara Devastanam temple is situated in Siddulagutta Road in Shamshabad mandal.

The area was previously known as Sedanti village, which was later renamed Shamsabad in reference to Shams-ul-Umra, the title bestowed upon "Abul Fateh Khan", Tegh Jung, Shams-ud-Daula, Shams-ul-Mulk and Shams-ul-Umrah ("The Sun among the Nobles"), who founded the Paigah nobility during the reign of Nizam II, Mir Nizam Ali Khan (1762–1803).

Nawab Moin-Ud-Dowlah Bahadur Asman Jah, a leading Paigah noble, built a country home on a hillock and a race course in Shamsabad for his own use.

As happened with other locality names, Shamsabad too got corrupted and over the years came to be called Shamshabad.

Shamshabad is the location of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, which began operations on 23 March 2008.