There is a mention about Krishnamaacharyulu, his compositions and his miraculous life in Prataaapa rudra charitraand siddheswara charitra Currently, Annamacharya of the 15th century is regarded as first vaggeyakara in Telugu.
They are full of devotional fervour and have been collected in a book form and set to tunes by vinukondaMurali krishna, a musician and a musicologist of Visakhapatnam(Source: Music MS works in Saraswatimahal, Tanjore Library and Madras MSS Govt.
Library)(manuscripts), Mss manu Scripts `Prataapa Rudreeyam') 2.`Srikanta krishnamaachaaryulu'(12th-13th centuries) an excerpt from the article The unknown composers of South India contributed by Sri.
V. Murali Mohan, Cultural Correspondent, published in The Indian Express, Vizianagram edition dt 02.12.1986 (Source ; Manuscripts Music MS works in Saraswatimahal, Tanjore Library and Madras MSS Govt.
Library), Mss manu Scripts `Prataapa Rudreeyam') 3Velugulo annamayya-cheekatlo Krishnamayya'a news item article published in Vaartha, Telugu daily [1] There are a few detractors who do refuse to categorise Krishnamaacharya under the ‘Vaggeyakara’ as his compositions were prosody (vachanam/gadyam) but the fact that there is ample testimony to state that he sang them tunefully at the temple and to this day, a few lines from his vachanam are still rendered musically as part and parcel of the regular ritualistic puja at the temple of Simhachala goes without saying that he was indeed a composer.
He wrote poetry in simple, non-metrical language that was free from any ornamentation or high vocabulary that distracts the attention from the essential philosophy of his writings.
H. H. Dr. P Ananda Gajapathi Raju former Education Minister of A.P and the hereditary trustee of Sri Varaha lakshmi Narasimha Swamy vari Devastanam.