When put together, the region is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Tamil Nadu to the south and the Bay of Bengal, Yanam district enclave of Puducherry to the east.

The referential term of Telugu states has been in use ever since the bifurcation of its preceding political entity United Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

Prior to the Indian Independence Act, the present Telugu states were part of the British suzerain Hyderabad state of the Nizam and Madras Presidency of the British Crown.

[citation needed] The cuisine of Telugu states is generally known for its tangy, hot and spicy taste, the cooking is very diverse due to the vast spread of the people and varied topological regions.

Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, a neighborhood of Hyderabad, India.