Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (r. 1783–1816) was the hereditary zamindar of Chintapalli, later Amaravathi, under the Nizam of Hyderabad and later the British East India Company.

[3] According to journalist Potturi Venkateswara Rao, Jagganna fought against the Nizam and died when Venkatadri Naidu was at very small age.

The fourth Nizam, Salabat Jang, ceded control over them to the French East India Company in return for their help in his accession.

The British East India Company received the grant of the Circars from the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II in 1765, confirmed by the Nizam in 1768.

[6] Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu was crowned the ruler in the year 1783, when the Guntur district was under the control of Nizam with British assistance.

After this incident the Rajah became repentant and came to Amaravathi and devoted his entire life, time and revenues to building temples to Lord Siva.

He renovated the Amareswaraswamy temple here, got nine learned archakas to be brought for the daily archana of the Lord, and provided them with all the needs of livelihood, including 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land to each.