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Gurajada Venkata Apparao (1862-1915) (గురజాడ అప్పారావు) is a legendary Telugu poet and writer. He wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language. Gurajada Apparao was an influential social reformer of his age and was lauded as Mahakavi, meaning "the great poet". He frequently dabbled in poetry, and is credited with creating a new style of poetry in the Telugu Language. He also holds the titles 'Kavishekara' and 'Abyudaya kavitha pithamahudu'.He was born on Sept. 21, 1862 at his maternal uncle's home in Rayavaram village near Yelamanchili, Visakhapatnam district. Gurajada lived most of his life in and around Vizianagaram in what was then called as Kalinga Rajyam.
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