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Manyam veerudu-Alluri Sita Rama Raju

Alluri Sita Rama Raju Biography

Name: Alluri Sita Rama Raju

Other Names: Aluri Rampa Rama Raju, Rama Chandra Raju

Title: Manyam Veerudu

Born on: July 7, 1897

Birth Place: Mogallu village, West Godavari district, India

Died on: May 7, 1924

Place Died: Mampa village in the Visakhapatnam District

About Alluri Sita Rama Raju

Alluri Sita Rama Raju was an Indian revolutionary involved in the independence movement. He was born on 7 july 1897 at Mogallu village, West Godavari district, India. His mother was from Visakhapatnam and his father was a native of Mogallu, near Bhimavaram, and was an official photographer in the central jail at Rajahmundry. The young Raju lived mainly in Mogallu and was educated in Rajamundry at the 'Vullithota Bangarayya school', as well as in Kakinada, Tuni and Ramachandrapuram in the East Godavari district.

He is an Indian freedom fighter from the Mogallu village in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was the leader of the ill-fated "Rampa Rebellion" that was fought against the British occupiers from 1922 to 1923. Popularly referred to as 'Raju', he lives on in the hearts of the Telugu people as the Manyam Veerudu ('Hero of the jungles')

Rampa Rebellion

Raju lead a protest movement in the border areas of the East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh. Inspired by the patriotic zeal of revolutionaries in Bengal, Raju raided police stations in and around Chintapalle, Rampachodavaram, Dammanapalli, Krishna-devi-peta, Rajavommangi, Addateegala, Narsipatnam and Annavaram. Raju and his followers stole guns and ammunition and killed several British army officers, including Scott Coward near Dammanapalli. In December 1922, the British deployed a company of Assam Rifles, near Pegadapalle under the leadership of Saunders. Raju, who had by then gone underground, resurfaced after about four months and continued the fight, strengthened by tribal volunteers using bows and arrows under the leadership of 'Gam Mallu Dora' and 'Gantam Dora'.

The British campaign lasted for nearly a year from December 1922. Rama Raju was eventually trapped by the British in the forests of Chintapalli then tied to a tree and shot dead with a rifle in Mampa village. Following the martyrdom of Alluri, the tribal revolt lost its momentum and petered out by October 1923. Police officer Mr. N. Gnaneswara Rao responsible for Raju's entrapment was awarded Rao Bahadur. Alluri Sita Ramaraju tomb is present in Krishna devi peta village.

Alluri Army

Alluri’s Army raided Chintapalli Police Station, on 23rd Krishnadevipeta Police Station, and on 24th Rajavommangi and captured a good number of guns, bayonets and cartridges and swords. He set free the revolutionary, Veerayya Dora from jail. The British Army got alerted and platoons of Police and Army were sent to capture Setarama Raju. At Peddavalassa, Raju attacked the British Army. They were defeated during this battle and suffered very heavy casualties and retreated. From That day onwards there was a regular warfare between Raju and the Britishers. Raju came out triumphant in all.

Legacy

Today a statue of Raju stands at the junction of Seethammadhara Junction and The Park in Visakhapatnam. The Indian Postal Department issued a commemorative stamp on Sri Alluri Seetarama Raju in the series ‘India’s struggle for freedom’ in 1986. A Telugu movie was made about Raju’s life, entitled Alluri Sita Rama Raju. Krishna starred as Raju and V. Rama Chandra Rao directed the film. The popular song ‘Telugu Veera Levara’ was included in this film and has inspired generations of the Telugu Community. Mantena Satya Narayana Raju a dietician and an Ayurvedic Consultant is a relative of Sri Alluri Sitarama Raju. The only photograph of him, which was taken after his death is preserved in the A.P. State Archives, Hyderabad.

Alluri sitarama raju Birth Place

A Telugu movie had been produced titled, Alluri Sita Rama Raju, with Krishna Ghattamaneni donning his role and directed by V. Rama Chandra Rao.