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{{Short description|Female personification of the Telugu people}}[[File:Telugu talli bomma.JPG|thumb|Statue of Telugu Thalli (తెలుగు తల్లి)|200px]]'''Telugu Thalli''' ({{Langx|te|తెలుగుతల్లి}}; {{Literal translation|Mother Telugu}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Oonk |first=Gijsbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkwsMTyShi8C&dq=Telugu+Thalli&pg=PA114 |title=Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory |date=2007 |publisher=[[Amsterdam University Press]] |isbn=978-90-5356-035-8 |page=114 |language=en}}</ref> is the [[personification]] of the [[Telugu people]] and their [[Telugu people#Culture|culture]], depicted as a goddess symbolizing prosperity, tradition, and the importance of the Telugu language.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}} Represented holding a harvest in her left hand to signify the region's agricultural abundance and prosperity, she carries a ''kalasam'' in her right hand, symbolizing the blessings and good fortune she brings to her people.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Prof Katta Narasimha Reddy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hsOqEAAAQBAJ&dq=Telugu+Thalli&pg=PA353 |title=Kalyana Mitra: Volume 11: Contemporary History and Diaspora |last2=Prof E. Siva Nagi Reddy |last3=Prof K. Krishna Naik |date=February 2023 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |page=353 |language=en}}</ref>


[[File:Telugu talli bomma.JPG|thumb|తెలుగు తల్లి - Telugu Thalli]]
==Music==
{{main article|Maa Telugu Thalliki}}
The patriotic song "[[Maa Telugu Thalliki|Mā Telugu Talliki]]" ("To Our Mother Telugu") is the official state song of [[Andhra Pradesh]], whose lyrics were written by [[Sankarambadi Sundaraachari|Sankarambāḍi Sundarācāri]] for the 1942 [[Telugu film]] ''Deena Bandhu'', which starred [[V. Nagayya]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lyricalbeast.com/2019/12/yenti-yenti-song-lyrics-geetha-govindam.html | title=Surya Kumari | date=18 May 2005 | newspaper=The Guardian | first=Bill | last=Harpe | access-date=28 June 2019 | archive-date=30 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230092442/https://www.lyricalbeast.com/2019/12/yenti-yenti-song-lyrics-geetha-govindam.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vijayavipanchi.org/ViewFile.aspx?FileID=106 |title=Maa Telugu Thalliki |access-date=1 August 2019 |archive-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122161110/http://vijayavipanchi.org/ViewFile.aspx?FileID=106 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tnilive.com/2019/05/13/telugu-kids-story-maa-telugu-thalli-poet-sankarambadi-sundarachari/|title="మా తెలుగు తల్లికి..." రచయిత శంకరంబాడి సుందరాచారి|website=Tnilive.com|date=13 May 2019|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>


'''Telugu Thalli''' ([[IAST]]: ''Teluɡu Talli''; {{literally|Mother [[Telugu language|Telugu]]}}) is the female [[personification]]  of [[Telugu people]] and [[Telugu people#Culture|their culture]].
== In popular culture ==
 
She holds the harvest in her left hand portraying that the Telugu land is always filled with greenery (prosperity and happiness). In the right hand she holds the kalasam which signifies that she brings all good to the people's lives. The goddess is dressed in the traditional Telugu style. Since language is considered one of the most necessary skills to the mankind and our Telugu Thalli has provided us with that, she is given utmost priority in our lives.
 
[[Maa Telugu Thalliki]] (Telugu: మా తెలుగు తల్లికి) is the official song of the state [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It was written by [[Sankarambadi Sundaraachari]] for the Telugu film ''Deena Bandhu'' (1942) which starred [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]]. The song gained popularity and was ultimately made the official song of Andhra Pradesh.
 
''Maa Telugu Thalliki'' is a composition in which the greatness of Telugu culture is depicted. For the various versions on the etymology of Telugu, see [[Telugu language]]. The image of the mother is used as a metaphor for all the prosperity and culture of the region. She is the one who has bestowed us with fertile lands; she is the one whose compassion protects the people; she is the one whose praise is sung time and time again. She is the embodiment of various aspects of cultural legacy like the beautiful architecture of [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]]; the classical music immortalised by [[Tyagaraja]]; the lyrical beauties of [[Tikkana]], who rendered the [[Mahabharata]] into Telugu; the physical bravery of [[Rani Rudrama Devi]] of the 13th century [[Kakatiya]] dynasty; the 'devotion to husband' of [[Mallamma]]; the sharp intelligence of [[Timmarusu]], who was the Prime Minister of [[Krishna Deva Raya]]; or the fame of Krishna Deva Raya. She is our mother, and will forever reside in our hearts. It may be seen that while invoking the cultural legacy of the Telugus, the song covers all the three important regions: [[Rayalaseema]], [[Coastal Andhra]] and [[Telangana]].
 
== Original song lyrics ==
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!{{lang|te|తెలుగు తల్లి}} ([[Telugu alphabet|in Telugu]])
!{{lang|la|Telugu talli}} (In Latin Transcript)
!{{lang|en|Mother Telugu}} (In English)
|- valign="top"
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{{lang|te|<poem>
మా తెలుగు తల్లికి మల్లెపూదండ
మా కన్నతల్లికి మంగళారతులు,
కడుపులో బంగారు కనుచూపులో కరుణ,
చిరునవ్వులో సిరులు దొరలించు మాతల్లి.
 
గలగలా గోదారి కదలిపోతుంటేను
బిరాబిరాక్రిష్ణమ్మ పరుగులిడుతుంటేను
బంగారు పంటలే పండుతాయీ
మురిపాల ముత్యాలు దొరులుతాయి.
 
అమరావతినగర అపురూప శిల్పాలు
త్యాగయ్య గొంతులో తారాడు నాదాలు
తిక్కయ్య కలములొ తియ్యందనాలు
నిత్యమై నిఖిలమై నిలచి వుండేదాకా
 
రుద్రమ్మ భుజశక్తి మల్లమ్మ పతిభక్తి
తిమ్మరసు ధీయుక్తి, కృష్ణరాయల కీర్తి
మా చెవులు రింగుమని మారుమ్రోగేదాక
నీపాటలే పాడుతాం, నీ ఆటలే ఆడుతాం
జై తెలుగు తల్లి, జై తెలుగు తల్లి ...
</poem>}}
|
{{lang|la|<poem>
Mā telugu talliki mallepūdaṇḍa
mā kannatalliki maṅgaḷāratulu,
kaḍupulō baṅgāru kanucūpulō karuṇa,
cirunavvulō sirulu doralin̄cu mātalli.
 
Galagalā gōdāri kadalipōtuṇṭēnu
birābirākriṣṇam'ma paruguliḍutuṇṭēnu
baṅgāru paṇṭalē paṇḍutāyī
muripāla mutyālu dorulutāyi.
 
Amarāvatinagara apurūpa śilpālu
tyāgayya gontulō tārāḍu nādālu
tikkayya kalamulo tiyyandanālu
nityamai nikhilamai nilaci vuṇḍēdākā
 
rudram'ma bhujaśakti mallam'ma patibhakti
tim'marasu dhīyukti, kr̥ṣṇarāyala kīrti
mā cevulu riṅgumani mārumrōgēdāka
nīpāṭalē pāḍutāṁ, nī āṭalē āḍutāṁ
jai telugu talli, jai telugu talli...
</poem>}}
|
{{lang|en|<poem>
A garland of Jasmines for our Mother Telugu,
Veneration to the great Mother that birthed us,
With gold in thy belly and grace in thine eyes,
O Mother, from whose smile wealth doth flow!
 
Full of life and vigor, the river Godavari
Flowing excitedly, the river Krishna
Crops like gold shall they yield bountiful
Gems glinting and shining shall roll forth.
 
Until the exotic sculptures of Amaravati
The riveting voice of Tyāgayya in his songs
The wondrous writings of Tikkayya have
Truly and gloriously withstood the test of time.
 
Rudramma's strength and Mallamma's fidelity
Timmarasu's courage and Krishnadevaraya's glory
Until our ears ring with the pleasantries
Thy songs shall we sing, thy games shall we play
Victory to our Mother Telugu, Victory to our Mother Telugu.
</poem>}}
|}
 
== Popular culture ==
[[File:Telugutalli flyover.jpg|thumbnail|[[Telugu Thalli Flyover]] in [[Visakhapatnam]]]]
[[File:Telugutalli flyover.jpg|thumbnail|[[Telugu Thalli Flyover]] in [[Visakhapatnam]]]]
A remix of the original song was used in the 2010 film ''[[Leader (2010 film)|Leader]]'', composed by [[Mickey J. Meyer]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/musicreview/11769.html| title = Telugu Cinema News {{!}} Telugu Movie Reviews {{!}} Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}} </ref>
A remix of the original song was used in the 2010 film ''[[Leader (2010 film)|Leader]]'', composed by [[Mickey J. Meyer]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/musicreview/11769.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091117180945/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/musicreview/11769.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = November 17, 2009| title = Telugu Cinema News {{!}} Telugu Movie Reviews {{!}} Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bangamata]]
* [[Bharat Mata]]
* [[Sri Lanka Matha]]
* [[Tamil Thai]]
* [[Telangana Thalli]]
* [[Telangana Thalli]]
* [[Tamil Thai]]
* [[Siam Devadhiraj]]
*[[Siam Devadhiraj]]
* [[Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi]]
* [[Vande Mataram]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:Personifications of country subdivisions]]
[[Category:Personifications]]

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Statue of Telugu Thalli (తెలుగు తల్లి)

Telugu Thalli (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; lit. 'Mother Telugu')[1] is the personification of the Telugu people and their culture, depicted as a goddess symbolizing prosperity, tradition, and the importance of the Telugu language.[citation needed] Represented holding a harvest in her left hand to signify the region's agricultural abundance and prosperity, she carries a kalasam in her right hand, symbolizing the blessings and good fortune she brings to her people.[1][2]

Music[edit | edit source]

Main article: Maa Telugu Thalliki

The patriotic song "Mā Telugu Talliki" ("To Our Mother Telugu") is the official state song of Andhra Pradesh, whose lyrics were written by Sankarambāḍi Sundarācāri for the 1942 Telugu film Deena Bandhu, which starred V. Nagayya.[3][4][5]

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

Telugu Thalli Flyover in Visakhapatnam

A remix of the original song was used in the 2010 film Leader, composed by Mickey J. Meyer.[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oonk, Gijsbert (2007). Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory. Amsterdam University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-90-5356-035-8.
  2. ↑ Prof Katta Narasimha Reddy; Prof E. Siva Nagi Reddy; Prof K. Krishna Naik (February 2023). Kalyana Mitra: Volume 11: Contemporary History and Diaspora. Blue Rose Publishers. p. 353.
  3. ↑ Harpe, Bill (18 May 2005). "Surya Kumari". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Maa Telugu Thalliki". Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ↑ ""మా తెలుగు తల్లికి..." రచయిత శంకరంబాడి సుందరాచారి". Tnilive.com. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Telugu Cinema News | Telugu Movie Reviews | Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu". Archived from the original on November 17, 2009.
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