east godavari has produced several stalwarts in an area of culture, music, art, and cinema. poet and writer devulapalli krishnasastri, musician and singer m. balamuralikrishna (mangalampalli balamurali krishna), p. b. sreenivas, adurthi subba rao, c. pullaiah, painter n. v. reddi naidu, actress jaya prada belong to this district. freedom fighter, social worker and politician durgabai deshmukh