uyyalawada narasimha reddy or majjari narasimha reddy (24 november 1806 – 2 february 1847) was an indian freedom fighter. son of a former telugu palegaadu mallareddy and seethamma, narasimha reddy was born in rupanagudi village, uyyalawada mandal, kurnool district. he and his commander-in-chief "vadde obanna" were at the heart of the rebellion against british in 1846, where 5,000 peasants rose up against the british east india company in kurnool district, rayalaseema region of andhra pradesh. they were protesting against the changes introduced by the british to the traditional agrarian system in the first half of the nineteenth century. which included the introduction of the ryotwari system and other attempts to maximize revenue through exploiting lower-status cultivators by depleting their crops and leaving them impoverished.