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[edit] Political, social and cultural contributions to South India[15][16]
History records of the Kapu community state that it lived in the area between the Krishna and the Godavari rivers. This community which has prospered even before the Christian era had Telugu as the mother tongue. According to historians the Kapu community during later centuries spread into other regions developing the Telugu language and culture. It is evident that the Kapus were originally a peace loving community but due to onslaught of the invading forces from the north it formed itself into a force which protected its individuality by war. The ability to defend the cultural and religious fabric of the society from the invading forces allowed the Kapus to elevated themselves to superior status among all the other varnas all throughout the medieval ages. The Kapu caste through the Vijayanagaram Empire and through the various Nayaks played a significant role in the formation and expansion of the Telugu Empire and its culture throughout South India and Sri Lanka. Many inspiration leaders who have contributed greatly to the social, cultural and political aspects of South India came from this community.[14] Some of them contributed greatly to the freedom struggle and in the upliftment of the downtrodden by fighting hard against oppression and social evils. The most prominent among them are listed below:
Telugu Cholas Kings under whom the Telugu language flourished.
Telugu speaking Nayaks of Vijayanagar, Tanjore, Madurai, Kandy expanded the Telugu empire and its culture to Southern most parts of India and Sri Lanka.
Many of the Kakatiya chiefs belonging to the Kapu/Telaga/Balija descent protected the Telugu land from Muslim invasions.
Katta Bomma Naiker the Poligar in Tamil Nadu was the first to revolt against the British in 1799.
Kanneganti Hanumanthu led the anti-tax revolution in the Palnadu area and sacrificed his life to the bullets of Rutherford.
E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker (Periya) founder of the Dravida Khazagham Movement which fought for Down Trodden and was to be the base and ideology from which all the Dravida Political Parties originated like DMK,AIDMK etc.
Rao Bahadur Sir Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu Chief Minister of the Erswhile Madras Presidency.
Marotrao Kannamwar Chief Minister Government of Maharashtra 1961- 1964.
Father of South Indian cinema Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu who fought against social evils prevalent at his time through his socially conscious films.
T. Venkata Surya Prasad (Kalaprapurna, Andhra Kalidasa, Kavibhushana) made great contribution to Telugu literature.
Dwaram Venkatswamy Naidu, Musician and Violinist, Gandharva Vidya Bhushana
Col C.K. Naidu, first Indian Cricket captain and is considered as the Father of Indian Cricket.
S.V. Ranga Rao, one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian Cinema.
Kodi Ram Murthy Naidu, famous Indian Wrestler and freedom fighter known as Indian Hercules and Kaliyuga Bhima.
Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga fought for the downtrodden and the oppressed.
Chiranjeevi Politician, iconic film star, social worker and philanthropist who has won the hearts of the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Pawankalyan the sensation in tollywood.
Allu Ramlingam great comedian in telugu filim industry.
Madarapu Narasaiah - who administered the village G.Kothapalli very effectively Kaparaju Gangaraju - Chief Engineer of Indian Airlines 1965-1969