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Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, a Kapu from Machilipatnam, was the first Telugu film producer and exhibitor and is regarded as the "father of Telugu cinema". [100] Kapus figure as A-list actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, music composers and technicians in the Telugu film industry.
Ragam surname (in Telugu రాగం) is a commonly used surname by the Kapu or Telaga caste people who live in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India.. The people with Ragam surname belong to Palangula Gotra who lives in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh in the Guntur and Krishna districts on the banks of Krishna River.
Munnuru Kapu is a Telugu-speaking caste primarily found in the Indian state of Telangana. [2] Traditionally, they are a community of cultivators and are distributed across Telangana. [3] They are also present in Nanded and Latur districts of Maharashtra. [1] [4] Munnuru Kapus are distinct from the Kapu caste of Coastal Andhra. [5]
Telaga surnames (intiperlu in Telugu) include names of weapons apart from village names. Surnames like Tupakula , Eetela , Bakula , Soorakattula , Katari are found among them. [29] Telagas and Kapus of former Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts are referred to as Pedda Kapu when comparing them with Turpu Kapu. [46]
Scheduled Castes (SCs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. [7] [8] Scheduled Castes are given reservation status guaranteeing political representation, preference in promotion, quota in universities, free and stipended education, scholarships, banking services, various government schemes.
Naidu (also spelled as Nayudu, Naidoo) is a Telugu title commonly used by various Telugu castes. 'Nayudu/Naidu' (నాయుడు) is a contraction of the Telugu word 'Nayakudu' (నాయకుడు) meaning leader, chief, headman.
Kapu, Telaga, and Balija are considered as variant names of the same community in different regions. [34] Andhra Pradesh government's Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation refers to Kapu, Telaga, Balija, and Ontari communities collectively as Kapu.
The tradition holds that the Kammas, along with Velamas and Reddis, evolved out of the community of Kapus (cultivators) in the post-Kakatiya period. A popular legend collected by Edgar Thurston narrates that Kammas originated from the youngest son of a certain Belthi Reddi, who managed to recover his mother's ear-ornament (called "kamma" in Telugu) that had been appropriated by Emperor ...