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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Andhra Prabha
| motto = '''''Journalism first !'''''
| logo = Andhra Prabha Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| image =
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = August 15, 1938
| ceased publication =
| owners = Mootha Gopalakrishna (spelled as "Muttha Gopalakrishna")
| publisher = Andhra Prabha Publications Ltd.
| editor = Mootha Goutham (spelled as "Muttha Goutham")
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| political position =
| staff =
| circulation =
| headquarters = [[Hyderabad, India]]
| website = {{official website|http://www.prabhanews.com/}}
| founder = [[Ramnath Goenka]]
}}
'''''Andhra Prabha''''' - ''Journalism first'' is a [[Telugu language]] daily newspaper of [[India]] sold mostly in the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]]. The newspaper is one of the oldest running Telugu language daily newspapers of [[India]]. The newspaper and website (''www.prabhanews.com'') were owned by the [[New Indian Express]] Group of Companies but the newspaper was sold to entrepreneurs from [[Kakinada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The newspaper is owned by Mootha Gopalakrishna (spelled as "Muttha Gopalakrishna"), former M.L.A of [[Kakinada City (Assembly constituency)|Kakinada city (Assembly Constituency)]]. The newspaper publishes neutral news not in support of any political organisation and is the one of the most balanced and close-to-reality [[Telugu language]] daily newspapers.

==Early history==
Andhra Prabha was started in [[Chennai|Madras]] (now, [[Chennai]]) on August 15, 1938 by [[Ramnath Goenka]] under his [[Indian Express Group|''Indian Express'' group]] and published from major towns inside [[Andhra Pradesh]] from the 1950s to challenge the prominence of the then leading Telugu newspaper, ''[[Andhra Patrika]]''.<ref>Gidugu Venkaṭa Sitapati: "History of Telugu literature", Sahitya Akademi, 1968, ASIN: B0007IVWXY</ref><ref name="ramreddy">G. Ram Reddy: "Regionalism in India : A study of Telangana", Concept Publishing Company, 1979, ASIN:B0000E9UDF</ref> In 1960, ''Andhra Prabha''<nowiki/>'s circulation was 53,000 for its two editions from [[Vijayawada]] and [[Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh|Chittoor]]. Ten years later, then publishing from Vijayawada and [[Bangalore]] circulation reached 1,16,000, vastly surpassing that of ''[[Andhra Patrika]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jeffrey|first=Robin|date=February 1997|title=Telugu: Ingredients of Growth and Failure|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=32|pages=192–195}}</ref>

A reader from [[Bellary|Ballari]] originally suggested the name "''Andhra Prabha"'' and the management of the newspaper awarded him with the sum of ₹116 as a token of their gratitude.<ref name="site">{{cite web|url=http://andhraprabha.in/header/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528152015/http://www.andhraprabha.in/header/about |archive-date=28 May 2010 |df=dmy }} Retrieved on 8 May 2010.</ref> The paper was initially edited by Khasa Subba Rao (joint editor of ''[[Indian Express]]'') who was succeeded by Nyayapati Narayana Murthy. In 1942, [[Narla Venkateswara Rao]] was promoted from news-editor to editor of the paper. He held this position for seventeen years, a period of time that is considered epochal in Telugu journalism.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} He was responsible for many revolutionary changes in headline and caption writing, in the framing of action photos, in news display and in page make-up. It was during Narla's editorship that the paper was closed down for a brief period during the [[Quit india movement|Quit India Movement]]. The newspaper was shut down for a few months in order to protest the [[British Raj|British Government's]] attempt to impose censorship on the press. The ''Andhra Prabha'' was also banned from the [[Mysore state|State of Mysore]] and the [[Hyderabad state|State of Hyderabad]] because it opposed the feudal nature of these regimes.<ref name="jyoti">N.V.R.Jyoti Kumar: "Newspaper marketing in India: a focus on language press", Anmol Publications, 2003, {{ISBN|978-81-261-1556-3}}</ref> Narla later tendered his resignation when he had a falling out with Ramnath Goenka over his sympathy with the workers in the press which resulted in a strike in [[Chennai]].<ref name="jyoti" /> He was succeeded by Neelamraju Venkataseshaiah. Venkataseshaiah was succeeded by [[Nageswara Rao Panditharadhyula|Panditharadhyula Nageswara Rao]], from 1969–1976.

In July 2018, it entered into broadcasting space by launching a nationwide English news channel named "[[India Ahead]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/andhra-prabha-to-launch-english-news-channelindia-aheadin-july-90412.html|title=Andhra Prabha to launch English news channel, India Ahead, in July - Exchange4media|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> It became the first English News Channel to be beamed out of South India.

==Editions==

Currently there are editions of ''Andhra Prabha'' in Bangalore, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], Chennai, [[Visakhapatnam]] and Vijayawada. Until 1959, ''Andhra Prabha'' was published only from Chennai. In 1960, anticipating the impending launch of [[Andhra Jyothy]], ''Andhra Prabha'' launched its second edition from Vijayawada. A Chittoor edition was brought out briefly in the early 1960s which was shifted to Bangalore in 1966. A Hyderabad edition was launched in 1977 and, in 1985, to counter the launch of ''[[Eenadu]]'', an edition was launched in [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="jyoti" />

==Features and supplements==

The paper carries the following features regularly - Muhurtam, Graha Balam, Kreeda Prabha, Aurah!, Nayika and Chintana.{{clarify|explain or remove|date=July 2017}}
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Supplements include:
*Monday : Sahiti Gavaksham, Chintana, Life
*Tuesday : Kulasa, Chintana
*Wednesday: Yuva, Chintana
*Thursday : Chitraprabha
*Friday : Sirigamulu
*Saturday : Bala Prabha (Entertainment and Knowledge for kids), Chintana
*Sunday : A 32 Page Mini Weekly

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.prabhanews.com/ Official Website]
*[http://epaper.prabhanews.com/ ''Andhra Prabha'' ePaper]

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