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| reign = 1262 CE - 1296 CE<br />
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'''Gona Ganna Reddy''' (1262-1296 CE),<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Adavi Baapiraju |title=A history book of Kakatiya Charithrathmaka Navala |year=1946 |pages=1–380}}</ref> son of [[Gona Budda Reddy]] who contributed to the [[Ranganatha ramayan|Ranganatha Ramayanam]] as Dwipada Kavyam in the Telugu Language and a soldier to one of the few ruling queens Rani [[Rudrama Devi]] in Indian history. He ruled Vardhamaanapuram now called as Nandi Vaddeman in Nagarkurnool district. <br />
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Gona Ganna Reddy had two brothers and one sister. They were poets Gona Kacha Reddy, Gona Vitalanatha and [[Kuppambika]]. Gona Kacha Reddy and Vitalanatha contributions include the completion of the Uttarakaanda section in the Ranganatha Ramayanam. Ranganatha’s version was the first and foremost Ramayanam written in Telugu literary history by Gona Budda Reddy. His sister, [[Kuppambika]] is known to be the first Telugu poetess as per Buddapuram inscriptions. Kuppambika married Malyala Gundadandadeeshudu, who was also known as Danda Senani.<br />
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Gona Ganna Reddy married the love of his life Annaambika, best friend of Rudramadevi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/gona-ganna-reddy-history-kakatiya-telangana-telugu-pdf/|title=Gona Ganna Reddy Kakatiya Telangana|date=2015-10-10|website=Telangana News Paper In English Today Online Updates|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref> A 400-page [[Kakatiya]] historical novel was written by [[Adavi Baapiraju]] in 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telugusahityam.com/2010/08/gona-ganna-reddy-by-adivi-bapiraju.html|title=Telugu Literature - తెలుగు సాహిత్యం: Gona Ganna Reddy by Adivi Bapiraju|website=www.telugusahityam.com|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref><br />
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[[Khilla Ghanpur]], a town in South Telangana near [[Mahabubnagar]] and [[Wanaparthy]], also known as Ganapuram, is named after him and the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. He constructed several lakes with the help of his brother-in-law Danda Senani during Kakatiya's rule. After Gona Ganna Reddy's death, his brother-in-law, Danda Senani, became the king of Vardhamaanapuram. <br />
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After the Buddapuram (present-day [[Bhoothpur]]) war, Kakatiya's King Prataparudra II married Gona Ganna Reddy's daughter at [[Khilla Ghanpur]] fort.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
In 2015 film ''[[Rudhramadevi (film)|Rudhramadevi]]'', [[Allu Arjun]] portrayed Gona Ganna Reddy's role.<br />
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