Chowtapalli

Chowtapalli is a village in Gudivada mandal, Krishna district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.^[1] North of the village, there is an extended community near the National Highway called Kotha Chowtapalli. The village is well known as the birthplace of the famous singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao.

Chowtapalli Paatha Chowtapalli & Kotha Chowtapalli
Village
Nickname:  Chow
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Coordinates: 16°24′53″N 81°2′40″E
Country	CHOWTAPALLI India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Founded by	CHOWTAPPA
Government
• Body	Gudivada Mandal
Population  (12/2009)
• Total	2,345
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521323
Telephone code	08674
Nearest GUDIVADA city	Vijayawada
Sex ratio	50:50 ♂/♀
Literacy	70%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gudivada
Civic agency	Gudivada Mandal
Website	https://www.facebook.com/chowtapalliVillage/

Veteran producer Atluri Pundarikakshai [te] was born on August 19, 1925, in Chowtapalli village. Pundarikakshaiah produced 11 Telugu and Kannada films, including hits such as Sri Krishnavataram, Mahamantri Thimmarusu, Manushullo Devudu, Maavari Manchitanam, Melu Kolupu, and Aradhana. He acted in 35 Telugu and Kannada films. He also provided the story for the Hindi film Udhar Ka Sindur.