(c) Nannay and Tikkan are known for their Telugu translations of the Mahabharata. Nannay Bhattaraka is the earliest known Telugu writer and the author of the first third of the Andhra Mahabharatam, a Telugu retelling of the Mahabharata.The Telugu version of the Mahabharata was written by Kavithrayam (Trinity of poets), consisting of Nannay,Tikkan and Yerrapragada.