Prolaya Vema Reddi
Prolaya Vema Reddi (died 1353), a commander of the Kakatiya empire, founded the Reddi Kingdom in 1325 after the dynasty fell to the Delhi Sultanate in 1323. Making Addanki his capital, he ruled from Kandukur to the Godavari coast.
He built an army of peasants and herdsmen and waged guerrilla war against the Turkish invaders, allying with Hoysala king Vira Ballala III and Kapaya Nayaka of Warangal. He built the hill forts of Kondapalli and Kondaveedu. At his court the poet Erranna completed the Andhra Mahabharatam.