Jakkepalli

Jakkepalli is a village in Kusumanchi mandal, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at distance of 10 km from kusumanchi. Jakkepalli is boarder to the kahmmam dist and after this village we can enter to Chanupalli Village which is in Nalgonda District..

There is a Historical Shivalayam Temple on the outskirt of the village. All the devotees worship the god in this temple Koteshwara Swami. The people of this village and near by villages people celebrate Shiva rathri by huge jathara for 5 days.

There are lot of famous people were born in this village like Chandala Keshavadasu. Chandhala Kesavadasu (June 20, 1876–May 14, 1956) is the first lyricist in the history of the Telugu Film Industry. In addition to dialogues and poems, H.M. Reddy made Chandala Kesavadasu to pen songs for Bhakta Prahlada (1931). The great poet Kesavadasu, thus remains in the history of Telugu Cinema to have penned its first song Thanaya Itulan Thagadhura Palukaa…for the first Telugu talky film Bhakta Prahlada (1931 film) that was released in the year 1931. The other songs include Parithaapambu.. and Bheekarambagu Naa.. in the same film and Bhale Manchi Chowka Beramu.. (Sri Krishna Tulabaram). Parabrahma Parameshwara.. used as an invocation song for most of the Telugu dramas is also penned by him. He wrote dialogues and lyrics to Kanakatara film in 1937. He was born to Chandala Laxminarayana and Papamma in Jakkepally Village, Kusumanchi Mandal, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.