Vijayanagara rulers created new vistas in South India under the ageis of a great ruler SriKrishnadevaraya. The age of Krishna Raya was a great epoch in medieval South Indian history. It was an age of Renaissance in arts and has been rightly called the ‘Augustan Age’ of Telugu Literature. With the possible exception of Asoka, Samudragupta and Harsha Vardhana, Hindu India had not witnessed a parallel of the benevolent rule of that mighty emperor. His name has become a household word in south India and so had that of his renowned and old minister Timmarasu or Appaji and as usual. Krishna Raya’s commitment and conviction towards the welfare of the people is commendable. He was a great Emperor and beloved of his people. Tamil, Telugu and Canarese people have vied with each other in claiming him as their Rayar, Rayalu or Rayaru. The Telugu or Canarese origin of the Empire has added an impetus to the claims.