Amala Akkineni launched S.S. Krishna Kiriti’s debut novel Shiva Rupaya Vishnave: Part One – The Warhorse and The Dancer. Published by Mayasabha Publications, the novel begins an eight-century literary-historical trilogy rooted in Telugu traditions and South Indian history
Updated On – 2 October 2026, 08:12 PM
Hyderabad: Amala Akkineni, Director of the Annapurna College of Film and Media (ACFM), launched Shiva Rupaya Vishnave: Part One – The Warhorse and The Dancer, the debut novel by S.S. Krishna Kiriti, an alumnus of ACFM’s 2018 batch.
Published by Mayasabha Publications, the novel marks the beginning of The Shiva Rupaya Vishnave Trilogy, a literary-historical journey spanning eight centuries of South Indian history. The launch brought together students, alumni and guests of the Annapurna College of Film and Media to celebrate the literary debut of one of its alumni.
Written in English and rooted in Telugu cultural and historical traditions, the novel combines literary fiction, historical fiction, mythology and philosophical inquiry, covering the majority world of the 11th and 12th centuries, along with parts of the 8th and 15th centuries and the wider history of South India, a press release said.
A unique feature of the novel is an original song written by the author, composed by Mani Sharma and sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam. The song is accessible through a QR code within the book as part of the reading experience, it added.
