Important Publications & literary works : Dr. Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma has several publications and literary works to his credit spanning over the fields of Literature and Music, and in languages like Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit etc.
Literary works in Kannada – Ganakale (1952) , Sahitya Mattu Jeevana Kale 1954 ) and a few published talks. Both these books have been republished in 2022 by Rashtotthana Sahitya.
Literary works in Sanskrit
Anantha Bharathi ( collection of his works in Sanskrit )
Literary works in Telugu :
- Meerabai ( 1913 ) , Taradevi ( 1911 ) - ( both Khanda Kavya’s )
- Natakopanyasamulu , Vemana (1928-29 ) , Saraswatalokamu ( 1954 ) ( critical review articals )
- Arya ( Translation of Sundara Pandya’s Sanskrit work in Telugu ) 1970.
Original work in Sanskrit
Editor of following works
1 ) Panduranga Mahatyamu of Tenali Rama Krishna ( 1967 ).
2 ) Potana’s Telugu Bharatamu
3 ) Tallapaka Annamacharya’s Adhyatma and Sringara Sankeertanams
4 ) Subbarama Deekshitar’s Sangeeta Sampradaya Pradarshini
Works related to Carnatic Music as a Vaggeyakara : He has composed Geetams , Swarajatis, Varnams, Kritis, Tillanas and Mangalams. He has also set the ‘mattu’ for nearly 120 compositions of Saint Composer Annamacharya. His speciality being usage of the original ragas as mentioned in the original copper plates.
Books & literature on Sri Anantha Krishna Sharma :
1 ) ANANTHARAAGAM – Felicitation volume, presented to Dr. Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma.
Publishers : Rallapalli Abhinandana Samithi, First Edition 1977. This book contains several scholarly articles on Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma, in Telugu, Kannada & English languages, contributed by his contemporaries , students and well wishers.
2 ) Rallapalli Pithikalu - Edited by G Aswathnarayana & R V S Sundaram, 1978
3 ) 'PARAMANANDA GANASUDHA' – A collection of his musical compositions, with music notation and Rallapalli Mangalams, edited by Prof R A Phani Shayi, Retd Principal & Professor of psychology, National College, First edition 2002.
4 ) CARNATIC MUSIC COMPOSERS , A collection of Biographical Essays , Edited By Dr. B. Dayananda Rao, Chapters 70 & 70 A, pages 393-400, Triveni Foundation , II Edition , 1995.
5 ) 'DEEVATIGEGALU', By S R Ramaswamy, has an article on pages 113-143, published by Sahitya Sindhu Prakashana, Bangalore, 1998.
6 ) 'KALACHETANA' Published by Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy, 2004. Features an exhaustive article, "Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma" - by Rallapalli Phani Shayi, pages 58 - 64.
7 ) Dr Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma, by Rastrothana Parishad, in the Bharata Bharati Series.