Tenali has all the specialities and is part of the twin cities of Coastal Andhra comprising Guntur, Tenali and Vijayawada. It is located in the junction to Vijayawada and Guntur. The three cities are very near to each other. Tenali is known for its rich cultural and literary legacy. It has produced many famous poets, actors and educationists. Because of its contribution to literature, stage drama, movies and education. It is also well known as Andhra Paris. There are good number of famous temples like Vaikunthapuram, Kanyaka Parameswari temple, Patha Shivalayam, Patha Anjaneya swamy gudi, Chitti Anjaneya Swami gudi, Morrispet Shivalayam, Saibaba temple next to over bridge, Appala swamy temple etc.
.All major trains stop here and it is one of the most famous business centres on the Chennai - Vijayawada line. It is called a small city by all for its importance. .. Tenali has contributed a major share to stage drama industry. There are quite a few extra ordinary artists who later moved on to film industry like Super Star Krishna, Kongara Jaggayya, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kanchana Mala and Sarada.Presently the Super star of Tollywood Mahesh Babu hails from Tenali, he is son of Krishna Gattamaneni. Recognized contributors in science are: Late Dr. Y. American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Dr.Jandhyala (a famous kidney specialist who worked at CMC Vellore and at Kamineni Hospitals). Tenali is the place where first A.P's printing press, Kakumanu Press, was established and it printed Brahmam Gari Kalagnanam in 1930.
