Mana Tanuku(మన తణుకు)

Tanuku, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh , India.
Tanuku’s history goes back to ancient Vedic times. According t
o mythology, the Tarakapuri kingdom, ruled by the Asura king Tarakasena had his capital here in Tanuku. It was named after him and used to be called Tarakapura. Tarkasena is often referred to as Tarakasura ("Taraka" + "Asura"). Tarakasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumaraswamy (Subramania swamy), the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi. He happened to be the son-in-law of Indra who was invaded by Tarakasura over an insult meted out to him.
Many of the surrounding villages have some historical connection to this war and quite a few ancient monuments can be seen here. The place where Lord Kumaraswamy landed on earth is now called Komara. Illindra Parru is the place where Indra stayed, and the place where all the angels stayed is now known as Velpuru (Place of Angels). The place where Uraga Raju resided is known as Undrajavaram. The place where the goddess Vijaya Lakshmi resided is known as Mahalakshmi Cheruvu, and the place where the holy priests resided is today called Vipparru. The present-day Palangi was known as "Poolangi" (Stall of Flowers) and Chivatam was known as "Srivatam" (the Financial Centre). Paidiparru was known as "Swarnagaram" (Place of gold), and the stall of gems once called "Ratnala Angi" is Relangi today. The paddy repository of the kingdom is now Vadlooru.

Tanuku a town and a municipality located at 16.75°N 81.7°E . It is around 75 km away from Eluru, the West Godavari district headquarters. NH-16 passes through Tanuku, hence it is well connected to all major towns and cities in the state. The historical River Gosthan flows along three sides of the town. Tanuku lies in delta of Godavari region. The soil is mostly black soil.
Tanuku's high literacy rate and a couple of geographic advantages have helped it's economic growth. It is a part of the Godavari River basin, which one of the most fertile regions in the country and forms part of the rice bowl of India. Other crops grown are sugar cane, bananas, coconuts and many different types of vegetables, especially brinjal.
Its connectivity to all costal states have helped it became a hub for manufacturing and service industry like, Reliance Super, More Hyperstore, Spencers. Iton Corp, Oman based and Vectramind Technologies, Dubai based companies are among the few Corporate companies in Tanuku serving International Clients.
Tanuku is one of the few places in the country that has an abundance of UDMH-MMH (monomethylhydrazine), an important liquid rocket fuel very commonly used in the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engines of NASA’s Space Shuttle. The largest industry in Tanuku is Andhra Sugars. There are seven medium scale and several small scale industries in and around Tanuku.These were set up by a great industrialist well know as ANDHRA –BIRLA Sri. MULLAPUDI HARISHCHANDRA PRASAD
Other major sources of employment are through Farm fields, Industries, Real estate, etc.
Tanuku is situated at a distance of 32 km from Narsapur, 75 km from Eluru, 36 km from Bhimavaram, and 19 km from Tadepalligudem. The town is accessible by train and bus and there are frequent buses from Narsapur, Palakollu, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada and Eluru. Private transport is also available from Palakollu and Eluru. It also has frequent trains to several cities such as Chennai, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. NH16, part of the Golden Quadrilateral (i.e., Kolkata to Chennai), passes through Tanuku
Sri Mullapudi Venkataraya Memorial Polytechnic (SMVM Polytechnic) is a polytechnic college offering Diploma courses. Situated at Tanuku West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, it was established in 1958 . It is one of the oldest polytechnic institute of India.MVM Polytechnic offers five Diploma courses in electronics and communication (DECE),Civil(DCE), Mechanical(DME), Electrical & Electronics(DEEE), Electronics & Instrumentation(DEIE), Out of which DCE, DME, DEEE course are govt-aided courses and DEIE is Non-aided(Private) course. In addition to these also offers some vocational courses
It is the top 3rd polytechnic colleges in ANDHRAPRADESH.
Dr. Venkata Nageswara Rao Karumuri is the current M.L.A.