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The Telugu Cholas of Renadu (also called as Renati Cholas) ruled over Renadu region, the present-day Kadapa district.
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They were originally independent, later forced to the suzerainty of the Eastern Chalukyas.
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They had the unique honour of using the Telugu language in their inscriptions belonging to the 6th and 8th centuries
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The earliest of this family was Nandivarman (500 AD) who claimed descent from the family of Karikala and the Kasyapa gotra.
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He had three sons Simhavishnu, Sundarananda and Dhananjaya, all of whom were ruling different territories simultaneously.
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The family seems to have had its origin in Erigal in the Tunmkur district, situated in the border between Pallava and Kadamba regions.