''' He was the son of Nagama Nayaka, the successful general of
Krishnadevaraya in the
Vijayanagara empire. In the early 16th century, the
Chola ruler Veerasekara Chola invaded the
Madurai country and deposed the Pandya king Chandrasekara Pandyan. The Pandya king was under the protection of the
Vijayanagara empire and he appealed to the court of
Vijayanagara, and an expedition under Kotikam Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid. Nagama suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya king, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagara emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama's own son, Viswanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. He overthrew his father and handed him over to the emperor and as a reward for his loyalty the king appointed Viswanatha Nayaka as the governor of
Madurai and other provinces in the Tamil country thus leading to formation of the Nayak Kingdom of Madurai in 1529. ==Telugu film==