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Rama Raya was born in a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] family. His mother was Abbaladevi, and she was the daughter of a chieftain in [[Nandyal]]a.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qltOAAAAYAAJ|title=Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal|date=1971|pages=39|language=en}}</ref> The [[Aravidu dynasty|Aravidu]] family of Rama Raya was native to South Andhra.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pfAKljlCJq0C&pg=PA27|title=Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra|last=Talbot|first=Cynthia|date=2001-09-20|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780198031239|pages=27|language=en}}</ref> Rama Raya and his younger brother [[Tirumala Deva Raya]] were sons-in-law of the great [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]] emperor [[Krishnadevaraya|Krishna Deva Raya]]. He is ~~referred~~also toreferred as Aliya Rama Raya ~~by Kannada people~~. The word "Aliya" means "son-in-law" in the [[Kannada]] ~~language~~. Along with another brother Venkatadri, the Aravidu brothers rose to prominence during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya. Rama Raya was a successful army general, able administrator, and tactful diplomat who conducted many victorious campaigns during the rule of Krishnadevaraya.

After the demise of his illustrious father-in-law, as a member of the family, Rama Raya began to wield great influence over the affairs of the state. In particular, Rama Raya rose to power following a civil war with the help of [[Pemmasani Erra Timmanayudu]] of the [[Pemmasani Nayaks]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Murthy|first=N. S. Ramachandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BYDfAAAAMAAJ|title=Forts of Āndhra Pradesh: From the Earliest Times Upto 16th C. A.D.|date=1996-01-01|publisher=Bharatiya Kala Prakashan|isbn=9788186050033|pages=202|language=en}}</ref> Krishna Deva Raya was succeeded in 1529 by his younger brother [[Achyuta Deva Raya]], upon whose demise, in 1542, the throne devolved upon his nephew [[Sadasiva Raya]], then a minor. Rama Raya appointed himself regent during the minority of Sadasiva Raya. After Sadasiva Raya came of age to rule, Rama Raya kept him a virtual prisoner.