This song from the 1957 film MLA, made almost immediately after the formation of the linguistic state of Andhra Pradesh with Hyderabad as the capital city, introduces the city to the Telugu public who until then did not really consider it as a part of the Telugu imagination. The song narrates the history of the city from its establishment by the Qutb Shahi Dynasty. However, interestingly, it omits the Asaf Jahi dynasty out of it. After the Police Action, several historical and cultural traces of the Asaf Jahi dynasty were erased.

Hyderabad, the capital city, was a new geography for the Telugus in Madras Presidency. The Telugus were politically active in several civil society organizations in Madras such as the Madras Native Association and the Madras Mahajana Sabha. They also played an important role in the Justice Party. Most prominent Telugu newspapers were published from Madras. The city for Telugu people was Madras until 1953 when Andhra state was formed. The Telugus made a claim for Madras as their capital city with the slogan ‘Madras Manade’, meaning ‘Madras is ours’, while the Tamils raised the slogan ‘Madras Namade’, also meaning ‘Madras is ours’.