Dr. Avasarala (Vinjamuri) Anasuya Devi is a singer, music composer, musicologist, author and expert in playing harmonium. She was the first woman music composer in Andhra Pradesh, first woman music director in South India, first woman music composer in All India Radio, first to sing classical, folk and light music on radio and concert, first to publish Andhra s light and folk music in Carnatic notation. She has got her first gramophone record at the age of 8 years. It was the famous folk song Ayyo Koyyoda that was later used in that equally famous film song, Yeruvaaka saagaro ranno chinnanna.