Kanakamedala

Kanakamedala is a (family name) of Kamma caste in Andhra Pradesh.

The meaning of kanakamedala in English is '"Golden Towers".

Some say the birthplace of this surname is Ellakuru a village near Nimmakuru (birthplace of NTR) and many Kamma people with this surname can be found near Krapa village, Jayapuram, Penamakuru. The gothram for many of the people with Kanakamedala surname is Vipparla.

There is a tradition that the persons with same gothram should not get married to each other, according to the above these people are not to be married each other kommareddy, kommineni,kondaveeti,kurapati and some more. This is applicable only for those with same gothram not for those with different gothram.