Ravi Varma was not a capable monarch and had disagreements with his Diwan Venkata Rayar whom he sacked in 1860.
Sankara Warrier died in 1856 and was succeeded as Diwan by Venkata Rayar.
He became Diwan in 1856 on the sudden death of the then Diwan, T. Sankara Warrier.
Kavikondala Venkata Rao | Kala Venkata Rao | Kakani Venkata Ratnam | Venkata Rayar | Aluru Venkata Rao | Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao | Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau | Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy | Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu | Kadiri Venkata Reddy | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao |