His was Billav(Kshatriya-origin) caste in Tulunaadu(karnataka)
.His father originally from Haigund, near by jogafalls, which is in
Honnavar taluka(north-canar), Karnataka. From there his father
Naras Nayak migreted to Devikapuam, and then Chandragiri,near
Tirupati.Krishnadevaray's forefather's were from Manjuguni, a
piligrems centre in Karnataka, which is in Sirsi taluk(N.K)The
village GOD is Venkataraman,and also family GOD of
Srikrishnadevaray's royal family.still even today the Billava's
were called as Nayak at that region.