Telugu is ancient language which is originated from proto
dravidian languages
even Tamil too originated from proto dravidian, there is no
direct relationship between Tamil and Telugu other than this.
Telugu was wide spread in Tamilnadu due to Telugu naicker kings
appointed by vijayanagara kingdom. during the era of naicker kings
many telugus migrated to madurai,tanjore coimbattore and settled
there. During this period carnatic music was flourished due to
great contributions from Telugu saint tyagaraja who did all his
compositions in Telugu.
There were vaggeyakaras from Telugu origin like syamasastri too
contributed a lot.