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According to legend, it is believed that, the presiding deity Venkateswara was found in the Tamarind (Telugu: Chinta) tree and hence got the name Chintala Venkataramana.

The Temple was built during reign of Vijayanagara empire in mid 16th Century. Pemmasani Timmanayudu II, a contemporary of Vira Narasimharaya and Krishnadevaraya, built this temple. Timmanayudu built this temple after Lord Vishnu is said to have told Timmanayudu in a dream that a temple should be constructed for him at Tadipatri. Timmanayudu appointed two archakas and a chief-priest, and he gifted lands to the temple. The Chintalarayaswamy Temple is considered as one of the finest examples of Vijayanagara architecture. The initial structure may belong to Saluva dynasty, but the entrance towers belongs to the Tuluva dynasty. 

 Temple is situated on the bank of the Penna River, which passes through the town. The temple is known for its granite sculptures. The temple has a Garuda Mandapa built as a chariot with rotating granite wheels, which is similar to the one found in the Vithala Temple of Hampi.

The main deity in the Sanctum of Sanctorium is 10 feet high.  The Temple corridor (mantap) starts from this chariot, Temple corridor was built on 40 pillars

Temple walls and pillars were sculptured with images from the epics of Ramayana, Mahabharatha, and Bhagavatha. These sculptures were carved in a sequence which narrates the epics.

There are also the carvings of Kaliya Mardhana Krishna roopam from the Mahabharath and sequences from the Ramayana on the walls of the corridor (mantap). There is an octagonal shaped flower on the roof of the corridor.

There are sub-temples for Sita Rama and Sri Padmavathi Amma Varu.