A. G. Krishnamurthy

Atchyutani Gopala Krishnamurthy (28 April 1942 – 5 February 2016) was an Indian advertising professional.

A. G. Krishnamurthy born in Telugu Bhramin Community, graduated from Andhra University with a B.A.

He joined Reliance Industries as Advertising Manager in 1976 and left there to set up Mudra Communications on 25 March 1980.

[2] Krishnamurthy established Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad in March 1991 to provide workers for the expanding advertising industry in India, which until then was lacking in manpower to match its needs.

He also wrote several books on his experiences in advertising and his clients, among which were Learnings of an Advertising Practitioner,[3] Ten Much, which was a collection of inspirational stories of people overcoming odds and realising dreams,[4] Desi Dream Merchants and The Invisible CEO.