Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949) is an Indian Telugu-language author.
[2] Murthy wrote many novels and short stories.
The film Jyothi Lakshmi (2015) is based on one of his novels, Mrs.
[3][4] Phani Ramachandra made three Kannada movies based on his novels: Ganeshana Maduve, Gauri Ganesha, and Nanendu Nimmavane.
His film Ganesha I Love You had core plot elements adapted from the novel Rendu Rella Aaru.