Mamidi Harikrishna is an Indian Telugu poet, illustrator, translator, documentary filmmaker, movie critic[1] and Historian on Telangana state history and Films.

His intermediate education and degree were completed from Lalbahadur College in Warangal and his post-graduation MA in psychology from Osmania University.

[9] Harikrishna joined the state civil services (of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh) in 1996.

[14] Harikrishna was awarded Best Film Critic in Telugu Cinema for the year 2009 and 2012.

He was selected as the national poet from Telugu by Ministry of Information and Broadcasts, Government of India in 2019.