R. Vedantacharlu was an Indian administrator who served as the Diwan (styled Diwan-in-council from 1898 onwards) of Pudukkottai state from November 1894 to February 1899.
The procedure for granting agricultural loans was changed and the settlement of inam lands was undertaken.
The state, however, soon fell into an economic crisis and the newly opened schools had to be closed shortly afterwards.
The most noteworthy event of Vedantacharlu's tenure was the creation of the Pudukkottai state council in 1898.
The council consisted of two members - the Diwan and a Councillor and was in charge of the administration of the state.