Dewan Bahadur Sir Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu[1] (1 October 1862 – 26 May 1939)[2] was an Indian social reformer and educationist who hailed from present-day Andhra Pradesh.

[10] In 1925, he became the first elected Vice Chancellor of Madras University and in that capacity was responsible for creating several new departments of research and teaching.

[1] Government recognised his contribution to public work by awarding the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal and conferring a knighthood on him in 1924.

[13] Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu was born on 1 October 1862 in Machilipatnam in a famous Telaga Kapu family.

[14][15][1] Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu, a film pioneer regarded as the "father of Telugu cinema" was the younger brother of Venkataratnam.

[1] Venkataratnam Naidu continued his education in Nizam High school in Hyderabad when his father was transferred there.

He completed his M. A. degree in 1891 in English Literature from the Madras University by submitting a thesis on John Milton's Paradise Regained.

[23] Venkataratnam Naidu's thoughts and writings were published in 1924 authored by him and V. Ramkrishna Rao - The Message and Ministrations of Dewan Bahadur Sir R. Venkata Ratnam, Volume 3 by Sir R Venkata Ratnam, V. Ramakrishna Rao.