Maharaja Sir Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra GCIE CSI, Kaiser-i-Hind (1857–1916) was an Indian nobleman and politician.

He was the 28th Maharaja of Venkatagiri from 1878 to 1916, and a member of the Legislative Council of Madras from 1887 .

He belonged to the royal Velugoti Dynasty of the Padmanayaka Velamas.

His brother's grandson is Ramakrishna Ranga Rao became the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency after dyarchy was established.

Rajagopala Yachendra was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in May 1888 and subsequently promoted to a Knight Grand Commander (GCIE) in the 1915 New Year Honours List.