V. J. James is an Indian writer who primarily writes in Malayalam language.

[1] V. J. James was born in Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

He attended St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School, Vazhappally and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam, before studying at St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry.

An engineer by profession, he worked at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

[9][10] Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, a 2017 Malayalam family drama film directed by Jibu Jacob, written by Sindhu Raj, and starring Mohanlal and Meena, is loosely based on James' Malayalam short story Pranayopanishath (പ്രണയോപനിഷത്ത്).