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Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy | |
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| Born | Vishalakshi 16 November 1935 Challakere, Mysore State, British India |
| Pen name | Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1950–present |
| Genre | Novels, non-fiction, classical |
| Subject | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Vyapthi-Prapthi |
| Notable awards | Rajyotsava Award |
| Children | 3, including D. Mangala Priyadarshini |
| Relatives | T. R. Subba Rao (uncle), Chi. Udayashankar (relative) |
Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy is an Indian writer-novelist who writes in Kannada. She is a recipient of Aryabhata Award for her literary contribution to Kannada novel and cinema. She has 64 novels to her credit. Most of her novels were run as soaps for popular magazines like Sudha, Taranga. Her novels are based on family values and traditions of Karnataka. Her notable contributions to literature were through novels like Vyapthi-Prapthi which was adapted into the film Jeevana Chaitra.