J. V. Somayajulu, also known as Jonnalagadda Venkata Somayajulu, was an Indian film actor who has worked in the Telugu film industry. He started his career as an IAS officer and due to interest in movies, he moved to the cinema industry. His famous movies in Telugu are Abhinandana, Chakravarthy, Sankarabharanam etc. For his performance in the movie Sankarabharanam, Forbes listed him amongst the 25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema. He died on April 24, 2004, in Hyderabad.